Aidan Hutchinson gets home for pair of early SNF sacks of Aaron Rodgers
Aidan Hutchinson is putting the finishing touches on his Detroit Lions rookie season with a Sunday Night Football appearance. In the first quarter, he helped put an end to an early drive by the Green Bay Packers inside the red zone.
Facing a 3rd-and-5, Hutchinson was able to beat his man cleanly off the snap. While Aaron Rodgers tried to escape the pocket, he was not fast enough to elude the oncoming Hutchinson.
.@AidanHutch97 gets home for the sack!
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Hutchinson would add to his first-half sack total with another in the second quarter. Both of his sacks came on third-down plays and forced Green Bay into field goal attempts.
Another @AidanHutch97 SACK. He’s up to 9.5 on the year.
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The early sacks give Hutchinson 9.5 on the season to go with 7 TFL, 3 interceptions, 3 pass breakups and 2 fumble recoveries. Though Hutchinson and the Lions will not be active in the playoffs, he has a shot to end the year on a high