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Best and worst players from Week 5 win over Rams
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Best and worst players from Week 5 win over Rams

An elite performance from Xavier McKinney and Tucker Kraft lifted the Green Bay Packers past the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Sofi Stadium. McKinney and Kraft turned the game around in the second half, with Kraft converting a pair of McKinney takeaways into passing touchdowns.

The Packers were able to overcome a shaky performance from the passing game overall and improve to 3-2 after five weeks.

Based on Pro Football Focus’ numbers, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 5 win over the Rams:

Top 5 offense

1.RB Josh Jacobs: 78.3
2. TE Tucker Kraft Paper: 75.3
3.RB Emanuel Wilson: 71.8
4. WR Jayden Reed: 71.6
5. LT Rasheed Walker: 68.1

Jacobs gained 68 yards after initial contact, forced two missed tackles, had two runs for 10 yards and a catch for 21 yards. Kraft caught four of six targets for 88 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 3.83 yards per route, gained 69 yards after the catch and forced three missed tackles. Wilson forced two missed tackles and had 25 yards after initial contact. Reed caught four passes for 78 yards, made two contested catches and had an 11-yard run, but he did have a third down drop. Walker gave up just one pressure in 30 pass-blocking snaps and was the highest-rated run blocker along the offensive line.

Top 5 defense

1. DL TJ Slaton: 89.3
2. S Xavier McKinney: 88.3
3.LB Edgerrin Cooper: 85.5
4. DE Kingsley Enagbare: 84.4
5. S Evan Williams: 81.9

Slaton had two pressures, including a QB hit, and he was effective against the run for a total of 27 snaps. McKinney recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass, disrupted two other passes, made four tackles without a miss and did not allow a completion in his coverage. Cooper had two pressures, including a sack, and he gave up just one catch in coverage while playing 30 total snaps. Kingsley Enagbare forced a fumble, had a quarterback hit and a career-high grade against the run. Williams missed two tackles, but also broke up two passes.

Bottom 5 offence

1. C Josh Myers: 38.5
2. QB Jordan Love: 51.1
3. WR Malik Heath: 51.1
4. RT Zach Tom: 52.1
5. RG Sean Rhyan: 53.3

Myers gave up two pressures in the passing game and posted a very poor run-blocking grade. Love threw a terrible interception and generally struggled under pressure. Heath was penalized twice – one for holding, one for false start – and he produced just 14 receiving yards on 21 routes run. Tom had a false start and allowed four pressures, including a sack. Rhyan gave up two sacks. Neither Tom nor Rhyan performed well in the run game.

Bottom 5 defense

1.DL Karl Brooks: 38.6
2. CB Eric Stokes: 41.7
3. DB Javon Bullard: 45.2
4. CB Carrington Valentine: 51.2
5. DL Colby Wooden: 52.0

Brooks had four pressures, including two key sacks, but his run defense grade dragged down his overall grade. Stokes gave up seven completions and a touchdown pass on 10 targets in his coverage and missed a tackle. Bullard missed a tackle and gave up five catches on eight targets in coverage while playing primarily in the slot. Valentine missed two tackles and was penalized once. Wooden had two pressures but missed a tackle and struggled against the point.

Special teams

Corey Ballentine had a tackle, a forced fair catch and the highest special teams grade of the week. Javon Bullard, Zayne Anderson and Arron Mosby also had tackles on kickoffs or punts. Robert Rochell was flagged for holding, but also given a penalty for holding. Evan Williams and Eric Wilson missed tackles. Brayden Narveson made all three extra points and a 46-yard field goal. Daniel Whelan averaged just 37.2 net yards per kick, but forced three fair catches. His average hang time was just 4.40 seconds, a season low.

Quarterback play

Jordan Love: 51.1

Love had one big throw (53-yard bomb to Jayden Reed) and one turnover-worthy play (pick-six from the end zone). He completed three of six passes under pressure, but made the big mistake – the interception – while under pressure. Three play-action completions resulted in 122 yards and a touchdown. Love completed only 2 of 6 passes thrown more than 10 yards in the air, but they created 119 yards and a touchdown. While understandable given the mistake, it’s clear that Love’s pick six and his fumble – after a pass thrown backward under pressure – significantly lowered his final grade.

Stand to know

Dontayvion Wicks caught only 2 of 6 targets. Jordan Love missed him twice while he was open. It had a drip while it was open. And he failed on a controversial catch in the field on third down. It’s looking more and more like one of the keys to unlocking consistency within the Packers passing game is the Love-to-Wicks connection finally taking off.