Yahoo Sports NFL on Tyler Shough
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In 2025, the Saints surrendered 49 sacks (2.88 per game), with Shough giving up 31 in his nine starts (averaging over three sacks per game)... the Saints and Shough ranked 30th in the NFL in play-action rate at just 18.6% in 2025
STACKED’s take
Shough averaged 3+ sacks per game in 2025; faces improved Lions pass rush.
Shough struggled with sacks in 2025, giving up 31 sacks in his nine starts (averaging over three sacks per game). As a whole team, the Saints surrendered 49 sacks (2.88 per game) and 227 pressures (13.4 per game), with Shough succumbing to 119 pressures (13.22 per game). The Saints ranked 30th in the NFL in play-action rate at just 18.6% in 2025, per NFL NextGen Stats, which should allow the Lions to stay in base defense and confidently play off their keys. The Lions made a strong offseason effort to improve their pass rush, signing DJ Wommum and drafting Derrick Moore (second round) to reinvigorate their rush end position, while also getting more athletic inside by expanding Mekhi Wingo's role and drafting Skyler Gill-Howard. Defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard is leaning more into the athleticism of his front, using more stunts, cross-face approaches, and pre-snap movement to disrupt offenses, which should result in an uptick in sacks and pressures against Shough.
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