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Packers PFF grades: Best, worst players from win over Jaguars in Week 8

Based on grades from PFF, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 8 win over the Jaguars.

The Green Bay Packers used a big-time rushing performance from Josh Jacobs, a couple of key takeaways, big plays from Tucker Kraft and Jayden Reed and a game-winning drive from Malik Willis to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

By overall grade at Pro Football Focus, Sunday’s performance was the Packers’ third best of the season.

Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 8 win over the Jaguars:

Top 5 offense

1. TE Tucker Kraft: 82.5
2. QB Malik Willis: 78.6
3. RB Josh Jacobs: 76.1
4. QB Jordan Love: 74.6
5. OL Jordan Morgan: 71.7

Kraft caught all three of his targets for 78 yards, including a 67-yarder setting up a score and a 3-yard touchdown. He was also solid as a run blocker. Willis had an adjusted completion percentage of 100.0, and he produced both a 20-yard scramble and a 51-yard completion. Jacobs created 98 yards after first contact, forced eight missed tackles and produced two runs over 10 yards. Love hit three completions over 20 yards downfield but did throw a red-zone interception. Morgan was the team’s highest graded pass-blocker after not allowing a pressure over 12 pass-blocking snaps.

Top 5 defense

1. LB Eric Wilson: 81.1
2. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 74.3
3. CB Jaire Alexander: 72.1
4. DE Preston Smith: 70.4
5. DL Karl Brooks: 67.9

Wilson delivered five tackles, six assisted tackles and two stops while not giving up a single catch in coverage over 57 total snaps. Cooper missed two tackles but also delivered a game-changing strip-sack, three total stops and a pass breakup. Alexander broke up a pass and allowed just one catch for two yards into his coverage. Smith had a quarterback hit and earned a solid run defense grade. Brooks had two hurries, including one forcing an incompletion on third down, and a run stop.

Bottom 5 offense

1. C Josh Myers: 44.0
2. TE Ben Sims: 45.5
3. LT Rasheed Walker: 52.6
4. LG Elgton Jenkins: 53.9
5. WR Jayden Reed: 54.3

Myers allowed a pressure and earned the team’s worst run-blocking grade (38.1) by a significant margin. Sims was poor as a run-blocker over 14 run-blocking snaps. Walker allowed a hurry and committed a holding penalty. Jenkins gave up a team-high two pressures. Reed had a drop on third down, ending a drive.

Bottom 5 defense

1. DL TJ Slaton: 37.3
2. DB Javon Bullard: 44.5
3. CB Keisean Nixon: 46.0
4. CB Eric Stokes: 46.7
5. DL Devonte Wyatt: 55.2

Slaton missed a tackle and struggling against the run across 16 snaps. Bullard missed two tackles and gave up four catches for 63 yards and a touchdown in coverage. Nixon gave up a touchdown catch and missed two tackles. Stokes allowed two catches for 43 yards on just 16 coverage snaps. Wyatt rushed the passer 15 times but produced just one hurry.

Special teams

Zayne Anderson had a tackle and the team’s highest special teams grade. Javon Bullard, Edgerrin Cooper and Bo Melton also made tackles covering kickoffs or punts. Arron Mosby was charged with the lone missed tackle. Brandon McManus made all six kicks, including three field goals under 40 yards. Daniel Whelan had a net average of 44.8 yards.

Quarterback play

Malik Wills: 78.6
Jordan Love: 74.6

Willis completed 4-of-5 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown, and he scrambled twice under pressure, including one run for 20 yards. His lone incompletion was a dropped pass, so his adjusted completion percentage was 100.0. Love, who played through a groin injury for roughly two quarters, had one big time throw and one interception. He completed 3-of-5 passes thrown over 20 yards in the air and was 5-for-5 for 56 yards off play-action. Eight of Love’s 14 completions produced first downs.

Stat to know

The Packers defense missed 15 tackles, a season high. Five different defenders missed two or more tackles. Tackling Tank Bigsby — who forced seven misses — was a challenge. The Jaguars actually forced nine missed tackles after the catch in the passing game.

Broncos PFF grades: Best, worst players from win vs. Panthers

Broncos QB Bo Nix (87.2) had a great game against the Panthers. View more grades from PFF here.

Following the Denver Broncos‘ 28-14 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player’s Week 8 performance.

PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst of Week 8 below.

Best Offensive Players 

  • TE Adam Trautman: 90.0
  • QB Bo Nix: 87.2
  • G Quinn Meinerz: 80.9
  • C Alex Forsyth: 80.3
  • OT Garett Bolles: 79.4

It was a great showing for the offensive line as right tackle Mike McGlinchey (79.1) was the sixth-best player on offense. WR Courtland Sutton (72.0) was up next on offense.

Best Defensive Players 

  • DL John Franklin-Myers: 83.1
  • CB Levin Wallace: 79.2
  • DL Jordan Jackson: 74.9
  • CB Ja’Quan McMillian: 74.5
  • OLB Baron Browning: 72.1

No sacks for him, but maybe teams seeking pass-rush help will notice Browning’s performance ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline. CB Pat Surtain (70.9) was the team’s sixth-best defender.

Worst Offensive Players 

  • WR Troy Franklin: 39.5
  • OL Calvin Throckmorton: 41.4
  • TE Lucas Kull: 49.8
  • WR Marvin Mims: 51.6
  • WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey: 53.4

Perhaps the Broncos should consider trading for a wide receiver before the deadline.

Worst Defensive Players 

  • DB Tremon Smith: 39.6
  • CB Riley Moss: 41.4
  • DL Zach Allen: 47.5
  • DL Malcolm Roach: 48.8
  • DB Kevon Key: 54.0

Never mind Smith’s poor grade on defense; he’s an ace on special teams. Meanwhile, Moss and Allen posted uncharacteristically low grades.

Special Teams 

  • ST Tremon Smith: 71.5
  • LS Mitchell Fraboni: 63.9
  • R Marvin Mims: 60.5
  • K Wil Lutz: 64.5 (FG) 60.0 (KO)
  • P Riley Dixon: 62.6

You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.

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Broncos coach Sean Payton takes subtle jab at Pro Football Focus

“If we’re looking at PFF, then I understand why the numbers might [be off],” Broncos coach Sean Payton said of the team’s play-action plays.

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton does not seem to be a big fan of Pro Football Focus, a website that tracks advanced NFL stats and grades players on a 0-to-100 scale (we track the grades each week).

During his Zoom conference call with reporters on Monday, Payton was asked about not using play-action pass plays more often. In his response, Payton gave a subtle jab to PFF.

“I would question the numbers because I think we have used it a lot, so it would all start with who’s charting it,” Payton said. “If we’re looking at PFF, then I understand why the numbers might not say we’ve used it a lot. It’s something that’s a big part of our game, so I think it will continue to be.”

Payton rejected the notion that Denver’s offense does not utilize play-action as much as it should. Fantasylife.com — no word on how Payton feels about that website — credits Nix with 54 play-action pass attempts, 10th-most in the NFL this season.

So the Broncos are clearly utilizing play-action, and Payton does not seem to be a big believer in PFF’s data.

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Packers PFF grades: Best, worst players from win over Texans in Week 7

Based on grades from PFF, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 7 win over the Texans.

The grades at Pro Football Focus support what was suspected: the Green Bay Packers didn’t play anywhere near their best game but still managed to beat the AFC South-leading Houston Texans on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Per PFF, the Packers overall grade in Week 7 was the team’s second lowest of the season, ahead of only the Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But a pressure-packed performance from Jeff Hafley’s defense against C.J. Stroud and a couple of clutch plays from Jordan Love got the job done against a contender from the AFC.

Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 7 win over the Texans:

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.

Special teams

Corey Ballentine was responsible for losing a fumble on the punt return, but he also had a tackle. Matt Orzech had a poor snap on a punt and the final field goal attempt, but he also had a tackle. Eric Wilson had one tackle and one miss. Zayne Anderson had a tackle. Kingsley Enagbare and Arron Mosby were flagged for penalties — Mosby’s holding negated a long kickoff return from Keisean Nixon. Brandon McManus made all four of his kick attempts. Daniel Whelan averaged 51.8 net yards, a season high.

Quarterback play

Jordan Love: 72.2

Love had three big-time throws and two turnover-worthy plays, matching his touchdown and interception total. He completed 80.8 percent of passes and threw three touchdown passes from clean pockets but struggled against pressure. Love connected on only 2-of-7 attempts over 20 yards, but two were touchdowns. When throwing between 0-9 yards, Love was 14-for-15 passing. The Packers used play-action on only six dropbacks.

Stat to know

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was under pressure on 15 of his 29 dropbacks, or 51.7 percent. He completed only three passes for 14 yards and took four sacks while under pressure.

Broncos PFF grades: Best, worst players from win vs. Saints

Broncos LB Cody Barton (93.2) had a huge game against the Saints on ‘Thursday Night Football.’ View more grades from PFF here.

Following the Denver Broncos‘ 33-10 win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player’s Week 7 performance.

PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst of Week 6 below.

Best Offensive Players 

  • OT Garett Bolles: 83.1
  • OG Ben Powers: 79.5
  • FB Nate Adkins: 78.7
  • OT Mike McGlinchey: 75.8
  • WR Devaughn Vele: 73.4

It’s no wonder that Javonte Williams (71.8) had one of the best games of his career when the offensive line turned in those performances. Denver had its most rushing yards in a single game (225) since 2013.

Best Defensive Players 

  • LB Cody Barton: 93.2
  • CB Damarri Mathis: 89.4
  • LB Justin Strnad: 85.6
  • CB Ja’Quan McMillian: 78.4
  • OLB Nik Bonitto: 77.6

If not for D.J. Jones jumping early, Barton would have had two defensive touchdowns against the Saints. Mathis made an immediate impact after returning from injured reserve. Kwon Alexander (77.6) got the start against his former team, but Strnad played the majority of the snaps (42 vs. 21).

Worst Offensive Players 

  • WR Courtland Sutton (44.7)
  • RB Audric Estime (55.9)
  • WR Marvin Mims (57.2)
  • TE Adam Trautman (58.4)
  • C Alex Forsyth (58.7)

A strange game for Sutton, who played 56 snaps but drew zero targets. Perhaps the Broncos knew the Saints would try to take Sutton out of the game and opted to feature other WRs. Estime’s fumbles are a concern. Bo Nix (59.1) received PFF’s sixth-worst grade on offense.

Worst Defensive Players 

  • DB Keidron Smith: 29.4
  • DB Devon Key: 46.9
  • DB P.J. Locke: 52.8
  • OLB Baron Browning: 53.2
  • OLB Jonathon Cooper: 59.8

This is the third straight game that Locke has received a poor grade from PFF. Denver put in the second-string defense on the final drive of the game and Smith and Key apparently did not impress.

Special Teams 

  • ST Adam Trautman: 90.2
  • LS Mitchell Fraboni: 64.8
  • R Marvin Mims: 64.5
  • K Wil Lutz: 72.7 (FG) 48.3 (KO)
  • P Riley Dixon: 64.3

You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.

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Two Falcons defenders earn elite PFF grades in NFL Week 6 win

Falcons LB Nate Landman and CB Clark Phillips earned ELITE Pro Football Focus grades in Week 6 win over Panthers..

Despite Sunday’s NFC South matchup against the Carolina Panthers having “trap game” written all over it, the Atlanta Falcons came out on top with a 38-20 win to improve to 4-2 on the season.

It was a hard-fought division matchup and the Falcons showed their ground attack could carry the offense the way the passing game did in Week 5. Defensively, the Falcons continued to bend but not break in key moments, forcing two interceptions in the fourth quarter.

Cornerback Clark Phillips had the best game of his short career while linebacker Nate Landman was dominant in his return from the injured reserve list. Pro Football Focus released its NFL Week 6 player grades and the two Falcons defenders earned elite marks.

Landman led the way with a PFF grade of 94.3 and Phillips was right behind him with a defensive rating of 93.0.  Check out Atlanta’s five highest-graded players from Sunday’s win over Carolina below:

  1. LB Nate Landman: 94.3
  2. CB Clark Phillips: 93.0
  3. RG Chris Lindstrom: 89.0
  4. LG Matthew Bergeron: 82.9
  5. RB Tyler Allgeier: 82.2

This week’s grades also highlight just how good the Falcons’ rushing attack was against Carolina. The next three highest grades were right tackle Kaleb McGary (80.6), running back Bijan Robinson (78.8) and center Ryan Neuzil (78.7).

Raheem Morris gave the game ball to the offensive line following Sunday’s victory. “When you win football games and you run for 200 yards, you gotta give the game ball to the whole O-line,” Morris told a rowdy locker room.

The Falcons will get a short break from NFC South play in Week 7 when they host the Seattle Seahawks at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. After that, it’s another division matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8.

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Broncos PFF grades: Best, worst players from loss to Chargers

Levi Wallace (92.0) stepped up at cornerback after the Broncos lost Pat Surtain to a concussion on Sunday.

Following the Denver Broncos‘ 23-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 6, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player.

PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst of Week 6 below.

Best Offensive Players 

  • WR Courtland Sutton: 85.3
  • OT Matt Peart: 81.7
  • G Quinn Meinerz: 81.0
  • QB Bo Nix: 78.7
  • G Ben Powers: 70.4

Sutton had an impressive one-handed touchdown catch and Peart filled in well at right tackle. Wide receiver Devaughn Vele (68.4) was the sixth-highest graded player on offense, followed by left tackle Garett Bolles (66.2) and running back Audric Estime (62.9).

Best Defensive Players 

  • CB Levi Wallace: 92.0
  • DL Malcolm Roach: 87.1
  • OLB Jonathon Cooper: 81.6
  • DB Brandon Jones: 76.2
  • OLB Jonah Elliss: 75.7

Wallace stepped up after the team lost Pat Surtain to a concussion. Meanwhile, the team’s pass rush continues to impress.

Worst Offensive Players 

  • RB Javonte Williams: 38.3
  • TE Adam Trautman: 49.2
  • TE Lucas Krull: 49.6
  • WR Marvin Mims: 55.1
  • C Alex Forsyth: 57.1

Williams lost a fumble and dropped a pass and Estime played well. Perhaps we’ll see more of the rookie going forward. Looking ahead to 2025, tight end will likely be a top position of need for the Broncos.

Worst Defensive Players 

  • OLB Nik Bonitto: 46.0
  • CB Ja’Quan McMillian: 50.1
  • LB Cody Barton: 52.4
  • DB P.J. Locke: 55.5
  • DL Jordan Jackson: 55.8

McMillian struggled after Surtain left the game and Locke has now had consecutive weeks ranking among the worst defenders in Denver. The Broncos will need McMillian and Locke to bounce back on Thursday.

Special Teams 

  • ST Kristian Welch: 84.6
  • LS Mitchell Fraboni: 84.6
  • R Marvin Mims: 63.1
  • K Wil Lutz: 63.3 (FG) 60.0 (KO)
  • P Riley Dixon: 69.4

You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.

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Packers PFF grades: Best, worst players from win over Cardinals in Week 6

Based on grades from PFF, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 6 over the Cardinals.

The Green Bay Packers got a big performance from Jordan Love and the passing game and a few timely takeaways forced by young players to cruise past the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Right tackle Zach Tom was quietly dominant once again, while rookie safety Evan Williams continues to look like a legitimate playmaker.

Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 6 win over the Cardinals:

Top 5 offense

1. RT Zach Tom: 88.1
2. TE Ben Sims: 83.8
3. RB Josh Jacobs: 74.2
4. QB Jordan Love: 72.1
5. RB Emanuel Wilson: 72.0

Tom didn’t give up a pressure over 36 pass-blocking snaps and earned an elite run blocking grade. Sims was also elite as a run blocker, and he caught two passes for 38 yards, including a 28-yarder. Jacobs forced four missed tackles as a runner, had a 10-yard run and caught all three targets for 28 yards. Love was accurate (adjusted completion percentage of almost 76.0) and efficient, averaging 8.2 yards per attempt with four touchdown passes and zero turnover-worthy plays. Wilson forced three missed tackles, had two runs over 10 yards and had a 19-yard catch while once again handling pass pro snaps without issue.

Top 5 defense

1. S Evan Williams: 93.3
2. DL Karl Brooks: 93.0
3. DE Rashan Gary: 81.7
4. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 81.0
5. CB Jaire Alexander: 70.7

Williams forced a fumble, delivered a run stop on Kyler Murray on third down and allowed only one completion into his coverage, creating an elite grade. Brooks forced and recovered a fumble. Gary had three pressures, including a QB hit, and he earned the team’s top run defense grade. Cooper led the team with three stops, and he made six tackles without a miss. Alexander missed a tackle and was credited with giving up the lone touchdown pass, but he still earned an excellent coverage grade.

Bottom 5 offense

1. WR Malik Heath: 45.5
2. TE Tucker Kraft: 49.0
3. OL Jordan Morgan: 49.9
4. OL Elgton Jenkins: 52.1
5. LT Rasheed Walker: 53.0

Heath wasn’t targeted on five routes run, earned a below average grade on 12 run-blocking snaps and had a penalty. Kraft had only 13 receiving yards despite running 29 routes and was only OK as a blocker. Morgan gave up a pressure and was poor in the run game. Jenkins gave up a pressure and committed two penalties. Walker gave up four hurries and had a declined holding penalty.

Bottom 5 defense

1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 30.0
2. DL Kenny Clark: 44.0
3. DE Preston Smith: 44.2
4. LB Quay Walker: 49.2
5. LB Isaiah McDuffie: 51.3

Van Ness didn’t have a pressure over 17 pass-rushing snaps and struggled against the run. Clark had two pressures and a fumble recovery, but he missed two tackles and earned a low run defense grade. Smith had only one hurry and one assisted tackle over 30 snaps. Walker tackled well, but he was credited with giving up a team-high nine completions against his coverage. McDuffie missed three tackles and gave up two completions.

Special teams

Rookie Ty’Ron Hopper had two tackles and an assisted tackle. Edgerrin Cooper, Javon Bullard, Zayne Anderson and Bo Melton also had tackles covering kicks and punts. Anderson had a missed tackle and the lone penalty. Daniel Whelan’s lone punt went out of bounds at the 8-yard line. Brayden Narveson missed from 44 yards. Keisean Nixon had a 39-yard punt return setting up a touchdown, and a season-long 37-yard kickoff return.

Quarterback play

Jordan Love: 72.1

Love had a big-time throw (44-yard touchdown to Christian Watson) and zero turnover-worthy plays (interception negated by receiver slipping). He attempted only three passes over 20 yards, choosing instead to attack underneath and in intermediate areas. He was 4-of-5 passing for 81 yards and a score on passes between 10-19 yards in the air. Love completed seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown off play-action. He was under pressure on only 11 of 36 dropbacks (30.6 percent). In addition to four touchdown passes, Love also had 13 completions gaining first downs.

Stat to know

Jordan Love wasn’t blitzed on 22 dropbacks. He completed 16 of 20 passes for 197 yards (9.9 per attempt) and three touchdown passes, and he twice scrambled for first downs. He earned an elite passing grade of 89.6 when not blitzed against the Cardinals’ shaky pass rush.

PFF grades: Colts 3 highest graded players on defense vs. Jaguars

Here are the Indianapolis Colts’ three highest PFF graded players on defense from their Week 5 matchup with the Jaguars.

Following another Indianapolis Colts’ loss on the road to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pro Football Focus has reviewed their performance and handed out grades.

In a game where the Jaguars offense was able to move the ball often with ease, which Colts’ players on defense received the highest-marks from PFF?

Before we dive into that, I do–as always–want to add that PFF’s grading system is just one of many metrics when it comes to evaluating a team or player’s performance. It is not the be-all-end-all. However, generally speaking, if a player performs well, the grades do reflect that.

Below is a look at PFF’s grading system to provide some context behind the numbers:

90.0+: Elite
80-89.9: High quality
70-79.9: Good
60-69.9: Above average
50-59.9: Average
40-49.9: Below average
39.9 or less: Poor

LB Jaylon Carlies

PFF grade: 85.8

Carlies played 18 defensive snaps as the Colts’ third linebacker when in their base 4-3 defense–a role he has filled all season. According to PFF, Carlies made three tackles, including two stops in the run game, and allowed two receptions but for a total of only two yards.

CB Sam Womack

PFF grade: 84.0

Womack again saw the bulk of the playing time over Dallis Flowers–who has since been waived–and again put together another good performance. On 22 coverage snaps, Womack was targeted only twice, allowing one reception for seven yards with a key pass breakup. He was also in on four tackles.

CB Jaylon Jones

PFF grade: 80.9

High-impact plays are becoming the norm for Jones. He had a pass breakup on a fourth-down throw early in the game and a forced fumble. In coverage, Jones allowed four receptions on six targets for 99 yards with two pass breakups. PFF had Jones as the responsible defender on the 61 yard catch by Christian Kirk.

Honorable Mentions

LB Zaire Franklin: 78.2
DE Laiatu Latu: 76.8
S Nick Cross: 72.2

PFF grades: Colts 3 highest-graded players on offense vs. Jaguars

Here are the three Indianapolis Colts players on offense that received the highest-grades from PFF against the Jaguars.

With the dust having settled on another Indianapolis Colts’ loss in Jacksonville, Pro Football Focus has reviewed the tape and handed out their weekly grades.

So which players on offense for the Colts received the best marks?

As always, I want to say that PFF’s grading system is not the be all end all when it comes to player evaluation. Rather it is one tool out of many and should be treated as such. With that said, if a player performs well, the grade generally reflects that.

Below is a look at PFF’s grading system to provide some context behind the numbers:

90.0+: Elite
80-89.9: High quality
70-79.9: Good
60-69.9: Above average
50-59.9: Average
40-49.9: Below average
39.9 or less: Poor

QB Joe Flacco

PFF grade: 90.0

Getting the start at quarterback, Flacco put together an efficient performance, completing 33-of-44 passes (75%) for 359 yards with three touchdowns. He also had a 21 yard rush as well. Flacco did just about everything you could of asked from your backup quarterback, although as I noted recently, I do wonder why the game-plan was on the conservative side for much of the game.

TE Mo Alie-Cox

PFF grade: 87.7

As the primary blocking tight end, not surprisingly we haven’t seen Alie-Cox targeted often in the passing game this season, but when he has been, he’s generated some big plays. And that was the case again on Sunday. Alie-Cox finished the game with two receptions for 37 yards and a score. He also graded out well as a blocker by PFF’s metrics.

LG Quenton Nelson

PFF grade: 86.0

On 51 pass-blocking snaps, PFF credited Nelson with only two pressures, neither of which were sacks. He also threw a key block on the trick play where AD Mitchell threw the ball back to Tyler Goodson for an explosive catch and run. As a run-blocker, Nelson received an elite grade of 91.0.

Honorable Mentions

RG Will Fries: 80.5
WR Alec Pierce: 79.2
LT Bernhard Riamann: 79.1