The Tennessee Titans will have to deal with a quick turnaround following their Week 8 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. But before we turn our attention to Week 9, we’ll take another look back at Sunday’s win.
We start with the highest Pro Football Focus grades on both sides of the ball. Defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons had the highest mark on the team with an 84.5, while wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins posted the highest grade on offense with an 80.6.
Simmons was an absolute menace in the first half and finished with six tackles (two for loss), two sacks and a forced fumble that accounted for Tennessee’s lone turnover of the day.
Hopkins had arguably his best game as a Titan, reeling in four catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns, including scores of 47 and 61 yards.
Because I know you simply can’t wait any longer, rookie quarterback Will Levis posted the third-best grade on the team with a 77.9 after finishing with 238 yards and four scores.
Now, a look at the best and worst PFF grades for the Titans, along with the coverage, offensive line and pass-rush stats from Week 8.
Best and worst PFF grades: Offense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
WR DeAndre Hopkins: 80.6
QB Will Levis: 77.9
RB Derrick Henry: 75.2
WR Chris Moore: 74.5
RG Daniel Brunskill: 71.3
Bottom 5
WR Treylon Burks: 51.1
TE Kevin Rader: 52.9
LT Nicholas Petit-Frere: 55.8
WR Kyle Philips: 55.9
RT Chris Hubbard: 56.7
Best and worst PFF grades: Defense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
DL Jeffery Simmons: 84.5
OLB Trevis Gipson: 77.1
OLB Arden Key: 71.0
CB Kristian Fulton: 69.7
OLB Harold Landry: 65.9
Bottom 5
DL Kyle Peko: 32.7
LB Jack Gibbens: 40.4
CB Eric Garror: 48.5
S Elijah Molden: 49.2
CB Sean Murphy-Bunting: 49.6
Pressures/Sacks allowed (pass-block grade)
LT Nicholas Petit-Frere: 4/0 (61.9)
RT Chris Hubbard: 3/0 (44.4)
LG Peter Skoronski: 2/0 (76.3)
TE Trevon Wesco: 1/0 (64.6)
LT Andre Dillard: 1/0 (63.6)
C Aaron Brewer: 1/0 (77.9)
*Will Levis was sacked twice during his debut, so PFF is placing the blame on him and not the offensive line.
Pressures/Sacks (pass-rush grade)
DL Jeffery Simmons: 6/2 (86.3)
OLB Harold Landry: 4/2 (66.3)
DL Denico Autry: 2/1 (56.4)
LB Jack Gibbens: 1/1 (74.0)
CB Eric Garror: 1/0 (69.7)
LB Azeez Al-Shaair: 1/0 (62.2)
DL Naquan Jones: 1/0 (54.6)
OLB Trevis Gipson: 1/0 (68.2)
Targets/Receptions/Yards/TDs against (coverage grade)
CB Kristian Fulton: 6/2/12/0 (81.8)
CB Eric Garror: 6/5/40/1 (47.7)
LB Jack Gibbens: 4/4/63/0 (30.2)
S Amani Hooker: 3/2/26/0 (53.8)
LB Azeez Al-Shaair: 3/3/32/0 (63.8)
S Elijah Molden: 2/2/15/0 (55.5)
OLB Harold Landry: 2/1/6/0 (64.9)
CB Sean Murphy-Bunting: 2/1/52/0 (51.9)
S Terrell Edmunds: 1/0/0/0 (48.8)
