Myles Murphy

DE · Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers · 52 graded snaps

Replacement

Murphy flashed quality pocket-collapsing reps as a pass rusher, but major edge-contain breakdowns against Pittsburgh's outside run game held him to a replacement-level grade.

Pass rush6630Run defense5416Special teams606

The full breakdown

Murphy's 61.6 grade was dragged down by a poor 54 run defense grade despite positive moments rushing the passer (66 facet). He was repeatedly attacked on the perimeter, getting turned inside by Darnell Washington on a 35-yard toss (Q2 10:16) and failing to fight off crack blocks (Q2 09:25). While he notched a high-end speed rush for a sack that was wiped out by a secondary penalty (Q2 01:57) and helped close pockets on two fourth-quarter sacks, his grade also suffered from losing contain on an Aaron Rodgers scramble (Q2 00:28).

Strengths

Edge bend and closing burst as a rusher
Collapsing the pocket on third-down dropbacks

Weaknesses

Setting and holding outside run leverage
Rush lane discipline vs scrambling quarterbacks
Processing crack-toss blocking schemes

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q2 01:57, 2nd & 10Dipped around Troy Fautanu off the edge to sack Aaron Rodgers for a 7-yard loss before a defensive holding penalty negated the play.
-1Q2 10:16, 1st & 10Got sealed and washed inside by Darnell Washington, losing outside contain on Jaylen Warren's 35-yard toss sweep.
-1Q2 00:28, 1st & 10Worked an underneath pass rush that conceded the edge and opened a 12-yard scramble lane for Aaron Rodgers.

Every graded snap · 9 wins or losses, 43 routine

+0.5Q1 05:16 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseFires off the right edge and holds outside leverage against the tight end, forcing the runner inside where Lawrence finishes.
-1Q2 10:16 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets sealed and turned inside by Darnell Washington, losing outside contain completely.
-0.5Q2 09:25 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets caught inside by Skowronek's crack block and fails to anticipate the down block, allowing the sweep to get outside easily.
+1.5Q2 01:57 · 2 & 10 · Pass rushRushes off the wide edge, dips around Troy Fautanu, and closes fast to bring Aaron Rodgers down for a 7-yard sack.
-1Q2 00:28 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushUnderneath rush attempt works inside, surrendering edge leverage and opening the scramble lane for Rodgers.
-0.5Q3 07:39 · 2 & 10 · Run defenseStalewashed by Fautanu slightly past the point of attack, allowing Warren to cut inside his alignment.
+1Q3 04:59 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushBears down on Rodgers off the right defensive edge, generating a quarterback hit just as the pass is thrown.

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