In the Washington Commanders’ first game without Chase Young and Montez Sweat, the pass rush didn’t produce. The team had one sack (negated by a penalty) and its lowest pressure rate this season (21.7 percent). But, to be fair, the New England Patriots didn’t afford the pass rush many opportunities. They used lots of quick-passing concepts, and quarterback Mac Jones consistently got the ball out of his hands fast.
For the rest of this year, at least, the edge plan seems set. There are the backups turned starters (James Smith-Williams and Casey Toohill) and the rookies turned backups (Andre Jones Jr.