The Green Bay Packers continued to gain momentum over the Thanksgiving holiday, defeating the Miami Dolphins 30-17 to earn the highest overall team rating for the 2024 season from Pro Football Focus.
In fact, the Packers have played their two best games according to PFF’s grade over the last two weeks. Matt LaFleur’s team is 9-3 and starting to play their best football as December approaches.
Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players in the Packers’ Week 13 win over the Dolphins:
Top 5 crimes
1. TE Tucker Kraft: 89.7
2.RB Josh Jacobs: 86.4
3. QB Jordan Love: 77.7
4.RB Chris Brooks: 77.3
5. WR Jayden Reed: 72.1
Kraft caught six passes for 78 yards, gained 61 yards after the catch and averaged 3.55 yards per route run. Jacobs made 15 missed tackles – eight as a runner, seven as a receiver – and totaled over 100 yards. Love had an adjusted completion percentage of 88.5 and did not record a single game-worthy turnover. Brooks gained 28 yards in three rushing attempts, caught two passes and was an excellent pass blocker. Reed caught two touchdown passes and fumbled three times for 23 yards.
Top 5 defenses
1. S. Xavier McKinney: 78.0
2. DE Arron Mosby: 73.9
3. CB Keisean Nixon: 73.5
4. DL Kenny Clark: 70.7
5. CB Eric Stokes: 69.7
McKinney made eight tackles without a miss and had solid coverage. Mosby struggled with the loss against the jet. Nixon had seven tackles without a miss and a pass breakup on third down. Clark picked up two pressures, including his first sack of the season. Stokes missed a tackle but had just two catches for seven yards.
Bottom 5 offense
1. LG Elgton Jenkins: 31.4
2. TE Ben Sims: 37.4
3. Lt. Rasheed Walker: 60.2
4. C Josh Myers: 60.3
5. RG Sean Rhyan: 60.6
Jenkins gave up pressure, earned a run-blocking grade last season and was assessed a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness. Sims had trouble blocking the run. Walker gave up two hurries in pass protection and had a false start. Myers was accused of giving in to three pressures, including hitting the quarterback. Rhyan didn’t give up, but he scored low in run blocking.
Defense down 5
1. LB Eric Wilson: 43.8
2. S Evan Williams: 47.6
3. CB Javon Bullard: 53.5
4. DL Colby Wooden: 54.8
5. DE Rashan Gary: 58.7
Both Wilson and Williams missed two tackles. Bullard returned two catches and had average rushing and coverage marks. Wooden showed no pressure after 10 quick passes. Gary had four pressures and two stops, but he had too many empty snaps on 43 snaps.
Special teams
Zayne Anderson made two tackles and earned his team’s highest special teams rating. Javon Bullard and Arron Mosby also had tackles. Mosby and Eric Wolson missed tackles. TJ Slaton was penalized for field goal interference and Daniel Whelan was charged with delay of game before punting. Brandon McManus completed all six kicks (three field goals, three extra points), Whelan had three punts inside the 20, and Keisean Nixon had a season-long 43-yard field goal return.
Playing quarterback
Jordan Love: 77.7
Love completed 15 of 18 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown from spotless pockets and also threw a pass without losing a decent play under pressure. The Packers dropped two passes, so Love’s adjusted completion percentage was 88.5. He completed only two passes thrown in the air over 10 yards (2-of-5), but was outstanding in brief distances (14-of-15, 170 yards). His average throw time was 2.49 seconds and 10 of his 28 losses were under pressure.
Statistics worth knowing
In the icy, in a brief week, and facing one of the worst offensive teams in the NFL, the Packers forced 23 missed tackles. Josh Jacobs forced 15 by himself. Jayden Reed forced three and one run. Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks combined for three misses. Dontayvion Wicks missed twice and Tucker Kraft missed once. Packers quarterbacks consistently gain extra yards with the ball in their hands.
