Week 15 (Dec. 20): Washington
Impact player: DT Matt Ioannidis
Washington’s defensive line has some serious depth. The team added the ultra-talented Chase Young with pick No. 2 in the NFL draft to line up opposite Ryan Kerrigan on the edge, while Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne maintain a formidable inside presence in new defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s 4-3 scheme. Ioannidis may not start the game against the Seahawks, but he will be looking to finish it; as Washington’s 2019 sack leader with eight and a half, he also compiled 64 tackles (11 for loss), 16 quarterback hits, 18 QB hurries, 35 pressures, and a batted pass. His incredible power at the line of scrimmage led the team to include him in 73 percent of defensive snaps and 35 percent of special teams snaps. The Seahawks offensive line will need to take a serious leap forward in order to prevent Ioannidis from setting his sights on Russell Wilson, who was sacked 54 times last year.
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