Green Bay used a five-rusher overload blitz at least five times against the Jets in Week 2. One play ended in an incompletion; several others produced minimal gains. The pressure helped contain New York as the Packers took a late lead and won.
The scheme creates a numbers advantage on one side of pass protection, while another defender may drop into coverage. In this version, four rushers came from the weak side and a fifth slanted away from the call. Safety Evan Williams joined the rush, while Zaire Franklin and Brenton Cox dropped into low zones.
A protection slide can shift blockers toward the overload, leaving the opposite side thin or creating uncertainty over who handles the extra rusher. The defense can disguise which side it will attack until late; the article says the approach is especially effective on passing downs, paired with coverage behind the rush.
