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(Nov 10, 2024 · Week 10)

Given a custom, tailor-made defensive assignment — known as the “Longhorn” package — catered specifically to his Texas-rooted skillset collegiately, Brenden Schooler conducted a masterclass of sorts for New England in Week 10. Among the many heroes in the Patriots’ nine-sack, 19-3 win over the Bears, Schooler keeps Chicago’s rookie quarterback first on his toes and then on his back, shifting from a “QB spy” defender to a full-on blitzer, engulfing him for a drive-ending takedown. Typically a special teams ace, Schooler earned an A-plus in efficiency on Nov. 10, 2024, requiring all of five defensive snaps to produce one sack, two QB hits, and a pair of pressures.

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