Since acquiring Jalen Ramsey, the Rams defense has been lights out. They’ve allowed just 30 points in their last four games, becoming one of the best defenses in the league. That showed once again on Sunday night against the Bears as they held Chicago to only seven points.
The Rams offense wasn’t nearly as great, but it got the job done in the 17-7 win. It was mostly thanks to a strong game by Todd Gurley, who finally touched the ball more than 20 times in a game this season.
Pro Football Focus released its five highest-graded offensive and defensive players for the Rams from Sunday’s win, and Josh Reynolds led the way for the offense.
On defense, it was unsurprisingly Aaron Donald who topped the list, but Sebastian Joseph-Day also put together a great performance in front of his parents; it was their first time watching him in person.
Josh Reynolds stepped up for the #Rams on Sunday night! pic.twitter.com/Pt9ToDZiGk
— PFF (@PFF) November 20, 2019
Another week, another ELITE grade for Aaron Donald 💪 pic.twitter.com/RNRMeCqcDo
— PFF (@PFF) November 20, 2019
Jared Goff earned a respectable grade of 75.1 despite putting up unimpressive numbers. Mike Thomas did drop one pass which would’ve gone for a 20-plus-yard gain, and a 51-yard touchdown was called back due to a pre-snap infraction, so those plays impacted his stat line.
The Rams got great play out of their cornerbacks, including Jalen Ramsey, who was not listed in the top five on defense.
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