A big reason Michigan has been successful in recent years has been its stellar play on the defensive line. Michigan pass rushers had an impressive Week 3 in the NFL, headlined by three linemen who helped earn wins for their respective teams with their dominant play at the line of scrimmage.
After only having one sack over the first few weeks of the season, the Detroit Lions finally were able to make life hell for an opposing quarterback, as they sacked Desmond Ridder seven times on Sunday.
Aidan Hutchinson had two of those sacks, and on the second one, he managed to force a fumble and recover it to seal the win for the Lions.
There haven’t been many former Wolverines who have entered the league with more hype than living Hutchinson. Twenty games into his pro career, he’s certainly living up to that hype.
He’s not the only former Wolverine who was a menace in the backfield on Sunday, as Rashan Gary had three sacks in a Green Bay Packers win over the New Orleans Saints.
This is the first time Gary has had three sacks in one game in his pro career. It’s also his sixth career game with more than one sack, with the last one coming in last season’s overtime win against the New England Patriots.
Kwity Paye was also able to sack Lamar Jackson in a win for the Indianapolis Colts.
It’s important to note the sack happened as the Ravens were near midfield late in the fourth quarter.
Justin Tucker ended up missing a 61-yarder that could have won the game for the Baltimore Ravens; without that Paye sack, I’m not sure the Colts win that game.Paye’s already got three sacks this season, which is already half as many as he had all of last season.
And in a late afternoon game, Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna had three tackles, including this sack. It’s his 13th career sack in 45 games across four seasons.
Last but certainly not least, Cincinnati Bengals safety Dax Hill led his team with eight total tackles, including two tackles for yards and this sack. His play helped the Bengals beat the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football.
