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In the Green Bay Packers’ 27-18 win over the Washington Commanders, the defense made it a very uncomfortable night for Jayden Daniels and the Commanders’ offense. They held the Commanders to just 5-of-16 on third down conversions (31.3%), 51 yards rushing, and had Daniels under pressure on 25 of his 52 dropbacks (48.7%).
Parsons, by himself, recorded eight total pressures (1 sack, 2 hits, 5 hurries) and had a pass rush win rate of 23.7% per Pro Football Focus. The sacks themselves by the defense overall were a good mix of pure pass rush wins and coverage sacks, showing a defense that is gelling in year two under Jeff Hafley.
First sack, 1st quarter, 9:48 remaining
The first sack came on a 2nd down in the first quarter. Devonte Wyatt chased down Daniels in the backfield after eventual pressure flushed him from the pocket because there was nowhere to go with the ball.
The offense is trying to hit a play action pass and is only running a 2-man route concept from shotgun with a corner route and a deep curl route on opposite sides.
The defense is playing a cover-3 fire zone with a 5-man pressure up front. The 5th rusher is safety Evan Williams off the left edge of the defense.
With the pass concept being only two routes and a checkdown, Daniels can’t find anyone to throw to by the time the receivers are ready. He might have a chance on the deep curl route because none of the underneath zone defenders gained adequate depth. But it doesn’t matter because Daniels is running for his life back and forth until Wyatt takes him down for a loss.
Second sack, 3rd quarter, 12:14 remaining
Parsons is starting to make his presence felt more and more, and it was most evident early in the second quarter on this sack he split with Edgerrin Cooper.
The offense is running two in-breaking routes from the left and two vertical routes on the right.
The defense is sending a 5-man pressure and playing cover-1 behind it.
But the star of this play is Parsons. Parsons won on this rep in less than 2.5 seconds to the inside of Josh Conerly. He sets up Conerly with an outside power step move, getting Conerly to commit and open to his right while attacking off balance. Parsons uses both his hands to swipe away the contact to the inside and barrels into the backfield.
At the same time, Cooper loops around the defensive tackle slants and gets a free run at Daniels. Parsons and Daniels meet at the quarterback and take him down.
Third sack, 3rd quarter, 1:53 remaining
The third sack of the game is more about great downfield coverage than anything else. The pass protection up front was sound, but the coverage forced Daniels to hold onto the ball too long.
The pass concept is a double post with a deep cross underneath.
The defense is playing cover-6: quarters to the trips and...
