An exceedingly poor performance from the passing game of the Green Bay Packers played a leading role in Monday night’s 17-13 defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Jordan Love threw three interceptions, spoiling an otherwise solid performance from the Packers defense.
Buy Packers TicketsBased on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst performers from the Packers’ Week 5 loss to Raiders:
Top 5 offense
1. TE Ben Sims: 82.3
2. TE Josiah Deguara: 78.0
3. RB A.J. Dillon: 72.8
4. WR Dontayvion Wicks: 71.3
5. RT Zach Tom: 65.6
Sims caught his only target, forced a missed tackle, gained a first down and was the team’s highest-graded run blocker, but he did allow a sack. Deguara also had a first-down catch and was the second-highest graded run blocker. Dillon gained 54 yards after first contact, forced two missed tackles and produced five first downs and a touchdown. Wicks ran only six routes but did have a 10-yard catch on third down, converting a first down. Tom gave up four hurries over 35 pass-blocking snaps but held up fine at right tackle.
Top 5 defense
1. CB Rasul Douglas: 90.9
2. S Rudy Ford: 75.0
3. OLB Rashan Gary: 71.4
4. OLB Kingsley Enagbare: 70.1
5. OLB Lukas Van Ness: 68.5
Douglas made five tackles without a miss, broke up two passes and allowed just two catches for 11 yards over 64 total snaps. Ford produced three stops, didn’t have a miss tackle and delivered the lone takeaway on an interception of Jimmy Garoppolo. Gary had three pressures and a sack over 19 pass-rushing snaps and 30 total snaps. Enagbare had a sack and two run stops over 29 snaps. Van Ness didn’t have a pressure over 11 pass-rushing snaps but did produce a run stop.
Bottom 5 offense
1. TE Tucker Kraft: 36.2
2. LT Rasheed Walker: 47.6
3. WR Romeo Doubs: 51.0
4. WR Jayden Reed: 51.0
5. QB Jordan Love: 53.0
Kraft earned a very poor grade over 12 run-blocking snaps. He also wasn’t targeted on eight routes run. Walker gave up four hurries and had the team’s worst run blocking grade. Doubs ran a team-high 33 routes but caught just one pass for four yards on three targets and had a crucial drop on the final series. Reed ran 20 routes but had just one catch for seven yards. Love threw three interceptions and didn’t play well from clean pockets or off play-action. He also completed just 2-of-8 passes over 10 yards in the air.
Bottom 5 defense
1. LB Quay Walker: 35.6
2. OLB Preston Smith: 43.7
3. DL Kenny Clark: 52.6
4. CB Keisean Nixon: 56.4
5. DL Karl Brooks: 60.5
Walker, who played 17 snaps before exiting, was charged with giving up two catches and 34 yards after the catch in coverage. He also went 0-for-3 as a blitzer. Smith had four pressures, a sack and three stops, but he also gave up two completions covering from the slot. Clearly, the losses in coverage had a massive negative impact on his overall grade. Clark produced two pressures and three stops but earned a poor run defense grade. Nixon tackled well but also gave up five catches against his coverage. Brooks had one tackle but zero pressures over 11 pass-rushing snaps.
Special teams
Offensive tackle Yosh Nijman blocked a field goal and earned the top special teams grade at 92.5. Jonathan Owens and Corey Ballentine both had tackles. Carrington Valentine had the lone missed tackle, and the Packers did not commit a special teams penalty. Anders Carlson made all three kicks (two field goals) and Daniel Whelan had a net average of 44.5 yards.
Quarterback
Jordan Love: 53.0
Love threw two interceptions from clean pockets, created just 58 passing yards from 22 dropbacks without play-action and completed just two passes over 10 yards in the air. The Packers were charged with three drops, including on the final drive. Love’s adjusted completion percentage was 67.9 as a result of the five drops and throwaways. Love was under pressure on 11 dropbacks; he created just 18 yards and threw an interception.
One stat to know
Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby delivered seven pressures and four stops, highlighting his consistent disruption, but the Las Vegas defense also got nine pressures from other players, including four from Malcolm Koonce and one key pressure late from Jerry Tillery. Jordan Love really struggled under pressure.
