The full breakdown
Blackwell earned a 63.7 grade across 17 special teams snaps, performing soundly in both coverage and return units. He stood out as a gunner, defeating a double-team vice block late in the second quarter (Q2 1:52) and winning cleanly against a jam in the fourth quarter (Q4 14:56) to force fair catches inside the 15-yard line. He also set up a 24-yard return with a sound tandem block as a jammer late in the first half (Q2 0:34). However, his grade was limited by a whiffed jam in the third quarter (Q3 6:40) that allowed a free release and resulted in Chicago being pinned at its own 13.
Strengths
- Beating jams in punt coverage
- Forcing fair catches as a gunner
- Tandem blocking on punt return
Weaknesses
- Missed jam at the line of scrimmage