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==Pass pressure== [[File:Nate Longshore under pressure AFB 071231-F-7061J-010.JPEG|thumb|A quarterback under pressure.]] Of all forms of defensive pressure against the opposition's passer, sacks provide the most immediate impact by ending the offensive play.<ref name=schatz>{{cite news|last=Schatz|first=Aaron|title=Examining the art of the hurry|date=June 1, 2010|work=ESPN.com|url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=5238886|access-date=February 2, 2014}}{{subscription required}}</ref> However, quarterbacks sometimes avoid a sack by throwing an [[incomplete pass]] or risking an [[interception]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Long|first1=Howie|last2=Czarnecki|first2=John|title=Football For Dummies|year=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|page=166|isbn=9781118051610|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pbduM8Jyc34C&q=quarterback%20hurry%20dummies&pg=PA166|accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref> According to [[Football Outsiders]], a quarterback hurry is the most common form of pass pressure. In the [[2009 NFL season]], there were 1,106 sacks and 3,268 hurries, and a hurried quarterback generally averaged fewer yards per pass play compared to the average pass play.<ref name=schatz/>
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