Lions one of NFL's best pass-rushing teams
October, 1, 2013
Oct 1
12:15
PM ET
By
Michael Rothstein | ESPN.com
The guys over at Pro Football Focus and ESPN Insider took a look this week at some of the top pass-rushing teams in the NFL. It should come as no surprise the Lions made this list.
Detroit has done a good job getting to quarterbacks with either hurries or sacks this season and it didn't matter if it was a more traditional pocket passer (Carson Palmer) or one of the league's most mobile quarterbacks (Robert Griffin III).
Ndamukong Suh is the key player in all of this as offensive lines often will look at the fourth-year pro first and deal with the rest of the Lions' talented line later.
For more analysis from Pro Football Focus, check out the entire post.
Detroit has done a good job getting to quarterbacks with either hurries or sacks this season and it didn't matter if it was a more traditional pocket passer (Carson Palmer) or one of the league's most mobile quarterbacks (Robert Griffin III).
Ndamukong Suh is the key player in all of this as offensive lines often will look at the fourth-year pro first and deal with the rest of the Lions' talented line later.
For more analysis from Pro Football Focus, check out the entire post.
Michael Rothstein | email
ESPN Detroit Lions reporter- Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
- Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
UPCOMING GAMES
| W-L | PF | PA | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 3-1 | 30.5 | 25.3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | W2 | |
| GNB | 1-2 | 32.0 | 29.3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
| W-L | PF | PA | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 3-1 | 30.5 | 25.3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | W2 | |
| CLE | 2-2 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | W2 |
| W-L | PF | PA | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2-2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 2-0 | 0-2 | L1 | |
| DET | 3-1 | 30.5 | 25.3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | W2 |
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