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Fly Eagles Fly! Following a disappointing first round exit in 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles retooled in the offseason with the addition of All-Pro running back Saquon Barkley and tushpushed their way right back to where they left off in 2022 – in the Super Bowl, facing off against Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and the Kansas City Chiefs. The rematch would prove not to be as thrilling as the 38-35 slug fest of Super Bowl LVII, however, as the Birds would go on to stomp out the Chiefs 40-22, ending Reid & Co.’s chance at the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat.

Super Bowl MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts put together an efficient regular season campaign, throwing for 2,903 yards and 18 touchdowns while leading the team to a 12-3 record In the 15 games he started and the NFC’s 2 seed. The run game is where Philadelphia’s offense truly shined, though, as Offensive Player of the Year Barkley joined the 2,000-Yard Club while setting a new franchise record with 2,005 rushing yards and 13 scores on the ground behind the NFL’s best offensive line. Hurts himself added 630 yards on the ground and topped Barkley  with 14 rushing touchdowns. This didn’t stop wide receiver AJ Brown from putting up 1,079 receiving yards in 13 games, leading the team by a large margin.

Despite the lopsided outcome of Super Bowl LIX, the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs still managed to put together a historic season, becoming the first team to ever make it to the Super Bowl a third time after winning back-to back championships. The team clawed its way to a 15-2 record and the 1 seed behind a stout defense despite Mahomes posting career lows in passing yards (3,928), touchdowns (26), and yards per game (245.5). Perhaps the most telling statistic of Kansas City’s season, however, was their record in one score games: 12-0. It might not be easy to replicate the Chiefs record without having the same success Reid, Mahomes, and Co. did in these close games. When the Chiefs kept it close (which they often did) they would come out on top; can you match that?

To fully appreciate the quarterback play of 2024, we must look back to 2018. The quarterbacks of the 2018 draft class came up big for their respective teams this season. The honor of Most Valuable Player went to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen who led the franchise to its sixth straight playoff berth and a 13-4 record, good for the 2 seed in the AFC. The dual-threat Allen accounted for 4,262 total yards (3,731 passing & 531 rushing) and 40 total touchdowns (28 passing & 12 rushing) while setting a career low in total turnovers (8). Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson followed up his 2023 MVP campaign with arguably his most impressive season to date, setting career highs in passing yards (4,172), passing touchdowns (41), passer rating (119.6), and passing yards per game (245.4), all while rushing for 915 yards and 4 TDs. Baker Mayfield had a season worthy of a true gunslinger, finishing third in passing yards at 4,500 and throwing 41 TDs… along with leading the league in interceptions (16). But the most shocking performance of the season came from none other than Minnesota’s Sam Darnold, who revitalized his career after filling in for the injured rookie JJ McCarthy and winning 14 games for the Vikings, setting career highs in nearly every statistic along the way. Fans of great quarterback play will have a lot to look forward to from the class of ’18 in this upcoming set.

This year’s rookie class produced a crop of notable talent as well. The headliner must be Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels, who won Offensive Rookie of the year and led the Commanders to their first NFC Championship appearance in over thirty years. Over in Las Vegas, tight end Brock Bowers set the record for receptions by a rookie (112), clearing the mark set by Puka Nacua a year prior (105). Bowers also set the rookie record for receiving yards by a tight end with 1,194. On the defensive side, pass rusher Jared Verse won Defensive Rookie of the Year for the Los Angeles Rams as he put up 4.5 sacks and 76 quarterback pressures, the fourth most in the league. Other notable rookies include Denver quarterback Bo Nix, who led the club to their first playoff berth since 2015, New England quarterback Drake Maye, and Chicago quarterback and first overall pick Caleb Williams.

The story of the postseason truly begins in the final week of the regular season, when the 14-2 Minnesota Vikings took on the 14-2 Detroit Lions. The victor of this matchup would win the NFC North and claim the 1 seed in the NFC, while the loser would take the 5 seed and be sent on the road for the first round. The Detroit Lions, riding behind their red-hot offense (564 points), would win the matchup 31-9, securing the first round BYE and their highest win total in franchise history (15). Minnesota couldn’t recover from this loss and was subsequently blown out by the Rams the following week (27-9), a disappointing ending to an otherwise remarkable season. In Tampa Bay, the 6 seed Commanders upset the Buccaneers 23-20 with a walk-off field goal, giving Jayden Daniels his fifth game winning drive of his young career. Washington rode this momentum into their matchup with Detroit and stunned them, taking advantage of the Lions’ injured defense and winning by multiple scores (45-31). Washington’s Cinderella run would come to an end in the NFC Championship game, with the Philadelphia Eagles ferociously punching their ticket to the Super Bowl in a 55-23 rout.

Over in the AFC, fans were treated to a number of exciting playoff matchups as well. The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Baltimore Ravens 28-14 in the Wild Card, the final loss of a 5-game skid to end the season after starting 10-3. Houston won a playoff game for the second year in a row with a convincing 32-12 win over a resurgent Chargers team led by new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Moving into the second round, the Bills survived a late scare against the Ravens when Mark Andrews dropped the potential game-tying two-point conversion to lose 27-25 Buffalo. All roads through Kansas City in the AFC as fans were treated to round 4 of the Allen and Mahomes rivalry for the AFC Championship game. 32-29 would be the final score as the Chiefs once again defeated the Bills, dropping Allen’s record against Mahomes in the postseason to 0-4 – a figure that continues to haunt Bills Mafia. With the Strat-O-Matic Board Game and Windows Game, gamers will have the opportunity to relive all these exciting moments.

Other notable names from the 2024 season include Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who led the league in passing yards (4,918) in route to his second Comeback Player of the Year award. His top target, wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, secured the triple crown with 127 receptions for 1,708 yards and 17 TDs. He’s joined by Minnesota receiver Justin Jefferson (1,533) as the only pass catchers to record over 1,500 yards this season. Ten total players reached the 100-catch mark, notably Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (115), Cardinals tight end Trey McBride (111) and Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers (109). On the rushing side, 16 total players broke the 1,000 rushing yards mark, with Ravens running back Derrick Henry nearly making his second entry into the 2,000 Yard-Club (1,921).

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