Some of the problem was a lack of reaction from Utah. As an example, when the other team is giving you a 5 man line and then mixing in involvement of LBs, the New England Patriots would not simply continue on with their scripted plays. They would quickly adjust to some plays that take advantage of that defensive position. Likely, Utah was not prepared to make adjustments in a loud environment, possibly the play call came too late to line up and make that adjustment, possibly Brewer may not yet be allowed to change plays. As a result, many times Utah had trubble lining up and then running a play that was not a good choice given how the defense is lined up.
The Y was very aggressive and knew they needed to upset the common game plan. They had nothing to loose. Utah had a plan and seemed to be sticking to it, had everything to loose. Sometimes better execution is not the only answer, sometimes only adjustments will change what is happening.
The Y did a masterful job of keeping their weakness, their secondary, out of the game. They also did a very good job making their strength, the line of scrimmage, the focus of the game even if they needed to throw extra bodies into the mix. Utah was not prepared to adjust and often players had hopeless assignments. They also had their own mistakes mixed in.
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