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By BOB McGINN
Note: One of a series wrapping up the Green Bay Packers’ season from a statistical standpoint. All statistics were recorded and tabulated by me. Stats from playoff games were included in previous seasons.
In 2010, the Packers’ last championship season, they totaled 240 pressures, which are defined here as the total of sacks, knockdowns and hurries. Since then, their totals have been 184 in 2011, 202 in ’12, 171 in ’13, 218 in ’14, 210 in ’15, 213 in ’16 and 162 in ’17.
The total of 162 this season is the lowest for a defense in Green Bay since a Bob Sanders-coordinated unit finished with 142 in 2008.
Clay Matthews led the team in the vital category of pressures with 30. Rounding out the top seven were Nick Perry, 26 ½; Mike Daniels, 19 ½; Kenny Clark, 18; Ahmad Brooks, 14 ½; Kyler Fackrell, 12 ½, and Dean Lowry, 11.
Following, in order, were Reggie Gilbert, six; Blake Martinez, 5 ½; Jake Ryan, three; Josh Jones, 2 ½; Quinton Dial, Davon House, Quinten Rollins and Kentrell Brice, two; Morgan Burnett, 1 ½; Montravius Adams, Vince Biegel and Chris Odom, one, and Joe Thomas, one-half.
The sack totals were Matthews (7 ½), Perry (seven), Daniels (five), Clark (4 ½), Fackrell (three), Lowry (two), Jones (two), Brooks (1 ½), Gilbert (one), Martinez (one), Ryan (one), House (one) and Thomas (one-half).
The Packers had 42 knockdowns (sacks not included), 18 fewer than in 19 games last season. Matthews led with 10, and rounding out the top five were Perry (nine), Daniels (six) and Fackrell and Brooks, each with four.
The top five in hurries were Matthews (12 ½), Clark (11 ½), Perry (10 ½) and Daniels and Lowry, each with 8 ½.
As a unit, the defensive line had 51 ½ pressures, an increase from 48 ½ in 2016 but a decrease from 68 ½ in ’15. The linebackers registered 100 ½ pressures, a decrease from 149 last year, and the defensive backs posted 10, a decrease from 15 ½ last year.
Coordinator Dom Capers blitzed five or more on 31.2% of passes, which was an increase from 27.3% last season but a decrease from 36.3% in 2015. Capers’ lowest blitz rate in his nine-year tenure was 27% in 2009, his first season; his highest blitz rate was 42.2% in 2011.
The Packers rushed six or more on 5.7% of dropbacks, an increase from 4.5% last season but down from a Capers-high 7.3% in 2015.
When the pressure included five or more players, Capers blitzed inside linebackers 88 times, safeties 66 times and cornerbacks 33 times.
The most effective rusher from the secondary (minimum 10 blitzes) was Rollins, who had one pressure every five snaps. He was followed by Jones, one every 8.8; Burnett, one every 16.7, and Damarious Randall, none in 18.
At inside linebacker, Ryan had one pressure every five snaps compared to Martinez’ one every 11.8.
The Packers batted down a mere eight passes, a sharp decrease from 20 last season and their low since 2013 (seven). Brooks led with two, and six players each had one. Among those without any were Daniels and Perry. Matthews, who was among those with one, had 21 in his first eight seasons.
When Johnny Jolly posted 11 bats in 2009, the team announced it was a club record.
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Note: One of a series wrapping up the Green Bay Packers’ season from a statistical standpoint. All statistics were recorded and tabulated by me. Stats from playoff games were included in previous seasons.
In 2010, the Packers’ last championship season, they totaled 240 pressures, which are defined here as the total of sacks, knockdowns and hurries. Since then, their totals have been 184 in 2011, 202 in ’12, 171 in ’13, 218 in ’14, 210 in ’15, 213 in ’16 and 162 in ’17.
The total of 162 this season is the lowest for a defense in Green Bay since a Bob Sanders-coordinated unit finished with 142 in 2008.
Clay Matthews led the team in the vital category of pressures with 30. Rounding out the top seven were Nick Perry, 26 ½; Mike Daniels, 19 ½; Kenny Clark, 18; Ahmad Brooks, 14 ½; Kyler Fackrell, 12 ½, and Dean Lowry, 11.
Following, in order, were Reggie Gilbert, six; Blake Martinez, 5 ½; Jake Ryan, three; Josh Jones, 2 ½; Quinton Dial, Davon House, Quinten Rollins and Kentrell Brice, two; Morgan Burnett, 1 ½; Montravius Adams, Vince Biegel and Chris Odom, one, and Joe Thomas, one-half.
The sack totals were Matthews (7 ½), Perry (seven), Daniels (five), Clark (4 ½), Fackrell (three), Lowry (two), Jones (two), Brooks (1 ½), Gilbert (one), Martinez (one), Ryan (one), House (one) and Thomas (one-half).
The Packers had 42 knockdowns (sacks not included), 18 fewer than in 19 games last season. Matthews led with 10, and rounding out the top five were Perry (nine), Daniels (six) and Fackrell and Brooks, each with four.
The top five in hurries were Matthews (12 ½), Clark (11 ½), Perry (10 ½) and Daniels and Lowry, each with 8 ½.
As a unit, the defensive line had 51 ½ pressures, an increase from 48 ½ in 2016 but a decrease from 68 ½ in ’15. The linebackers registered 100 ½ pressures, a decrease from 149 last year, and the defensive backs posted 10, a decrease from 15 ½ last year.
Coordinator Dom Capers blitzed five or more on 31.2% of passes, which was an increase from 27.3% last season but a decrease from 36.3% in 2015. Capers’ lowest blitz rate in his nine-year tenure was 27% in 2009, his first season; his highest blitz rate was 42.2% in 2011.
The Packers rushed six or more on 5.7% of dropbacks, an increase from 4.5% last season but down from a Capers-high 7.3% in 2015.
When the pressure included five or more players, Capers blitzed inside linebackers 88 times, safeties 66 times and cornerbacks 33 times.
The most effective rusher from the secondary (minimum 10 blitzes) was Rollins, who had one pressure every five snaps. He was followed by Jones, one every 8.8; Burnett, one every 16.7, and Damarious Randall, none in 18.
At inside linebacker, Ryan had one pressure every five snaps compared to Martinez’ one every 11.8.
The Packers batted down a mere eight passes, a sharp decrease from 20 last season and their low since 2013 (seven). Brooks led with two, and six players each had one. Among those without any were Daniels and Perry. Matthews, who was among those with one, had 21 in his first eight seasons.
When Johnny Jolly posted 11 bats in 2009, the team announced it was a club record.
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