PFF on the Titans game

from PFF–Refocused: Los Angeles Rams 27, Tennessee Titans 23

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Todd Gurley carried the Los Angeles Rams past the Tennessee Titans, 27-23, pushing the Rams record to 11-4 and an NFC West division crown. Gurley totaled 118 yards on the ground, 158 yards through the air and two total touchdowns in the victory.

Rams quarterback Jared Goff threw four touchdown passes and 301 yards, while Gurley was his top target on the afternoon with 13 targets, 10 receptions as over half of his passing yards went to the running back. Titans QB Marcus Mariota finished the day with 275 passing yards but without a touchdown and a costly interception. With that, we give you our PFF-exclusive takeaways from the contest for each team.

TOP 5 GRADES:

RB Todd Gurley, 93.7 overall grade

S John Johnson III, 87.5 overall grade

LB Alec Ogletree, 85.0 overall grade

DE Aaron Donald, 81.3 overall grade

LG Rodger Saffold, 80.8 overall grade

PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:

QB JARED GOFF, 74.2 OVERALL GRADE
A solid day for Goff who, outside of one fumble, was safe with the ball while showing his ability to move the ball downfield. He wasn’t helped with two big drops (one on a deep shot downfield and another on an early third down) and he wasn’t overly accurate on throws underneath (9-of-16 on throws between 0-9 yards) but this Goff is part of the winning formula in LA.

RB TODD GURLEY, 93.7 OVERALL GRADE
If you ever doubted who this offense ran through, this game answered that for you. Gurley was the difference-maker in this game, with his decisiveness in his cuts as the key to the Rams running game going for 119 total yards (all but one of them belonging to Gurley). Not just that, but in the play of the game, he went 80-yards on a screen pass to put six points on the board, just one of his 10 catches to cap a 250-plus yard day from scrimmage.

S JOHN JOHNSON III, 87.5 OVERALL GRADE
A remarkable rookie year continues and the impact of the new addition to the Rams secondary should not be overlooked. The former Boston College man has surpassed expectations of any rookie third rounder, finishing second on the team with three defensive stops in this one while also breaking up a pass in coverage.

DE AARON DONALD, 81.3 OVERALL GRADE
For anyone else a great game. For Aaron Donald, one of his slower efforts of the year. The Titans largely kept him in check but he still managed to walk away with a sack, three hurries and a forced fumble. He’s just that good.