Rams' 24-20 Win Over Eagles Gets 82.9 Grade From Higbee, 82.0 From Wallace

Q: Why did the hero of the Rams' fourth-quarter surge receive surprisingly low performance grades despite sealing the victory?

Kyren Williams graded lower than his game-changing fourth quarter suggested because PFF evaluates every snap, not just the decisive ones. He was the closer in the Rams’ 24-20 comeback, scoring the tying 4-yard touchdown and the go-ahead 7-yard touchdown, but the grading reflected his full-body-of-work rather than the drama of those final plays. The underlying evaluation was still positive in key areas. Williams forced six missed tackles as a runner and two more as a receiver, which shows why he was so important late. He also produced in multiple phases, finishing with a heavy workload and helping drive the comeback. But PFF’s system can hold down a running back’s overall mark if earlier carries are less efficient, if blocking or assignment details are uneven, or if the total performance lacks the down-to-down consistency of higher-graded teammates such as Tyler Higbee and Puka Nacua. That gap between impact and grade fits a broader pattern with Williams. Analysts and coaches alike have long praised his toughness, vision and production, while also noting he does not always score as highly in trait-based or play-by-play grading models as more explosive backs. In this game, the box score and the moment said “hero.” The grading model said his late touchdowns did not fully outweigh a more uneven snap-to-snap performance.

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Tyler Higbee led the Rams' PFF offense grades at 82.9 after catching five passes for 67 yards and filling in with Terrance Ferguson and Colby Parkinson out.
Puka Nacua followed at 77.3 with nine catches for 125 yards, while Los Angeles' late offensive push helped erase a 20-24 deficit and avoid a 1-3 start.
Josh Wallace topped the defense at 82.0, allowing one catch for 2 yards on three targets, with Nate Landman adding nine tackles and Ty Hamilton posting an 80.3 grade in 11 snaps.
The pass rush stayed central to the comeback: Byron Young led the team with seven pressures, Kobie Turner had five, and Matthew Stafford earned a 65.7 grade despite two interception-worthy throws.
The weak spots were drops and line leakage—Davante Adams dropped two passes, Jordan Whittington one, and Steve Avila allowed a team-high three pressures.