NT · Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers · 56 graded snaps
Solid
Lawrence anchored the interior with two clutch fourth-quarter sacks and an early tackle for loss, earning a solid 73.6 grade despite occasionally getting washed out by double teams.
Lawrence earned a 73.6 mark largely driven by game-changing plays in high-leverage moments. He showed dominant run-stopping power early by knifing through a combo block for a 1-yard tackle for loss (Q1 05:16) and took over as a pass rusher late with two separate third-down sacks of Aaron Rodgers (Q4 09:28 and Q4 03:03). However, his run defense grade was held back from elite territory by reps where interior double teams displaced him, notably getting washed to the turf on a 3rd-and-1 conversion (Q3 05:47) and driven back on a long Jaylen Warren run (Q4 07:39).
Strengths
Overpowering bull rush
Third-down interior finishing
Line-of-scrimmage knockback
Weaknesses
Washed out on combo blocks
Lost balance against interior double teams
Plays that moved the grade
+2Q4 09:28, 3rd & 5Demolished the guard with brute force off the snap and chased down Aaron Rodgers for a 9-yard sack.
+2Q4 03:03, 3rd & 5Drove center Zach Frazier directly into the quarterback's lap for a 10-yard sack.
+2Q1 05:16, 1st & 10Blew up an interior double team to drop Jaylen Warren for a 1-yard loss in the backfield.
Every graded snap · 12 wins or losses, 44 routine
+2Q1 05:16 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseDominant rep. Blows up the interior double-team/reach block immediately, drives into the backfield, and wraps up Warren for an authoritative 1-yard tackle for loss.
+0.5Q1 02:55 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseCommands a combo block from center Zach Frazier and right guard Brock Hoffman, anchoring well without being displaced.
+1Q2 03:13 · 3 & 1 · Pass rushDrives aggressively into the A-gap, shedding Frazier's frame and forcing Frazier to hold.
+0.5Q2 03:05 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseGets great pad level under the center, stone-walls the initial surge, and wraps up Freiermuth, though momentum carries the runner forward for the single needed yard.
+0.5Q2 00:11 · 2 & 10 · Pass rushAbsorbs a double team from Frazier and McCormick, works through it with great motor, and pursues Rodgers outside the pocket to force the throw.
+0.5Q3 07:39 · 2 & 10 · Run defenseStoutly absorbs the double team between center and guard, preventing the offensive line from cleanly climbing to the second level.
Gets washed out by the double team of Fautanu and McCormick and is taken to the ground.
+1Q4 10:13 · 2 & 8 · Run defenseDemands double-team attention, resets the line of scrimmage half a yard into the backfield, taking away Warren's primary track.
+2Q4 09:28 · 3 & 5 · Pass rushDemolishes the guard with brute power right off the snap, sheds into the backfield, and demonstrates elite closing speed to bring down Rodgers for a 9-yard sack.
-1Q4 07:39 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseWashed back and turned by the combo block of Frazier and McCormick, opening the front-door crease for Warren.
+1Q4 04:35 · 1 & 6 · Run defenseGets immediate knockback on center Zach Frazier, disrupting the running lane and freeing Demetrius Knight Jr. to shoot the gap.
+2Q4 03:03 · 3 & 5 · Pass rushDominates Frazier with continuous leg drive and power, walking the center directly into Rodgers' lap and finishing the sack after Rodgers attempts to evade.