Sacks are among the most detrimental occurrences to an NFL offense. From 2020-2024, a drive's odds of scoring plummeted from 41.2% to 23.3% if just one sack occurred on that drive.
Similarly, the average points per drive fell from 2.26 to just 1.03.
Thus, an offense's and quarterback's ability to avoid these sacks and mitigate the losses when they do occur can be the factor that determines wins and losses.
The 2025 Tennessee ***** ans, for instance, lost 128 expected points to sacks last season, whereas the Denver Broncos lost just 39.04.
While it is a no-brainer that offensive line play has a massive impact on how often a quarterback is pressured and, thus sacked, a quarterback's ability to avoid sacks has just as big an impact.
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Similarly, the average points per drive fell from 2.26 to just 1.03.
Thus, an offense's and quarterback's ability to avoid these sacks and mitigate the losses when they do occur can be the factor that determines wins and losses.
The 2025 Tennessee ***** ans, for instance, lost 128 expected points to sacks last season, whereas the Denver Broncos lost just 39.04.
While it is a no-brainer that offensive line play has a massive impact on how often a quarterback is pressured and, thus sacked, a quarterback's ability to avoid sacks has just as big an impact.
#sacks #thus #drive #similarly
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