The New Orleans Saints versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers may not feel like an interesting game on paper, but Chase Young versus Tristian Wirfs will be an interesting battle to watch in the season finale.
There has been a greater respect placed on Young’s pass rush ability in the recent weeks, primarily due to his two sack performance against the Washington Commanders.
He. along with Cameron Jordan, has been the face of the improvements along the defensive line since the move to Brian Young as defensive coordinator. Young has the fifth-most pressures in the NFL.
Wirfs has been one of the best left tackles in the league and could be in line for an All-Pro team. His 4.3 pressure rate allowed is the lowest among all left tackles with 200 pass block snaps.
Wirfs and Young squared off in Week 6 for 26 snaps. Young pressured the quarterback one time. Both are formidable talents, so Young could get the best of Wirfs. The chance of that happening is one of the reasons that matchup is one to watch.
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