Top 5 offense
1. WR Bo Melton: 81.2
2. WR Romeo Doubs: 76.4
3. RT Zach Tom: 72.6
4. QB Jordan Love: 72.2
5. TE Ben Sims: 69.6
Melton caught a third down pass to extend a scoring drive. Doubs caught eight of 10 targets, averaged 2.97 yards per route run and made four of five contested catches. Tom gave up two pressures but earned the line’s top run-blocking grade. Love made three big-time throws and was excellent when kept clean. Sims was the team’s highest graded run blocker, and he made one catch.
Top 5 defense
1. LB Eric Wilson: 82.7
2. LB Quay Walker: 76.8
3. DE Rashan Gary: 74.0
4. S Xavier McKinney: 69.1
5. S Javon Bullard: 66.1
Wilson produced a team-high four stops, including two sacks and two other tackles for loss, and he broke up a pass on third down. Walker had a tackle and was solid in coverage over 13 snaps before exiting with a concussion. Gary produced a team-high six pressures, including two quarterback hits and his first sack since Week 1. He also had two run stops. McKinney got home on both of his blitz attempts, including one ending in a third-down sack. Bullard was solid against the run and finished with three stops.
Bottom 5 offense
1. WR Jayden Reed: 40.1
2. WR Christian Watson: 53.3
3. LT Rasheed Walker: 55.6
4. RG Sean Rhyan: 56.0
5. TE Tucker Kraft: 56.8
Reed dropped two passes and produced only 10 receiving yards on 32 routes run. Watson caught only one pass and was stopped for a loss on his lone rushing attempt, and he graded out poorly as a run blocker. Walker gave up three pressures, including a sack, and struggled in the run game. Rhyan gave up a sack and was only average in the run game. Kraft caught three passes, including a touchdown, but he averaged 0.92 yards per route run on 36 routes.
Bottom 5 defense
1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 30.2
2. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 34.4
3. DL TJ Slaton: 35.1
4. DE Preston Smith: 37.5
5. DL Colby Wooden: 55.5
Van Ness played 32 snaps, including 22 as a pass-rushers, but wasn’t credited with a pressure. He also missed two tackles. Cooper missed two tackles, gave up two completions into his coverage and earned a poor run defense grade. Slaton played 22 snaps against the run but missed two tackles and earned a poor run defense grade. Smith was on the field for a season low 28 snaps, and he didn’t register a single pressure. Wooden had a quarterback hit but wasn’t effective against the run.
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