Right here’s how the Broncos and the NFL obtained quarterback pressures in 2024

The Denver Broncos OL allowed 98 pressures in 2024 in keeping with PFF. PFF reveals that he was pressures 180 occasions on his 646 dropbacks. Which means that the OL was solely chargeable for a bit greater than half of Nix’ pressures in 2024.

In response to PFR, Nix was solely pressured 102. PFF is way more beneficiant with pressures than PFR is.

In response to PFR, the Bronco protection led the league with 204 pressures in 2024. The Titans have been the worst with 91 whole pressures. The Cowboys ended up with the next whole stress price as a result of they confronted nearly 100 fewer passing makes an attempt than the Bronco D.

By PFR the Bronco chief in pressures was Zach Allen with 47. Allen was second within the NFL with pressures solely bested by Trey Hendrickson who had 54. In response to PFF, Hendrickson had 84 pressures and Allen had 75. PFF considers Hendrickson an edge whereas it classifies Allen as an IDL, so each led their place teams in pressures.

The Broncos solely obtained 10 pressures and three sacks from DBs, which means that they typically didn’t need to depend on “exotic” blitzes to generate stress on the opposing QB. From a share standpoint the share of pressures and sacks that the Broncos get from DBs was one of many lowest within the league (see under). After all, main the league in sacks in pressures drives this share down.

The Patriots, who have been horrible at pressuring the QB, needed to depend on DB blitzes, whereas the 49ers completed the season with one DB stress and no DB sacks. Vic Fangio’s Tremendous Bowl champion protection in Philly additionally hardly ever used DB blitzes.

Utilizing PFRs positional designations, the Broncos obtained 87 pressures and 34 sacks from their OLBs (edge) and 92 and 20.5 from their IDL guys.

On attention-grabbing level is that whereas our ILBs get 5.5 sacks on the season, they solely generated 15 pressures. Listed here are their go rush snaps:

Cody Barton – 89
Justin Strnad – 69
Alex Singleton – 17
Drew Sanders – 2
Kwon Alexander – 1

In order that they generated 15 pressures on 178 go rush snaps – 8.4%. That’s fairly low for ILBs, who typically get stress on a lot increased charges as a result of they blitz sometimes.

The takeaway is that the 2 greatest groups within the league at pressuring the passer, Dallas and Denver, used totally different methods to stress the passer. The Cowboys get 6.5 sacks and 15 pressures from their DBs. These 6.5 sacks from DBs was the second highest worth within the league with solely the Chargers 7.5 being increased. After all the Chargers obtained 5.5 of these 7.5 from one participant, Derwin James, who was third on their group in sacks regardless of solely dashing the passer 68 occasions. He led the league in DB sacks. There have been solely 14 DBs with 40 or extra go rush snaps in 2024. Josh Metellus of the Vikings had essentially the most with 84. Regardless of that he had solely 15 pressures and nil sacks.

The LB who led the league in stress price (min 40 go rush snaps) was Zaire Franklin. He solely rushed the passer 47 occasions, however generated 16 pressures and three.5 sacks. Amongst protection LBs (rush the passer lower than 20% of the time), the very best go rusher on the Broncos was Strnad and he solely obtained stress 19% of the time on his go rushes.