Tre’von Moehrig recorded his first sack of the season during the Carolina Panthers’ 13-6 victory over the Chicago Bears in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The play occurred when Moehrig, wearing number 7, tackled Bears quarterback Justin Fields—also number 7—for a loss of seven yards.
The sack was part of a strong defensive showing by the Panthers, who finished with six total sacks, their highest single-game total this season. The performance contributed to Carolina’s first road win of the year.
Coach Dave Canales attributed the improvement to detailed preparation and focus on different rush patterns each week. “Time on task, guys working on the different rush patterns that we’re using for the week,” Canales said. “They change them up a little bit every week, but the guys have been really focused on the details of how to execute them, the timing of it, and all that is getting better and better.”
Moehrig’s sack came from a safety blitz that he disguised before rushing into an open lane. Fellow safety Lathan Ransom commented on Moehrig’s execution: “I mean, you give Tre that big of an opening,” Ransom said. “he’s going to make a tackle, for sure.” Ransom added about hearing the impact: “Yeah, I heard it. I mean, shoot, if he hits somebody, I’m going to hear it every time.”
Moehrig described his approach: “Just trying to give a disguised look, showing like I was playing man on the tight end and let the front do their work up front, and then I just made the play on the blitz.” He added: “That’s kind of been one of our home calls; it was just executed really well with everybody doing their job on that play.”
Safeties Ransom and Nick Scott were responsible for coverage while Moehrig rushed Fields. Ransom noted their coordination: “Yeah, I think I mean, our coaches, we all emphasize kind of disguising that play. And (Nick and I) both held the shell really good.” Scott also emphasized teamwork: “Absolutely, Tre’ and I and whoever’s in there at safety or whatever, we do a great job of just when we get pressure, communicating what we want to show in terms of that pressure. So we said we wanted to show away, hide it a little bit, and then you start moving on the cadence, and that’s exactly what happened. Played out clean and Tre’ got his first sack, finally.”
Moehrig celebrated with an air guitar move after his sack but credited team effort for success: “Man, just relentless,” he said. “I feel like even if it wasn’t the guy that got the sack, I feel like everybody else is doing their job and that allowed for people to make plays like that.”
