Commanders tied for second-most sacks allowed through first three games of a season since 1970

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Commanders tied for second-most sacks allowed through first three games of a season since 1970

The previously undefeated ran into a buzzsaw Week 3 when the marched right Joe Thornton Jersey into FedEx Field and dominated Ron Rivera's squad, 37-3. It was a blowout from beginning to end as Buffalo's defense completely destroyed Washington. completed 19 of 29 pa ses for 170 yards and four interceptions, and was sacked a total of nine times for a lo s of 45 yards. He became the first quarterback to be sacked nine times while throwing four interceptions in a single game since Warren Moon vs. Dallas back in 1985. The second-year signal-caller is being Martin Jones Jersey sacked at a near-historic rate, as the 19 sacks the Commanders have allowed so far are tied for the second most through three games of a season since 1970, our research team here at CBS Sports revealed. says Howell was pre sured on 27 of 39 dropbacks Sunday, which was the second-highest pre sure rate recorded in a game in the Next Gen Stats era.Howell was sacked six times Marc-Edouard Vlasic Jersey in the season opener vs. the , four times in Denver against the and then added nine to his tally on Sunday. If you were curious, the most-sacked team in history was the 1986 , who allowed 104 sacks. It's only Week 3, but this Commanders team is on pace to allow a record-high 107.6 sacks. Head coach Ron Rivera and general Tomas Hertl Jersey manager Martin Mayhew attempted to revamp this offensive line in the offseason, signing interior lineman and right tackle. But those additions haven't helped to make life easier on Howell."We take that personally," Wylie said, . "We got to do a better job keeping Howell upright. We got to do a better job getting him that extra tick, because he's a baller. He's trying to make plays; that's what we need out of Justin Braun Jersey him." Next up for the Commanders in Week 4 are the Eagles, who have one of the most aggre sive defensive fronts in the . Rookie recorded a total of 11 pre sures in his first two .
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