• A pair of Browns dominated Thursday night: Myles Garrett And Dalvin Tomlinson That’s a total of 18 offensive plays en route to Cleveland’s victory over the Steelers.
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We know that the defender is the most important position on the field, but a great pass is the best way to equalize the score. Pressure disrupts timing, rhythm and accuracy in a way that only elite defenders can handle.
Last season, 15 of PFF’s top 16 pass-rushing teams had winning results. New York Jets (7-10) certainly had a playoff-caliber defense, but their season was derailed by the loss of their quarterback. Aaron Rodgers in an opener.
Each week, after every NFL game has been rated and reviewed, PFF will look at the top players for the 2024 season. Now in the second half of the season, the grades have stabilized and we have a clearer picture of the league’s best pass rushers.
Here are the top 32 pass rushers for the 2024 season after Week 12. For more grades and statistics on the league’s top pass rushers, visit PFF Premium Stats.
Editor’s Note: Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions: cross-country ability 95.0
Lions Pro Bowl Edge Aidan Hutchinson will miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured tibia and fibula in the team’s dominant 47-9 win over Dallas in Week 6. As a result, he will no longer participate in this ranking.
Hutchinson was in a league of his own with 72 pass-rush wins, the most ever recorded by any defensive player in the PFF era through the first six weeks of the season. Incredibly, this was accomplished in just five games as Detroit had a Week 5 bye.
Hutchinson was the clear favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year, and it’s a devastating loss for a Lions team that has a legitimate chance to win its first Super Bowl in franchise history.
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