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