One of the biggest surprises of the Divisional Round was the ferocity with which the Packers got after Jared Goff. It shouldn’t be that shocking given the money Green Bay doled out to pass rushers over the last few years and the success players like Preston and Za’Darius Smith enjoyed in 2019. However, this unit underperformed this season.
The Packers posted a pressure rate of just 20.9 percent in 2020, the seventh-worst mark among NFL defenses. Only one team lower than them (the Titans) made the postseason. The 2019 Packers had three players with six-plus sacks.