34 - 13

(Sep 24, 2017 · Week 3)

If one were to ask a rookie defender from the late-2010s to create a “perfect scenario” for NFL sack No. 1, it’s unlikely that they could’ve done much better than Trey Hendrickson did on Sept. 24, 2017. In his career’s first-ever road game — and against a former Most Valuable Player winner — New Orleans’ new third-rounder rose to the occasion fearlessly, silencing Carolina’s crowd with a blindside strip sack of the Panthers’ superstar quarterback. Displaying the type of grit that eventually signaled his multi-time Pro Bowl rise, Hendrickson helped spark the Saints’ 34-13 win, pairing the strip sack alongside two tackles and a QB hit on the box score.

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