The New England Patriots won their first game of the 2024 season on Sunday, as they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 at Paycor Stadium.
Jerod Mayo's team now stands at 1-0 and in a three-way tie for the top spot in their division, with the New York Jets being the lone losers in the AFC East in Week 1.
As we continue to work through what happened in Sunday's win, let's take a look at how Pro Football Focus graded the Patriots on the field. Here are some of the best and worst grades from the victory:
Overall PFF grades: Offense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- RB Rhamondre Stevenson - 75.4
- TE Austin Hooper - 70.9
- OT Caedan Wallace - 64.2
- OT Mike Onwenu - 63.7
- WR K.J. Osborn - 63.3
Bottom 5
- WR Ja'Lynn Polk - 54.8
- OT Vederian Lowe - 52.4
- OG Michael Jordan - 48.9
- RB Antonio Gibson - 48.1
- OT Chukwuma Okorafor - 44.4
Overall PFF grades: Defense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- DE Keion White - 90.3
- CB Jonathan Jones - 86.1
- CB Marcus Jones - 80.2
- LB Jahlani Tavai - 78.7
- DL Daniel Ekuale - 70.2
Bottom 5
- CB Marco Wilson - 53.7
- DE Deatrich Wise Jr. - 53.3
- DB Jaylinn Hawkins - 52.5
- LB Anfernee Jennings - 51.8
- LB Ja'Whaun Bentley - 44.2
Pass protection grades (OL only)
- OT Mike Onwenu - 83.6
- C David Andrews - 83.3
- OT Caedan Wallace - 70.2
- OG Michael Jordan - 67.5
- OT Vederian Lowe - 59.6
- OG Layden Robinson - 17.4
- OT Chukwuma Okorafor - 0.0
Run-blocking grades (OL only)
- OT Chukwuma Okorafor - 69.9
- OG Layden Robinson - 65.0
- C David Andrews - 62.6
- OT Caedan Wallace - 61.5
- OT Vederian Lowe - 55.0
- OT Mike Onwenu - 51.8
- OG Michael Jordan - 44.9
Pass-rush grades (front-seven only, min. 10 pass-rush snaps)
- DE Keion White - 90.8
- LB Josh Uche - 70.6
- DL Daniel Ekuale - 58.9
- DE Deatrich Wise Jr. - 58.3
- LB Anfernee Jennings - 56.2
- DL Davon Godchaux - 51.9
Coverage grades (min. 10 coverage snaps)
- CB Jonathan Jones - 87.3
- LB Jahlani Tavai - 79.3
- CB Marcus Jones - 78.9
- DB Kyle Dugger - 73.7
- DB Jabrill Peppers - 66.7
- LB Ja'Whaun Bentley - 58.6
- DB Jaylinn Hawkins - 56.8
- CB Christian Gonzalez - 53.2
- CB Marco Wilson - 52.8
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