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The Rams turned in their second-best overall performance of the season (behind last week's win over Oakland) this past weekend, in a convincing 24-0 victory over the Washington Redskins. The Rams' defense and special teams dominated the game, and it shows in this weeks statistical analysis. The Rams achieved resoundingly positive results in almost every statistical category.
Throughout the 2014 season, I'll be tracking five key team statistical measures, and their affect on the outcome of every Rams game: Turnover Differential, Big Play Differential, Points Per Drive Differential, Team Penalty Yards Differential, and the score of the game at half-time. When combined, Turnover Differential and Big Play Differential creates a statistic commonly referred to as "Toxic Differential".
Why were these 5 particular metrics selected for tracking throughout the 2014 season? Turnovers and Big Plays have proven to be influential in determining the outcome of a game. There's a historically strong correlation between Points Per Drive Differential and a teams regular season record. The score at half-time and Team Penalty Yards Differential were selected specifically with the Rams in mind. There appears to be a strong correlation between the score at half-time and the Rams' win/loss record. The Rams - under Jeff Fisher - have been among the league leaders in penalties, to their detriment.
Turnover Differential
It's a widely held belief that winning the turnover battle is important to a teams success on the field. The Rams finished with 7 wins in 2013. The team had a positive turnover differential in 6 of those wins, and a zero differential in the other victory. Overall, the Rams finished 9'th in Turnover Differential (plus +8) last season. In 2013, the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks led the NFL in this key statistic.
In the game against the Redskins, the Rams won the turnover battle, with no giveaways and 2 takeaways, a plus +2 turnover differential. Colt McCoy's 2 interceptions didn't lead to points for the Rams. Nonetheless, it's significant that the Rams have won 3 of their last 4 games, and had zero turnovers in each of those victories.
The Rams are currently tied for 10'th in the league in Turnover Differential (+4). In their last four games, the Rams have turned over the ball only three times, while forcing 12 turnovers in the same four games.
Team | Takeaways | Giveaways | Turnover Differential | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Green Bay Packers | 23 | 8 | 15 |
2 | Houston Texans | 29 | 17 | 12 |
3 | New England Patriots | 21 | 11 | 10 |
4 | Arizona Cardinals | 23 | 13 | 10 |
5 | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 19 | 9 |
6 | Seattle Seahawks | 20 | 11 | 9 |
7 | Cleveland Browns | 26 | 18 | 8 |
8 | Detroit Lions | 22 | 16 | 6 |
9 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 18 | 6 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | 22 | 18 | 4 |
11 | Denver Broncos | 19 | 15 | 4 |
12 | St. Louis Rams | 23 | 19 | 4 |
13 | San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 19 | 3 |
14 | Baltimore Ravens | 18 | 16 | 2 |
15 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 16 | 1 |
16 | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 | 0 |
17 | Dallas Cowboys | 21 | 22 | -1 |
18 | Carolina Panthers | 19 | 20 | -1 |
19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 18 | -2 |
20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 20 | -3 |
21 | Indianapolis Colts | 22 | 26 | -4 |
22 | New York Giants | 21 | 26 | -5 |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 15 | -5 |
24 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 30 | -6 |
25 | Chicago Bears | 19 | 25 | -6 |
26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 25 | -8 |
27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 28 | -8 |
28 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 24 | -8 |
29 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 22 | -9 |
30 | Washington Redskins | 15 | 24 | -9 |
31 | New York Jets | 10 | 22 | -12 |
32 | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 26 | -16 |
Team Penalty Yards Differential
In 2013, the Rams were the 2'nd most penalized team in the NFL, averaging 7.7 Team Penalties Per Game. An excessive number of penalties can stall drives, and can keep opponents' drives alive. In an average NFL game, the officials will call between 12-14 penalties per game (both teams combined). The Rams' goals should be to have no more than 6 penalties per game, plus a positive Team Penalty Yards Differential.
The Rams were flagged for 11 penalties - totalling 98 yards - in the contest against Washington. The Redskins committed 5 penalties for 51 yards. For the Rams, the result was a negative Team Penalty Yards Differential of 47 yards.
After 13 games, the Rams are tied for 5'th most-penalized team in the NFL, averaging 7.8 penalties per game. The Rams lead the league in most penalty yards (949), and are 31'st in the league in Team Penalty Yards Differential (-295). In an interesting twist, the Rams rank 9'th in the NFL in fewest Opponent Penalty Yards (654).
Rank | Team | GP | Pen Yds | Opp. Pen Yds | Pen Yds Diff | Pen Yds Diff/Game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 622 | 948 | 326 | 20.38 |
2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 463 | 714 | 251 | 15.69 |
3 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 506 | 755 | 249 | 15.56 |
4 | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 585 | 776 | 191 | 11.94 |
5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 512 | 669 | 157 | 9.81 |
6 | Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 689 | 820 | 131 | 8.19 |
7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 763 | 889 | 126 | 7.88 |
8 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 605 | 728 | 123 | 7.69 |
9 | New York Giants | 13 | 581 | 702 | 121 | 7.56 |
10 | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 689 | 800 | 111 | 6.94 |
11 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 712 | 799 | 87 | 5.44 |
12 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 788 | 868 | 80 | 5.00 |
13 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 879 | 954 | 75 | 4.69 |
14 | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 797 | 858 | 61 | 3.81 |
15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 681 | 726 | 45 | 2.81 |
16 | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 743 | 786 | 43 | 2.69 |
17 | Houston Texans | 13 | 644 | 660 | 16 | 1.00 |
18 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 646 | 647 | 1 | 0.06 |
19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 857 | 855 | -2 | -0.13 |
20 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 728 | 713 | -15 | -0.94 |
21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 750 | 726 | -24 | -1.50 |
22 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 645 | 610 | -35 | -2.19 |
23 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 704 | 609 | -95 | -5.94 |
24 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 757 | 624 | -133 | -8.31 |
25 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 841 | 698 | -143 | -8.94 |
26 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 857 | 689 | -168 | -10.50 |
27 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 818 | 640 | -178 | -11.13 |
28 | New York Jets | 13 | 832 | 626 | -206 | -12.88 |
29 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 886 | 620 | -266 | -16.63 |
30 | New England Patriots | 13 | 936 | 659 | -277 | -17.31 |
31 | St. Louis Rams | 13 | 949 | 654 | -295 | -18.44 |
32 | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 842 | 485 | -357 | -22.31 |
Big Play Differential
Big Play Differential is the difference between the number of big plays - running plays of 10+ yards plus passing plays of 25+ yards - an offense creates, and the number of big plays a defense allows. How important are big plays to a teams offense/defense? Last season, NFL teams averaged 0.8 points per drive without a big play, and 3.9 points per drive with at least one of them.
In the game against Washington, the Rams' offense produced 6 rushing big plays, and 3 passing big plays. The Rams' defense gave up only 1 big play in total, resulting in a plus +8 Big Play Differential for the game. The plus +8 differential was the Rams' best showing of the season in this particular statistical area. The Rams' big plays were highlighted by a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jared Cook in the 2'nd quarter, and a 36-yard completion to Stedman Bailey in the 3'rd quarter, which led to a Rams touchdown.
The Rams currently rank 10'th in the league in Big Play Differential (+8). The teams' NFL ranking has shown significant improvement in the past 7 weeks.
Rank | Team | Plays | Big Plays | Rush | Pass | Big Play % | BPA | +/- |
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1 | Seattle Seahawks | 831 | 86 | 68 | 18 | 10.35% | 36 | 50 |
7 | Denver Broncos | 867 | 73 | 42 | 31 | 8.42% | 38 | 35 |
3 | Baltimore Ravens | 833 | 78 | 56 | 22 | 9.36% | 51 | 27 |
10 | New York Jets | 869 | 69 | 52 | 17 | 7.94% | 50 | 19 |
29 | Detroit Lions | 860 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 6.05% | 34 | 18 |
2 | Green Bay Packers | 733 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 9.96% | 60 | 13 |
13 | San Francisco 49ers | 826 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 7.51% | 49 | 13 |
6 | Washington Redskins | 816 | 70 | 41 | 29 | 8.58% | 59 | 11 |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | 816 | 72 | 52 | 20 | 8.82% | 62 | 10 |
9 | St. Louis Rams | 782 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 8.31% | 57 | 8 |
11 | Houston Texans | 837 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 7.77% | 61 | 4 |
5 | Indianapolis Colts | 919 | 79 | 40 | 39 | 8.6% | 76 | 3 |
8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 901 | 75 | 40 | 35 | 8.32% | 72 | 3 |
19 | Miami Dolphins | 823 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 7.05% | 56 | 2 |
14 | Cincinnati Bengals | 815 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 7.36% | 59 | 1 |
24 | Carolina Panthers | 858 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 6.76% | 57 | 1 |
12 | Philadelphia Eagles | 920 | 71 | 44 | 27 | 7.72% | 72 | -1 |
15 | Cleveland Browns | 865 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 7.28% | 64 | -1 |
20 | Chicago Bears | 825 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 7.03% | 59 | -1 |
23 | Arizona Cardinals | 798 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 6.77% | 59 | -5 |
30 | Buffalo Bills | 835 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 5.87% | 56 | -7 |
25 | San Diego Chargers | 802 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 6.48% | 62 | -10 |
26 | New England Patriots | 884 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 6.33% | 66 | -10 |
17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 771 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 7.13% | 68 | -13 |
31 | Atlanta Falcons | 783 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 5.24% | 57 | -16 |
16 | New Orleans Saints | 898 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 7.24% | 82 | -17 |
27 | Minnesota Vikings | 796 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 6.28% | 67 | -17 |
22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 811 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 6.91% | 74 | -18 |
18 | Tennessee Titans | 729 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 7.13% | 72 | -20 |
32 | Oakland Raiders | 789 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 5.07% | 61 | -21 |
21 | Kansas City Chiefs | 780 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 6.92% | 81 | -27 |
28 | New York Giants | 884 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 6.22% | 89 | -34 |
Points Per Drive Differential
Points Per Drive Differential is a derivative of Points Scored/Allowed. It measures the number of points generated/allowed on an average drive. 13 teams reached the playoffs/won 10 games in 2013. 12 of them finished in the top dozen in Points Per Drive Differential. Successful teams with winning records are normally the most efficient - both offensively and defensively - and consistently generate positive PPD Differentials.
In Sunday's game, the Rams had 10 drives in total, and scored 17 points on those drives (1.70 points per drive), a below-average result. The Redskins had 10 drives in total, and scored no points on those drives (0.00 points per drive). This was the Rams' second consecutive shutout of the season, and another excellent performance by the defense. The Rams' Points Per Drive Differential versus the Redskins: Plus +1.70.
After 13 games, the Rams rank 18'th in the league in Points Per Drive Differential (- 0.06). The teams' NFL ranking keeps improving on a weekly basis.
Team | Points Per Drive | Points Per Drive Against | Point Differential | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Green Bay Packers | 3.02 | 2.05 | 0.96 |
2 | New England Patriots | 2.71 | 1.78 | 0.93 |
3 | Baltimore Ravens | 2.52 | 1.83 | 0.69 |
4 | Seattle Seahawks | 2.27 | 1.69 | 0.58 |
5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2.33 | 1.77 | 0.56 |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | 2.44 | 1.88 | 0.55 |
7 | Denver Broncos | 2.41 | 1.85 | 0.55 |
8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2.09 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
9 | Houston Texans | 2.05 | 1.66 | 0.4 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | 2.17 | 1.81 | 0.36 |
11 | Detroit Lions | 1.8 | 1.47 | 0.33 |
12 | Arizona Cardinals | 1.88 | 1.57 | 0.32 |
13 | Dallas Cowboys | 2.4 | 2.09 | 0.31 |
14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2.46 | 2.18 | 0.28 |
15 | Buffalo Bills | 1.76 | 1.5 | 0.26 |
16 | San Diego Chargers | 2.09 | 1.9 | 0.19 |
17 | Cleveland Browns | 1.73 | 1.63 | 0.1 |
18 | St. Louis Rams | 1.89 | 1.95 | -0.06 |
19 | Minnesota Vikings | 1.81 | 1.89 | -0.07 |
20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1.81 | 1.94 | -0.13 |
21 | Atlanta Falcons | 2.16 | 2.28 | -0.13 |
22 | New York Giants | 1.88 | 2.06 | -0.19 |
23 | San Francisco 49ers | 1.66 | 1.85 | -0.19 |
24 | New Orleans Saints | 2.4 | 2.6 | -0.21 |
25 | Carolina Panthers | 1.82 | 2.34 | -0.52 |
26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.59 | 2.27 | -0.68 |
27 | Chicago Bears | 1.9 | 2.63 | -0.73 |
28 | Washington Redskins | 1.55 | 2.35 | -0.8 |
29 | New York Jets | 1.42 | 2.37 | -0.96 |
30 | Oakland Raiders | 1.29 | 2.26 | -0.97 |
31 | Tennessee Titans | 1.43 | 2.4 | -0.97 |
32 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1.24 | 2.27 | -1.03 |
Score At Half-Time
In 2013, the Rams finished with a 7-9 record. In all 7 victories, the Rams were either tied or leading at half-time. In the Rams' wins against Tampa Bay, Seattle, Oakland, and Denver this season, they were leading at the half in all four contests. In the win against San Francisco, the Rams were tied 10-10 at half-time.
In the game against Washington, the Rams went into the locker room at half-time with a 6-0 lead. The Rams went on to win the game 24-0. In 10 out of 13 games this season, the Rams either led or were tied at half-time.
All statistical charts are courtesy of Sporting Charts.
Weekly Summary
Week | Turnover Diff. | Big Play Diff. | PPD Diff. | PY Diff. | Half-Time | Game Score |
1 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | 0 13 | Lost 34-6 |
2 | Even | Negative | Positive | Negative | 10 7 | Won 19-17 |
3 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | 21 10 | Lost 34-31 |
4 | - | - | - | - | - | Bye Week |
5 | Even | Positive | Positive | Negative | 7 20 | Lost 34-28 |
6 | Even | Negative | Negative | Negative | 14 10 | Lost 31-17 |
7 | Even | Negative | Negative | Positive | 21 6 | Won 28-26 |
8 | Even | Negative | Negative | Negative | 7 10 | Lost 34-7 |
9 | Even | Negative | Positive | Negative | 10 10 | Won 13-10 |
10 | Negative | Positive | Negative | Negative | 14 10 | Lost 31-14 |
11 | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | 13 7 | Won 22-7 |
12 | Even | Negative | Negative | Negative | 10 6 | Lost 27-24 |
13 | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | 38 0 | Won 52-0 |
14 | Positive | Positive | Positive | Negative | 6 0 | Won 24-0 |
Look at all the positive results in the three wins between Week 11 and Week 14. Then look at the negative results in the game against San Diego. Therein lies the difference between winning and losing football games.
Points per Drive Differential: 6 games positive - Record 5-1. 7 games negative - Record 1-6.
Turnover Differential: 3 games positive - Record 3-0. 3 games negative - Record 0-3. 7 games even - Record 3-4.
Big Play Differential: 5 games positive - Record 3-2. 8 games negative - Record 3-5.
Penalty Yards Differential: 3 games positive - Record 3-0. 10 games negative - Record 3-7.
Pro Football Focus Grades
As an added feature, OakCityRam is generously contributing his weekly compilation of Pro Football Focus grades for each Rams player. Although PFF grades have their shortcomings and are quite subjective, they do offer a unique perspective. The grades can be a valuable tool for analyzing individual player performance, especially when used in conjunction with other statistics. PFF provides - on their website - a detailed description of how players are graded.
NFL | OFFENSE | Play Counts | Ratings | ||||||||||||
RANK | Pos. | # | Name | Total | Run | Pass | Run Block | Pass Block | Overall | Pass | Rush | Pass Block | Screen Block | Run Block | Penalty |
8/130 | TE-R | 89 | Jared Cook | 32 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
78/142 | HB | 36 | Benny Cunningham | 20 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15/210 | RWR | 12 | Stedman Bailey | 38 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
133/210 | LWR | 11 | Tavon Austin * | 44 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Not Rated | HB | 30 | Zac Stacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
105/130 | TE-R | 88 | Lance Kendricks * | 48 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
179/210 | LWR | 13 | Chris Givens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41/136 | LG | 73 | Mike Person | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
34/68 | C | 61 | Tim Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
127/210 | RWR | 81 | Kenny Britt * | 55 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 0 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
81/136 | LG | 76 | Rodger Saffold * | 60 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 31 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | ||
122/136 | RG | 69 | Davin Joseph * | 64 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 0.2 | ||
62/130 | TE-L | 46 | Cory Harkey * | 33 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | -1.9 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | -0.4 | -1.9 |
23/133 | RT | 72 | Joe Barksdale * | 64 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | -2 | -2.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
51/70 | QB | 14 | Shaun Hill * | 64 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 0 | -2 | -1.5 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
56/136 | LT | 79 | Greg Robinson * | 64 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | -2.5 | -0.1 | 0 | -1.6 | -0.8 | ||
126/142 | HB | 27 | Tre Mason * | 43 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
66/68 | C | 63 | Scott Wells * | 64 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | -3.2 | -3.3 | 0 | 1 | -0.9 |
NFL | DEFENSE | Play Counts | Ratings | |||||||||
RANK | Pos. | # | Name | Total | Run | Rush | Cov. | Overall | Run Defense | Pass Rush | Pass Cov. | Penalty |
11/54 | DRE | 94 | Robert Quinn * | 49 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0 | -0.8 |
13/54 | DLE | 95 | William Hayes | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.1 |
48/216 | FS | 23 | Rodney McLeod * | 58 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
1/119 | DRT | 99 | Aaron Donald * | 43 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.1 |
109/121 | MLB | 55 | James Laurinaitis * | 51 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
35/54 | DRE | 97 | Eugene Sims | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.1 |
37/216 | LCB | 22 | Trumaine Johnson | 44 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
26/169 | SS | 26 | Mark Barron | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 |
21/169 | SS | 25 | T.J. McDonald * | 58 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
106/216 | RCB | 21 | Janoris Jenkins * | 58 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
66/90 | DLE | 91 | Chris Long * | 31 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
87/90 | SLB | 58 | JoLonn Dunbar * | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
27/216 | LCB | 33 | E.J. Gaines * | 58 | 13 | 4 | 41 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
82/90 | WLB | 52 | Alec Ogletree * | 58 | 13 | 14 | 31 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
83/119 | DLT | 90 | Michael Brockers * | 38 | 9 | 29 | 0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
38/119 | DRT | 98 | Kendall Langford | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 0 | 0.1 |
NFL | SPECIAL TEAMS | Ratings | ||||||
RANK | Pos. | # | Name | Overall | Kickoffs | Punts | FG/EP | Penalty |
1/35 | P | 6 | Johnny Hekker | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
759/1112 | ST | 11 | Tavon Austin | 1.7 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | -1 |
1077/1112 | ST | 53 | Daren Bates | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
178/1112 | ST | 52 | Alec Ogletree | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
265/1112 | ST | 31 | Maurice Alexander | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
759/1112 | ST | 21 | Janoris Jenkins | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
122/1112 | ST | 23 | Rodney McLeod | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38/1112 | ST | 42 | Trey Watts | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
759/1112 | ST | 36 | Benny Cunningham | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
122/1112 | ST | 22 | Trumaine Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
265/1112 | ST | 54 | Will Herring | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
122/1112 | ST | 34 | Chase Reynolds | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
16/53 | K | 4 | Greg Zuerlein | -2.4 | 0.4 | 0 | -2.8 | 0 |
Aaron Donald continues his push for Defensive Rookie Of The Year honors. Donald is graded as the Number One defensive tackle in the entire NFL.
This weeks grades reflect the dominant performance of the Rams' defense as a whole. The grades also reflect exemplary special teams play. Tavon Austin and John Hekker both had great games, and head the list of outstanding performances by the Rams' special teams units. Two missed field goals and a missed extra point left K Greg Zuerlein with a poor grade for the game.
John Hekker is sure proving to be worthy of the big extension he signed last week with the Rams. Hekker is the highest-graded punter in the NFL.
Trey Watts is quietly having a fine season on the Rams' special teams units. He's the Rams' 2nd highest-graded special teams player (behind John Hekker).
Robert Quinn achieved the highest grade of any Rams player in the game against Washington.
Also worth checking out: Rams Stats and Records - The Stats Doctor: 101 Sports