Seattle got Justin Herbert out of the pocket on 46.3 percent of his dropbacks while blitzing less than the league does.

Seattle flushed Herbert while blitzing less than the league

Justin Herbert dropped back 41 times on Sunday. He was out of the pocket on 46.3 percent of them. No quarterback has had a higher share in a game this season, among games with 20 or more dropbacks.

Seattle did it while blitzing less than most teams. It sent extra rushers on 24.4 percent of Herbert's dropbacks, below the league's 31.4 percent. When it didn't blitz, Herbert averaged minus 0.267 EPA a dropback. Seattle sacked him four times.

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Seattle was getting quarterbacks moving before Sunday: 23.1 percent of dropbacks ended outside the pocket in Weeks 1 to 3, against 19.5 percent for the league. Sunday lifted its four-week rate to 29.5 percent, the highest of any defense. It blitzes less than all but five defenses, at 21.5 percent of dropbacks.

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