Jonathan Allen

DT · Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers · 48 graded snaps

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Allen provided steady interior gap control and surged in the fourth quarter with multiple hits on Aaron Rodgers, though 40 neutral snaps kept his overall grade just below solid.

Jonathan Allen film grade: 69: share card

Pass rush6829Run defense6719

The full breakdown

Allen's grade settled at 68.6 largely because 40 of his 48 snaps were graded neutral, though he produced several impactful reps late in the game. His pass rush picked up dramatically in the fourth quarter, delivering heavy hits on Aaron Rodgers at Q4 11:09 (+1.5) and Q4 07:02 (+1.0) while collapsing the pocket for a sack at Q4 03:03 (+0.5). In run defense, he showed strong hand usage to fight through combo blocks at Q1 02:55 (+1.0) and plug goal-line cutbacks at Q4 04:35 (+0.5). His lone negative grade came on a 3rd-and-1 at Q3 05:47 (-0.5), where he was rooted out of his gap by an interior double team.

Strengths

Late-game interior pass rush
Fighting through combo blocks
Goal-line gap anchoring

Weaknesses

Anchoring against double teams

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q4 11:09, 3rd & 10Punched through the guard with excellent hand leverage to hit Rodgers as he threw, forcing an incompletion.
+1Q4 07:02, 1st & 11Exploded through the B-gap to deliver a heavy hit on Rodgers right at the release.
+1Q1 02:55, 1st & 10Fought through an offensive tackle and guard combination block to penetrate and help tackle Warren.

Every graded snap · 8 wins or losses, 40 routine

+0.5Q1 05:16 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets good initial push against the guard, anchoring firmly to take away cutback space alongside Lawrence.
+1Q1 02:55 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseFights through a combination block from the left tackle and guard to get penetration and grab Warren by the lower body to help make the tackle.
-0.5Q3 05:47 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseAbsorbs the double team from Frazier and Hoffman but is rooted out of the gap.
+1.5Q4 11:09 · 3 & 10 · Pass rushPunches through the right guard's block with excellent hand leverage and hits Rodgers as the ball is released, forcing a contested throw.
+1Q4 07:02 · 1 & 11 · Pass rushExplodes through the right B-gap, penetrating into the pocket to deliver a heavy hit on Rodgers right as the throw is released.
+0.5Q4 04:35 · 1 & 6 · Run defenseFirmly anchors against Mason McCormick's block, plugging the frontside B-gap and eliminating any cutback seam.
+0.5Q4 03:48 · 2 & 11 · Run defenseFights through the interior block of McCormick to meet Warren at the line, absorbing the initial blow and bringing him down with help.

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