This season, Aidan Hutchinson is off to a scorching start. Pro Football Focus reports that after recording 11 quarterback pressures in Week 1, he had three sacks in the first quarter of Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, en route to 4.5 sacks for the game.
According to PFF, Hutchinson leads the league in pressures (17) and sacks (5.5), and he has a 41.2 percent pass rush win rate. “On pace” things are always a little silly this early in the season, but Hutchinson has to beat the NFL single season sack record of 22.5, which is shared by T.J. Watt (2021) and Michael Strahan (2001), by averaging just over a sack per game over the last 15 games.
Hutchinson is well aware of the single-season sack record, according to Justin Rogers of the Detroit Football Network.
“Breaking that record has always been a goal of mine since I entered the league. Great, if I get the chance this year.To be honest, I’ll always believe that to be plausible. If I don’t have as many sacks at this stage by next year, I’ll still think (that). That’s how my brain is wired.
Aidan Hutchinson could set NFL record on Sunday vs. Cardinals
Hutchinson has been proficient in sacks since the conclusion of the previous campaign. He finished the regular season with 10.5 sacks after his final four games, including five sacks in Weeks 17 and 18 of the previous year (#math).
In 1982, Sacks was officially recognized. Over the course of five games since then, four guys have had at least 12 sacks. Richard Dent, Derrick Thomas, and Aldon Smith are the three players who have recorded 12 sacks in a five-game span, while Strahan owns the record with 12.5 sacks in a five-game span (Week 3–7) from his previously stated 2021 campaign.
Giving up the phone On Sunday, Kyler Murray won’t be easy, and Hutchinson is aware of that fact. Over the course of five games, however, two sacks of the signal caller for the Cardinals would tie an NFL record. Hutchinson would own the record if there were any more, and he is undoubtedly aware of this. On the other hand, facing one of the league’s most mobile quarterbacks, he won’t be pursuing the record at the expense of the Lions’ pass rush collectively.