What Grade Does PFF Give the Saints after Loss to Rams?

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After each game, Pro Football Focus (PFF) publishes its grades for each player for each team and its results can be enlightening. PFF grades on a scale of 0-to-100.

Though not much can be said for Saturday's 34-0 crushing of New Orleans by the Los Angeles Rams, there were a couple of bright spots that did shine through.

Special Teams Work the Highlight for PFF

The special teams work by the Saints continues to shine. Even though rookie placer kicker Tanner Brown missed a 39-yard field goal near the end of the Rams contest, the overall grading of that unit continues to improve.

Who were the Biggest Winners, the Biggest Losers, and what is the Biggest Question after Saturday's loss to L.A.? Find out here.

Hitting a collective grade of 63-points in week one wasn't bad. In week two of preseason, though, the New Orleans special teams jumped to a grade of 73.8 according to PFF, even with the missed field goal. Among those grading the highest were 1st year safety Elliott Davidson with a grade of 78.9, followed by 1st year cornerback Mike Reid at 75.2. Two others, 2nd year tight end Moliki Matavao hit a grade of 73 and wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr earned a 72 from PFF.

Offensive Grades from PFF

Matavao was the highest graded offensive player, earning a 93.8 score. Most of that was from his passing game grade. His run blocking grade, though, hit 60.1.

First year tackle Easton Kitty had another game with a good overall score at 81.2, most of that coming in run blocking with an 87.6. Kitty's pass blocking was on the low side at 59.5.

Aug 22, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller (5) carries the ball against Los Angeles Rams cornerback Alex Johnson (36) and linebacker Monty Rice (8) in the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Running back Kendre Miller scored the highest in rushing with a grade of 69.3. Most of that came despite only 6-rushes for 22-yards. Miller grades the highest amongst running backs in his pass blocking with a 74.1 score from PFF.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Saturday's loss to L.A.

On the offensive frontline, tackle/guard Xavier Truss scored the highest in pass blocking with an 86.7 score, though is run blocking left something to be desired at a 66.8 grade.

Guard/center Torricelli Simpkins made a drastic improvement in his work from preseason game one to game two. Last week versus Jacksonville, he played center and scored the lowest amongst the starters. This week, while playing mostly guard, Simpkins improved his run blocking almost 10-points to a 53.2 grade, but almost doubled his pass blocking score to second on the line at an 81.8 score by PFF.

PFF Grades the Saints D

On the defensive side, last week's golden boy, Jayden Price dropped considerably. Against a much more talented receiver corps, the Saints cornerback tumbled to an overall grade of 41.9 on defense. His lowest grade was in the tackling column at a grade of 27.4, placing him second from the bottom.

Nobody on the defense graded at an 80 or above against the Rams. The highest grade was given to linebacker Isaiah Stalbird. His over number of 79.1 placed him at the top of the D. Receiving a 50.9 grade for tackling brought his grade down considerably.

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