Keeanu Benton

DT · Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals · 33 graded snaps

Replacement

Benton was steady but quiet over 33 snaps, flashing late with a hit on the quarterback while having mixed success anchoring against interior double teams.

Keeanu Benton film grade: 65: share card

Pass rush6426Run defense637

The full breakdown

Benton posted a replacement-level 64.7 grade, spending 28 of his 33 snaps executing routine, neutral-graded assignments. His run defense (63 grade) featured solid anchoring versus double teams at Q1 11:41 and Q1 00:46, but was docked on Q3 14:53 when he was driven two yards off the ball for a six-yard gain. His pass rush (64 grade) was largely dormant across 26 snaps until Q4 02:00, when he beat Dalton Risner cleanly to hit Joe Burrow and force a checkdown for a four-yard loss.

Strengths

Interior double-team anchoring
First-step interior gap penetration

Weaknesses

Surrendering displacement on combo blocks
Pass-rush volume

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q4 02:00, 1st & 10Quickly penetrated the A/B gap past Risner to hit Burrow and force an emergency dump-off for a four-yard loss.
-1Q3 14:53, 1st & 10Surrendered primary lane gap integrity after being pushed two yards off the ball by Brown and Risner on a six-yard run.
+0.5Q1 00:46, 1st & 10Firmly plugged the A-gap against a double team from Karras and Risner to hold the back to no gain.

Every graded snap · 5 wins or losses, 28 routine

+0.5Q1 11:41 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseAbsorbs combination block from Karras and Risner without giving up ground in the interior.
+0.5Q1 00:46 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseHolds the A-gap firmly against the double team of Karras and Risner.
-1Q3 14:53 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets doubled and pushed back two yards off the line by Brown and Risner, surrendering the primary running lane.
+0.5Q3 01:54 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseStoutly anchors against Karras at the snap, maintaining two-gap integrity in the middle.
+1.5Q4 02:00 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushFires through the A/B gap off the snap to cleanly beat Risner, delivering a hit on Burrow that forces an emergency checkdown.

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