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Rams OL allowed just five pressures and no sacks on Matthew Stafford
The Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades are in for the Los Angeles Rams’ Week 11 win over the New England Patriots. There were elite grades on both offense and defense for LA, some in predictable ways and others from unlikely suspects.
Here are the top five individuals on each side of the ball:
Nacua caught seven of nine targets for 123 yards and a score. 47 of his yards came after the catch point and the majority of his production came in the first half.
Still, Nacua has missed a lot of time between injury and an ejection. It’s good to see him play at the level we grew accustomed to seeing last year.
Parkinson caught his only target for a 19-yard touchdown. He was the only Rams TE to be targeted on the day. Parkinson still finished second in snaps behind second-year TE Davis Allen at 34 to 19. Hunter Long was a close third behind Parkinson at 18 snaps.
Los Angeles is still sorting out their rotation at tight end, though based on the last two weeks it seems that Allen is the starter at this point.
LA’s best offensive lineman finished with a near-elite run blocking grade of 85.7 as Rams RB’s averaged over five yards per carry. Dotson had a lower pass blocking grade in this game at 66.3. He had a tough matchup in second-year lineman Keion White.
Jackson also graded very well in the run game with a team-leading mark of 89.9. He fared better than Dotson in the pass game with a grade of 79.5.
More on the OL to come.
Stafford completed 18 of 27 passes (66.7% completion) for 295 yards, and four touchdowns. By keeping the ball out of harm’s way, he snapped a six-game interception streak that was tied for the longest stretch of his career.
PFF credited Stafford with two big-time throws and no turnover-worthy plays. This was a clean game from the veteran, which is important considering he wasn’t under much pressure from the Patriots. His adjusted completion rate was slightly better than the raw number at 69.2% after accounting for one batted pass.
While the OL allowed five pressures, PFF shows the QB was pressured seven times. That suggests that Stafford invited pressure on his own volition on two occasions. The QB alone accounted for 29% of New England’s pass rushing productivity in this game.
Rookie Beaux Limmer finished as the sixth-highest graded player on offense after getting benched for Jonah Jackson last week. The Rams returned Limmer to the starting lineup and he rewarded them for their trust.
As mentioned above, LA’s OL allowed just five pressures in...
