The Green Bay Packers earned a 24-10 victory over the Washington Football Team on Sunday, and they did so with big contributions from a handful of recent veteran additions. In particular, Rasul Douglas and Whitney Mercilus pitched in with big games defensively, with Mercilus playing nearly half of the team’s defensive snaps despite arriving in Green Bay on Thursday.
Yes, Mercilus was on the field primarily in pass-rushing situations, but he played the de facto OLB3 role, lining up on more than just third downs. In total, his 31 snaps helped keep Rashan Gary’s legs fresh, as Gary finished the game with a whopping ten QB pressures on just over 50 snaps of his own.