It always feels cathartic after a stinging loss to take a step back and review the Pro Football Focus (PFF) from an objective perspective. I give my initial reaction in “Winners & Losers” and that is mostly based off of raw emotion. The grades allow us to take the game as a whole and dive in to attribute blame in losses and credit in wins.
Let’s get started. How did the Los Angeles Rams lose to the short-handed San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night?
Top five grades on offense
I usually do not add players to the list who played less than five snaps. Terrance Ferguson was in for four plays and I am making an exception this week to prove a point.
1 – Terrance Ferguson, TE: 89.5
Ferguson caught his first NFL pass for 21 yards. It was his only target on Thursday night despite Tyler Higbee