PFF grades: Best and worst from Panthers' Week 16 win over Cardinals

[TheSpecialJuan]

Worst of the offense

 

13. RB Raheem Blackshear: 55.3
14. RG Robert Hunt: 55.2
15. WR Jalen Coker: 53.4
16. TE Ja’Tavion Sanders: 52.2
17. C Brady Christensen: 51.4

While Hunt earned a team-high 88.5 pass-blocking grade, he was bogged down by his 44.7 mark in the run game. Christensen, who started in place of Cade Mays, was charged with two pressures.

Coker, who nearly completed an incredible one-handed touchdown grab, was largely quiet with two receptions for eight yards.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Best of the offense

 

1. QB Bryce Young: 91.7
2. RB Chuba Hubbard: 86.1
3. LG Damien Lewis: 77.7
4. OL Chandler Zavala: 77.3
5. LT Ikem Ekwonu: 74.6

Young’s 91.7 overall offensive grade is his new career-best. He not only completed 17 of his 26 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns, but also rushed for a career-high 68 yards and another score.

Hubbard paced the offense with 152 rushing yards, one off his career-high, and two touchdowns on 25 carries. He clinched the win with his 21-yard dash to the end zone in overtime.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Worst of the defense

 

15. OLB DJ Johnson: 51.0
16. ILB Jacoby Windmon: 50.2
17. ILB Josey Jewell: 48.4
18. DE LaBryan Ray: 46.6
19. CB Dane Jackson: 44.8

Windmon earned the dubious honor of being called for the first hip-drop tackle penalty in NFL history. He also missed two tackles.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Best of the defense

 

1. CB Mike Jackson: 78.1
2. DT A’Shawn Robinson: 72.3
3. OLB Jadeveon Clowney: 71.6
4. DE Sam Roberts: 65.7
5. S Xavier Woods: 63.9

Jackson was tested all afternoon by the Cardinals, who targeted the veteran corner seven times. He allowed five receptions for 65 yards en route to a solid 78.6 grade in coverage.

Clowney tallied four pressures and a pair of stops.

[TheSpecialJuan]

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[Tr3ach]

6 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Best of the defense

 

1. CB Mike Jackson: 78.1
2. DT A’Shawn Robinson: 72.3
3. OLB Jadeveon Clowney: 71.6
4. DE Sam Roberts: 65.7
5. S Xavier Woods: 63.9

Jackson was tested all afternoon by the Cardinals, who targeted the veteran corner seven times. He allowed five receptions for 65 yards en route to a solid 78.6 grade in coverage.

Clowney tallied four pressures and a pair of stops.

It seems crazy that allowing 5 catches for 65 yards on 7 targets would get best grade on defense.   I like Jackson and he definitely seemed to play better than that but still.

[jayboogieman]

9 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Windmon earned the dubious honor of being called for the first hip-drop tackle penalty in NFL history.

That's the Panthers' way. Make history doing the dumbest poo

[mav1234]

2 minutes ago, Tr3ach said:

It seems crazy that allowing 5 catches for 65 yards on 7 targets would get best grade on defense.   I like Jackson and he definitely seemed to play better than that but still.

He played well overall but he was targeted consistently. Sometimes the best a corner can do is wrap someone up for a minimal gain too. 

[mav1234]

1 minute ago, jayboogieman said:

That's the Panthers' way. Make history doing the dumbest poo

It was a total bullshit call, even the ex refs on the broadcast agreed.

[jayboogieman]

1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

It was a total bullshit call, even the ex refs on the broadcast agreed.

It's in the history books now.

[electro's horse]

12 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

It was a total bullshit call, even the ex refs on the broadcast agreed.

was it the ex ref or was it mark schlereth, one of the dirtiest players in the history of the league

[AggieLean]

Chuba doing the heavy lifting. Put the team on his back. Happy for him! Gotta give props to the o line too.

[DeSim]

12 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

was it the ex ref or was it mark schlereth, one of the dirtiest players in the history of the league

blandino said it

[Mother Grabber]

29 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

It's in the history books now.

sure, but it wasn’t a dumb play.