Khalil Mack wasn’t rushing the quarterback. Neither was Von Miller. The Giants merely made the Redskins front seven, a group that entered Sunday tied for 24th in the NFL in sacks, look like a group of perennial Pro Bowlers.
“It’s obviously unacceptable, the protection,” center Spencer Pulley fumed after Big Blue’s offensive line allowed seven sacks in the Redskins’ 20-13 victory over the Giants at MetLife Stadium. “I don’t think they did a whole lot we weren’t expecting. I don’t know if we weren’t playing well together or individually, or both. We have to watch the film and see, we have to take a hard look at it.