The defense led the way in the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, bringing the Bengals up to a 3-3 record going into the bye week.
In the game, the Bengals became only the fourth defense since 2020 to have four different players have at least six quarterback pressures in one game, according to Next Gen Stats.
Sam Hubbard led the way with nine, Trey Hendrickson had seven, and both D.J. Reader and B.J. Hill had six. Eight of Hubbard’s pressures came against Seahawks right tackle Jake Curhan.
“We have a lot of guys, and it starts with the starters, up front and then those guys coming off the bench,” head coach Zac Taylor said after the win. “Our starting group is just as good as any in the league. And so, again, a lot of credit to those guys up front and in the back end supporting them and making some big plays today.”
The pressure on Geno Smith was very effective, forcing him to throw two interceptions and no touchdowns despite having 323 yards.
In a game where the offense started quickly but wasn’t able to keep that pace up, it was huge for the Bengals that the pass rush was able to show up in such a big way.
The Bengals became the fourth defense to have four different players generate at least six pressures in a game since 2020.
Sam Hubbard led the Bengals pass rush with 9 pressures, 8 of which came against the Seahawks right tackle Jake Curhan.#SEAvsCIN #RuleTheJungle pic.twitter.com/KvjcmvUunn
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 15, 2023
