GREEN BAY, Wis. – In four seasons with Washington, Preston Smith went from 8.0 sacks to 4.5, then 8.0 sacks to 4.0. In three seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Smith went from 12.0 sacks in 2019 to 4.0 sacks in 2020 and back to 9.0 sacks in 2021.
See a trend?
With two sacks against the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, do you see a trend being smashed?
Smith, who parlayed his nine-sack season into a contract extension, had one of the bigger plays on Sunday. Chicago took the opening kickoff and blew right through the defense for a touchdown and a 7-3 lead.