CJGJ Reposts 2023 Prediction Eagles DL Would 'SMASH' Chiefs in Super Bowl on Grass

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII just two years ago in a game that generated headlines for the playing surface.

Eagles defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson took to social media in the months after that loss and suggested Philadelphia's defensive line would have dominated the game with a better playing surface.

Well, Gardner-Johnson kept the receipts and brought them out after helping lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl LIX title over the Chiefs on Sunday:

His prediction about the defensive line proved prescient, as the NFC representative generated a 38.1 percent pressure rate without blitzing during Sunday's win, per Next Gen Stats. Patrick Mahomes was sacked six times and consistently chased out of the pocket, which made life particularly difficult on the Kansas City offense as it fell behind 40-6 before garbage-time scores made the final score 40-22.

Gardner-Johnson finished with three tackles, and fellow defensive back Cooper DeJean had a pick-six in the second quarter that largely started Philadelphia's onslaught.

It was much different than the matchup two years ago when the Chiefs won 38-35 as players from both teams struggled with their footing and slipped. Longtime groundskeeper George Toma criticized the way the field was prepared, and it became a talking point long after the game.

Fortunately for the Eagles, there were no excuses this time around.

They dominated from the start and left no doubt who the better team was all while preventing the Chiefs from making history as the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.