For years, the strength of the Green Bay Packers’ offensive line has been their pass-blocking ability. Although Aaron Rodgers takes a fair number of sacks, the individual players on the line have largely been excellent in pass protection.
Rodgers deserves some of the blame for the team’s relatively high sack numbers, as he is much more inclined to take a sack than throw an interception. This year, that has been especially true on third downs, as it seems that there are multiple such drive-killers in every game.
However, when the starting line is on the field and intact, there is a noticeable difference in the rate at which Rodgers is pressured — and keeping that line intact has indeed been a challenge this year.