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Apparently, new Green Bay Packers pass-rusher Micah Parsons has had some success going against Detroit Lions right tackle Penei Sewell in head-to-head matchups in the past. Parsons moves around, but he’s received opportunities to play against Sewell, who was drafted in the same class as him, when Parsons was a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
Here’s a stat from NFL Pro:
Penei Sewell has allowed a pressure rate of 7.3% since 2022, 8th-lowest among 58 tackles with at least 1000 pass blocks in that span. In that same timeframe, new Packer Micah Parsons has generated a pressure rate of 20.0%, leading the NFL (min. 500 pass rushes). Parsons lined up on the left edge on 59.0% of plays last season, which would project a matchup with right tackle Sewell. In two career games against each other, Sewell and Parsons have lined up opposite each other on 30 pass plays. Parsons has generated 6 pressures (20.0%), tied for the highest pressure rate Sewell has allowed to any single pass rusher in his career (min. 25 matchups).
So Sewell’s pressure rate nearly triples against Parsons versus the average pass-rusher. Meanwhile, Parsons’ pressure rate remains consistent with his average.
If you want a look at what these pressures looked like, here’s a cutup:
According to NFL Pro, Lions quarterback Jared Goff had the second-highest completion percentage in the NFL last year (81.8 percent), but that fell to the 17th-highest (52 percent) when he was pressured. Detroit has mostly kept Goff clean in his tenure at quarterback there, but the changes on their interior offensive line and Parsons’ success against Sewell could tip the scales in the Week 1 matchup.
