pass rush

nounFootball.

an attempt by the defense to prevent the quarterback from throwing successfully to a receiver.

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By only blitzing 10 percent of the time and playing his safeties back, he didn’t allow Mahomes to throw deep — and his pass rush took advantage of an injured Kansas City offensive line.
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Bowles knew his pass rush could devour the Chiefs’ offensive line, which missed injured starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz, so he blitzed just five times.
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For a player like Mahomes, who thrives even when the defense knows what’s coming, the only way to really slow him down is probably something approaching perfect pass coverage on top of a disruptive pass rush.
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Their pass rush win rate was 50 percent, which is outstanding.
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Their pass rush has ranked as the sixth-best overall during the 2020 season.
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If he does leave St. Louis, a pass rush-needy team like the Dallas Cowboys might be tempted to add him.
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