Because the San Francisco 49ers plan to decelerate Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LVIII, star linebacker Nick Bosa does not appear intimidated by these he’ll line up in opposition to.
“They maintain rather a lot,” Bosa stated when requested what stands out about Kansas Metropolis offensive tackles Donovan Smith and Jawaan Taylor.
The reporter who requested Bosa that query referenced Taylor being first within the NFL in penalties.
Taylor certainly led the game with 19 penalties within the common season, seven of them for holding and 9 others being false begins; Smith dedicated six penalties, 5 of them for holding.
On the offensive line entrance, Kansas Metropolis is predicted to be with out All-Professional guard Joe Thuney, who missed its AFC Championship Sport victory over the Baltimore Ravens because of a pectoral damage.
Bosa, a four-time Professional Bowler, totaled 10.5 sacks, 53 mixed tackles and two compelled fumbles within the common season. He posted two sacks in San Francisco’s NFC Championship Sport win over the Detroit Lions.
As for this particular battle, Kansas Metropolis’s offense averaged 246.4 passing yards (sixth within the NFL), 104.9 dashing yards (nineteenth), 351.3 whole yards (ninth) and 21.8 factors (sixteenth) per recreation. In the meantime, San Francisco’s protection surrendered simply 214.2 passing yards (14th), 89.7 dashing yards (third), 303.9 whole yards (eighth) and 17.5 factors (third) per recreation.
Bosa, 26, was a rookie when the 49ers misplaced a heart-breaker to the Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIV, blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead. That is the primary time San Francisco has reached the Tremendous Bowl since that grueling loss, whereas Kansas Metropolis is within the championship recreation for the fourth time in 5 seasons.
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