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Patriots defender’s career day fueled by ‘violence and aggression’ in pass rush
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FOXBOROUGH — K’Lavon Chaisson was living in the Los Angeles backfield in Sunday’s 16-3 thrashing of the Chargers.
The edge rusher sacked Justin Herbert twice, including a strip-sack, and hit the Chargers quarterback a third time. When Los Angeles tried to run the ball, Chaisson also registered two tackles for loss.
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The Patriots knew Herbert had been playing with a broken left hand, so trying to slap the ball free was a point of emphasis this week. When Chaisson had a chance on his fourth quarter strip-sack, he made the most of it.
“We knew going into the week their quarterback was having some issues with his hand,” Chaisson said. “So ball security was going to be a thing going into the week. Every chance that we get, just attack the ball and get the ball out.”
It was a long night for Herbert, as the Patriots defense finished with 11 quarterback hits and six sacks.
“Just violence and aggression, man,” Chaisson said. “Who wants it more. That’s all this game was about. We knew we were going to have opportunities. Shoutout to the defensive backs in the back seven for giving us those extra seconds to get to the quarterback. Huge shout out to them. Without them none of this would have been possible.”
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With an up-close view of the line play from his middle linebacker perch, Robert Spillane was thrilled with what he saw from Chaisson and Milton Williams in the trenches.
“Our defensive line did a phenomenal job. Milton, K.C., guys that are called upon in big situations, coming up with big-time plays,” Spillane said. “I could not be happier for those guys.”
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