There’s a tired old line that gets routinely used after a sporting event in which one team or player does a lot of something. For example, someone who thinks he’s awfully damn funny might have said on Monday, “This just in: Brett Favre has thrown another touchdown pass against the Cardinals.” So . . . this just in: Joey Porter has gotten another sack against the Patriots. Per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Elias Sports Bureau has credited Porter with his fourth sack of New England quarterback Matt Cassel during Miami’s September 21 visit to Foxborough. On the play in question, Cassel ran for a one-yard gain. Porter stripped the ball, causing Cassel to fumble it. (Apparently, Cassel recovered.) After further review, the fumble was caused behind the line of scrimmage. By rule, when a defender causes the would-be passer to lose the ball behind the line of scrimmage, it’s a sack. Porter now has five sacks in three games. That puts him on pace for 26.5 sacks, which would be a single-season record.
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