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London Calling the Broncos D

Fields will be feeling the sacks

The Broncos and Jets play in London this week. Denver is favored and rightly so, but Justin Fields' scrambling does present something of a wildcard element. But he will need to prepare to take some hits.

Denver's defense has 21 sacks, which is 5 more than any other team through five games. A year ago it had 63 sacks, which was 9 more than any other team. They're good, and they're facing the most sack-prone quarterback in the league.

Fields thus far has taken "only" 10 sacks, but he's also only played three and a half games. So he's not far off his career averages in that area, which is about half a sack worse than every other quarterback who's started at least half the time since he entered the league.

Table shows all quarterbacks to start at least half the games since 2021, when Fields was a rookie with Chicago, sorted by sacks per start. Fields is up at 3.4, with the 2nd-worst passers (Ryan Tannehill and Russell Wilson) at 3.0. Search tools at pro-football-reference.com used in compiling this table.

QUARTERBACKS TAKING SACKS, 2021-PRESENT
PlayerGSTDIntSkSk/G
Justin Fields4849311613.4
Ryan Tannehill3738271123.0
Russell Wilson5886331743.0
Joe Burrow61129411692.8
C.J. Stroud3751201022.8
Geno Smith5782451562.7
Daniel Jones4841271292.7
Baker Mayfield63106481682.7
Sam Darnold4062321052.6
Jalen Hurts6786351532.3
Lamar Jackson61108321392.3
Justin Herbert69114391552.2
Kyler Murray5575361202.2
Kirk Cousins5598421192.2
Aaron Rodgers5599301122.0
Matthew Stafford62106461262.0
Dak Prescott58117451172.0
Mac Jones5260451032.0
Brock Purdy386831721.9
Trevor Lawrence6575511181.8
Jared Goff70127411271.8
Derek Carr5987411061.8
Tua Tagovailoa5899431021.8
Patrick Mahomes71139521241.7
Jordan Love376826551.5
Josh Allen72137551051.5

I'm aware that the Denver defense is not available in any fantasy leagues. But for those of you in gambling friendly states, check the sack over-under for the Broncos. Pretty good chance they'll go over it this week.

--Andy Richardson

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