The full breakdown
Black earned a solid 72.8 game grade driven by a stellar 82 run defense mark across his interior defensive snaps. Early on at Q1 09:48, he set the tone by controlling Ted Karras and shedding into the A-gap to limit Chase Brown to two yards. He made his most impactful sequence in the fourth quarter, anchoring through a double team at Q4 15:00 before splitting a combo block to stuff Samaje Perine for no gain on 3rd & 2 at Q4 14:18. Combined with disciplined pursuit against a Joe Burrow scramble at Q3 11:01, Black finished with zero negative grades across his 29 snaps.
Strengths
- Anchoring against double teams
- Shedding combo blocks
- Gap control vs inside zone