The third game of Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson's National Football League career - Sept. 24, 2017, against the Green Bay Packers - statistically has been his best so far.

Lawson had 2.5 of his 9.5 career sacks in that game, adding four tackles and three quarterback hits. So forgive him if he suggests as he did Monday on NFL Network's Good Morning Football that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers - 17th among career leaders in passing yards with 42,944 - is easier to sack than most of the league's quarterbacks.

Well, Green Bay fans might take issue with it.

From Lawson:

"Honestly, I think it's easier to sack Aaron Rodgers than most quarterbacks. He sits there, and he pats the ball. At the same time, sacking him don't mean nothing if you don't do it for four quarters. You know, he came back against us. ... So, I mean, he's an easier quarterback for me to sack personally, because he sits there and he probably gets eight to 10 yards in the pocket. He's got a great left tackle (David Bakhtiari). So, he just sits there. He waits, he waits, getting that read. When he gets sacked, he doesn't get flustered. I only saw him get frustrated maybe one time when I did sack him, which was the third and a half sack that they took off (negated by a penalty)..."

Asked which quarterbacks are more difficult to sack, Lawson said: "Those young quarterbacks that offensive coordinators like to protect. Maybe a (Mitchell) Trubisky, or someone like that. The guys that sit there maybe like five (steps), get the quick reads. The guys that are like - I'm not calling them not elite or nothing like that - but the guys that kind of have more help in their offense than opposed to (quarterbacks like Rodgers). ... And Tom Brady. I haven't sacked him or played against him, I've just watched him. I watched the film and like 'Oh, he's getting that out in like 1.9, 2 (seconds).'"

Lawson added that he's targeting a Week 1 return after knee surgery.

Lawson's Bengals and Rodgers' Packers won't meet during the regular season in 2019, in case you were wondering.

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