The Los Angeles Rams were able to stomach their loss to the 49ers a week ago, knowing San Francisco is one of the best teams in the league. Their loss to the Bengals on Monday night was much tougher to take. That’s a game the Rams should’ve won, but the coaching was poor and their execution was subpar, too.
Pro Football Focus released grades for each player in the Rams’ 19-16 loss Monday and they were predictably low for a number of players. The offensive line was a particularly big issue. Only one lineman recorded a grade above 60.0, and both Joe Noteboom and Zach Thomas had sub-36.0 grades.
In total, the Rams gave up 20 pressures. Noteboom had a pass-blocking grade of 0.0 and Thomas’ was 8.6, showing just how poorly the offensive linemen played. Rob Havenstein and Coleman Shelton were the lone bright spots, but it was still far from perfect for them.
See the best and worst performers on offense and defense below.
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