Jordan Battle

SS · Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers · 74 graded snaps

Replacement

Battle flashed playmaking upside with an interception off Aaron Rodgers, but lapses in coverage positioning, penalties, and hesitation against play-action kept his day near replacement level.

Jordan Battle film grade: 63: share card

Coverage6246Run defense6617Special teams6011

The full breakdown

Battle posted a 63.0 overall grade across 74 snaps, buoyed by high-effort pursuit but offset by coverage inconsistencies. His game was highlighted at Q2 01:46 when he jumped a crossing route to intercept Rodgers for a +2.0 grade, followed by a crisp downhill tackle on Robert Tonyan at Q4 10:52. However, his 62 coverage grade was dragged down by an illegal contact penalty at Q2 03:13 (-1.0) and hesitation on a play-action touchdown to DK Metcalf at Q3 02:48. In run defense (66 grade), he showed relentless motor to save touchdowns at Q1 14:55 and Q4 07:39, despite occasionally getting trapped in wash on outside runs.

Strengths

Underneath route anticipation
High-effort pursuit angles
Quick downhill tackling in flats

Weaknesses

Hesitation on play-action mesh points
Downfield contact discipline
Navigating wash on perimeter runs

Plays that moved the grade

+2Q2 01:46, 2nd & 10Read Rodgers quickly to undercut a crossing route by Roman Wilson, securing an interception and returning it 11 yards.
-1Q2 03:13, 3rd & 1Committed an illegal contact penalty by engaging a crossing receiver beyond five yards downfield on third down.
+1Q4 07:39, 1st & 10Sprinted over 80 yards downfield from deep safety alignment to make a touchdown-saving shoestring tackle.

Every graded snap · 9 wins or losses, 65 routine

+0.5Q1 14:55 · 1 & 10 · Run defensePursues across the field from his underneath zone and prevents a touchdown by shoving Warren out of bounds at the CIN 43.
+0.5Q1 05:42 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseTriggers downhill from depth as soon as the ball is delivered and arrives to help secure the tackle on Metcalf.
-0.5Q1 00:57 · 1 & 10 · CoverageHolds deep center field but is unable to provide any help over the top toward the right boundary.
-0.5Q2 10:16 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseFlows toward the perimeter but gets caught behind wash and cannot challenge the edge in time.
-1Q2 03:13 · 3 & 1 · CoverageContacts the crossing receiver beyond the 5-yard contact zone and is penalized for illegal contact.
+2Q2 01:46 · 2 & 10 · CoverageDiagnosed Rodgers' delivery quickly, undercut the slant/crossing route by Roman Wilson, intercepted the ball cleanly, and advanced it 11 yards.
-0.5Q3 02:48 · 3 & 2 · CoverageHesitates on the mesh point and cannot recover fast enough to constrict Metcalf's throwing lane.

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