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Film room: Malcolm Koonce continues to ascend as a pass-rusher against Chargers

Arguably the biggest star from the Las Vegas Raiders’ dominant Week 15 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football was defensive end Malcolm Koonce.

Koonce logged four pressures with a career-high two sacks, both of which were strip sacks that led to touchdowns for the Raiders. His performance was good enough for an elite 91.4 pass-rush grade from Pro Football Focus which is the fourth-highest for the week heading into Monday Night Football.

That continues a trend of impressive play for the three-year pro as he owns the fourth-best PFF pass-rush grade (90.