Falcons Defensive Rotation & Suspension Impact Explorer

17-Game Regular Season Timeline & Suspension Milestone Selected: Week 1

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◀ Games 1–8: Disciplinary Suspension (Pearce Ineligible) Week 9 Reinstatement ▶ Game 17 Finale

Pearce Status SUSPENDED 8 games remain

Est. Edge Pressure % 15.4% -2.8% vs Baseline

Total Edge Snaps 52 Standard Game Load

Primary Edge Workload 29 snaps +31% snap surge

Defensive Front Trench Alignment

Visual representation of Falcons defensive trench assignments for Week 1. During Weeks 1–8, James Pearce Jr. (RDE) is removed from active front rotation and edge snaps are reallocated to preserve edge contain and pass rush win rate.

🔴 Reallocated Edge Rusher ⚪ Interior Linemen & Linebackers ⚠️ Disciplinary Reserve (Weeks 1–8)

Suspension Snap Reallocation Engine Interactive Model

During Pearce's 8-game absence (52 total edge snaps/game), adjust how defensive coordinator reassigns the 21 vacated RDE snaps across depth chart assets:

Starter A (LDE) 18.0% PRWR

Starter A snap share

29 snp

Rotational Edge B 12.0% PRWR

Rotational Edge B snap share

16 snp

Depth / Sub Package 8.5% PRWR

Depth Sub Package snap share

7 snp

James Pearce Jr. 21.0% PRWR (Baseline 21 snp)

Ineligible (Weeks 1–8)

0 snp

Cumulative Pass-Rush Yield & Depth Burden Analysis Weeks 1–8 vs Weeks 9–17

Phase Period	Games Span	Pearce Availability	Avg Edge Pressure %	Starter A Total Snaps	Rotational Total Snaps	Front Pressure Drop