The Inexperienced Bay Packers employed defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley final season to show round their underperforming unit.
It didn’t take lengthy earlier than the previous Boston Faculty head coach made an impression.
Now, despite the fact that the Packers gave up 40 factors to Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, they nonetheless rank close to the highest in a serious defensive class.
In keeping with insider Jacob Morley, the Packers are one in every of 5 groups to have no less than 5 cross rushers with no less than 10 QB pressures, together with the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos.
5 groups have no less than 5 cross rushers with 10+ pressures.
Inexperienced Bay
Minnesota
Washington
Seattle
DenverInexperienced Bay has solely performed 4 video games.
— Jacob Morley (@JacobMorley) October 9, 2025
As spectacular as that’s, the Packers are the one workforce on that listing that has performed 4 video games, whereas every of the others has performed 5.
The Packers excelled at placing stress on the quarterback final season, and including Micah Parsons this preseason made them even higher.
He’s main the NFL in pressures per recreation (6.25), and that’s regardless of being on a snap depend within the first two video games.
The Packers entered their bye week after a disappointing tie by which the protection didn’t decelerate the Cowboys.
As such, Inexperienced Bay needs to be extraordinarily motivated to show the doubters incorrect when it takes the sphere towards the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6.
With the Bengals’ subpar offensive line set to go to Lambeau Discipline, the Packers’ pass-rushing numbers ought to solely go even larger.
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