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Can the Eagles slow down the Giants’ top-ranked pass rush? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Remember how the Eagles’ pass rush was so devastating in 2022 because you never knew where the pressure was coming from?
It could be Brandon Graham. Could be Josh Sweat. Could be Javon Hargrave or Haason Reddick.
The 2022 Eagles remain the only team in NFL history that had four guys with double-digit sacks. And a fifth – Fletcher Cox – with seven. That team also happened to go 14-3 with the No. 2 defense in the league and went to the Super Bowl.
Fast forward to the 2024 Giants.
They’re not going to the Super Bowl, but they do lead the league with 26 sacks, and they’re sacking quarterbacks on an astounding 14.1 percent of their pass plays. Over a full year, that would be the highest by any NFL team since the Vikings’ 14.6 percent sack rate back in 1989 with Chris Doleman and Keith Millard.
They’re the only NFL team that already has four guys with at least three sacks – edge Brian Burns, interior lineman Dexter Lawrence, rotational edge Azeez Ojulari and safety Jason Pinnock. (The Eagles have nobody with three sacks, for what it’s worth).
Slowing down that pass rush with a short-handed offensive line will be the Eagles’ biggest challenge Sunday when they face the Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
“It’s a very talented, well-coached group,” Landon Dickerson said. “Got a lot of veteran experience and really good players. It’s the NFL. Teams always have really good players, but at the same time, when you play against teams that have good players across the board that can impact a lot of game planning stuff. You just have to work around it.”
Lawrence, a two-time Pro Bowler, already has seven sacks, only half a sack off his career high and 7th-most ever by a defensive tackle through six games. Burns, in his first year with the Giants after spending five seasons in Carolina, has three sacks off the edge. Ojulari already has more sacks…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-10-18 13:36:32
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