Rams PFF grades: Best and worst performers in Week 14 win vs. Cardinals

[theramswire.usatoday.com] Rams PFF grades: Best and worst performers in Week 14 win vs. Cardinals


Cameron DaSilva
December 14, 2021 8:24 am PT

The Rams boast a star-studded roster that features Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp. They rely heavily on those four players, and missing any of them can be a significant blow to the team.

They were without Jalen Ramsey on Monday night against the Cardinals after he tested positive for COVID-19, but the Rams’ other three stars stepped up in a big way during their 30-23 win on the road. Pro Football Focus graded Kupp, Donald and Stafford all highly, and it would be impossible not to after seeing the way they played.


Here’s a look at the best and worst performers on each side of the ball, as well as some other notable grades from PFF.

Top 3 offense

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QB Matthew Stafford: 90.1
WR Cooper Kupp: 81.6
LT Andrew Whitworth: 79.9
Stafford finally cracked the 90 mark for the first time all season, earning a season-high 90.1 grade from PFF. It’s obviously his highest as a member of the Rams, topping his previous best of 84.2 in Week 8 against the Texans.

Kupp continues to be the most consistent player in the NFL. He has just one game with a grade lower than 68.2 and in all but six games, he’s had a grade of at least 80.0. He caught a career-high 13 passes against the Cardinals.

Whitworth was a stud, too, despite allowing a sack – which was also the only pressure he allowed in the game. His 79.9 grade is slightly below his season-long mark of 84.0.


Top 3 defense

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DT Aaron Donald: 89.6
OLB Leonard Floyd: 86.1
DE A’Shawn Robinson: 82.3
Donald earned a career-best 95.8 grade last week against the Jaguars despite having the same number of stops and half the pressures he had on Monday night. Donald dominated the Cardinals, recording 14 pressures and sacking Kyler Murray three times.

Floyd was all over the place, too, pressuring Murray eight times and making four stops of his own. This was his third-highest grade of the season, and deservedly so.

Robinson only played about half the snaps but he made four tackles including one stop and pressured Murray once.