Saints coach Darren Rizzi said he thinks DE Chase Young just had his best game as a Saint, and he got a game ball for the effort.
Up next: Young gets to face his former team, the Washington Commanders, in the Superdome on Sunday.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) December 11, 2024
The New Orleans Saints held on for a 14-11 victory over the New York Giants in Week 14, and clearly, the defense had a lot to do with ensuring that win. Chase Young ended the matchup with 51 total snaps, 12 pressures per Pro Football Focus charting, a pass breakup, and an assisted tackle with no penalties.
For those who hold value towards PFF grades, Young had a 89.6 defensive grade, including a 75.0 pass rush grade and a 87.8 coverage grade funny enough. Overall, Young has been spectacular at rushing the passer this season, with 53 pressures and 5 sacks on the year, but this game was definitely an outlier as he managed to really ramp up his pressure on the opposing QB Drew Lock.
This was noticeable all day long, as Lock was having an extremely difficult time getting the ball out on time and delivering accurate passes. A strong performance for Young, and hopefully a sign of things to come in the remaining games for the 2024 season.
