Derrick Harmon

DT · Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals · 38 graded snaps

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Harmon spent most of the day quietly battling combo blocks before sealing the win with a dominant strip-sack on Joe Burrow in the final minute.

Derrick Harmon film grade: 66: share card

Pass rush6814Special teams6013Run defense6411

The full breakdown

Harmon's 65.7 grade reflects a mostly quiet 38-snap outing that was elevated by a clutch fourth quarter. He struggled against double teams in the first half, ceding ground to Ted Karras and Dalton Risner at Q2 06:59 and Q2 00:43 to allow conversions. He recovered in the second half with stout interior anchoring, notably shutting down an interior cutback on a 3rd & 2 stop at Q4 14:18. His defining play came at Q4 00:53, when he beat Risner with quick hands to strip-sack Burrow and force the game-sealing turnover.

Strengths

Late-game pass rush execution
Second-half interior gap control

Weaknesses

Anchor against first-half double teams

Plays that moved the grade

+2Q4 00:53, 1st & 10Beat Risner with quick hands to strip-sack Joe Burrow for an eight-yard loss and generate a turnover.
-0.5Q2 06:59, 1st & 10Surrendered ground to a Karras and Risner double team, opening up the A/B gap on an eight-yard run.
+0.5Q4 14:18, 3rd & 2Held firm against the left guard to shut down the B-gap cutback lane on a key third-down stop for no gain.

Every graded snap · 6 wins or losses, 32 routine

-0.5Q2 06:59 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGives up ground against the Karras/Risner combo, opening up the A/B gap.
-0.3Q2 00:43 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseGave up two yards of push to the combo block of Risner and Karras, aiding the 3rd-and-short conversion.
+0.5Q3 11:43 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseAnchors stoutly against the guard/center combination, keeping his linebackers clean to flow to the ball.
+0.5Q3 01:54 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseStout at the point of attack vs Mims and Risner, denying any vertical crease inside.
+0.5Q4 14:18 · 3 & 2 · Run defenseHeld firm against the left guard's block and effectively closed the interior B-gap cutback lane.
+2Q4 00:53 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushDominant interior rush; beats Risner with quick hand usage, tracks down Burrow, strips the football, and creates the game-clinching turnover.

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