CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns gained 358 yards in attack, averaging 5.8 yards per game on Sunday against the Steelers. To provide a more complete picture of how the attack was carried out, here’s how Pro Football Focus analysts rated Browns’ offensive players.
(PFF degrees on a scale of 0-100, with higher grades indicating better play. The PFF explained its grades as follows: 100-90 elite; 89-85 Pro Bowler; 84-70 starter; 69-60 backup; 59-0 replaceable. In other words, not unlike how we would compare percentages to traditional lettered grades at school.)
Check out the Browns’ defensive player’s scores against the Steelers.
QUARTERBACK
Baker Mayfield: 82.4.
Remarkable: Mayfield was under pressure with 10 hits, resulting in 3 of 3 passes for 20 yards and four sacks. He had a record of the first four runs down the season.
RUNNING BACK
Nick Chubb: 80.1.
Kareem Hunt: 49.8.
Andy Janovich: 59.1.
Remarkable: Chubb had five tackles avoided running, three runs over 10 yards and an average of 6.64 yards after contact, a record of the season. Hunt had 24 of his 37 yards after contact. Janovich threw three clicks.
WIDE RECEIVER
KhaDarel Hodge: 77.9.
Jarvis Landry: 73.2.
Donovan Peoples-Jones: 69.5.
Rashard Higgins: 69.1.
Remarkable: Hodge, Higgins and Landry combined for seven first descent catches.
TIGHT END
Austin Hooper: 70.3.
David Njoku: 62.3.
Stephen Carlson: 51.3.
Remarkable: Hooper had four receptions on the first descent and gave up a pass protection sack.
OFFENSIVE LINE
(notes are for pass block, race block)
Jack Conklin: 84.6, 63.0.
Joel Bitonio: 74.0, 57.0.
JC Tretter: 64.2, 70.2.
Jedrick Wills Jr.: 34.5, 77.7.
Wyatt Teller: 34.5, 77.7.
Remarkable: None of the line’s attackers was responsible for a serve. Bitonio allowed pressure and had two penalties. Teller allowed four pressures and Wills two.
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