CB · Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins · 75 graded snaps
Detrimental
Despite a strong fourth-quarter coverage surge on the boundary, Williams earned a sub-60 grade due to costly penalties and poor tackling in space on perimeter plays.
Williams' 58.8 grade was heavily dragged down by poor run support and undisciplined errors early in the contest. In the first quarter, he whiffed on a swing screen tackle that yielded a 30-yard gain (Q1 09:39) and committed an illegal use of hands foul on third-and-long (Q1 07:09). Additional negative grades came from another missed tackle in the flat (Q3 11:46) and a holding penalty on punt coverage (Q3 03:18). He salvaged his coverage mark late, highlighted by a fourth-down pass breakup against Kevin Coleman Jr. (Q4 06:00) and consistent tight coverage down the sideline.
Strengths
Vertical sideline coverage
Fourth-down contest at the catch point
Driving downhill on off-man routes
Weaknesses
Open-field tackling on perimeter screens
Pre-snap and route-stem discipline
Shedding perimeter stalk blocks
Plays that moved the grade
-1.5Q1 09:39, 2nd & 7Whiffed on an open-field tackle at the line of scrimmage on a swing screen, conceding a 30-yard gain.
-1.5Q1 07:09, 3rd & 18Committed an illegal use of hands foul during the route stem on third-and-long, surrendering a 5-yard penalty.
+1.5Q4 06:00, 4th & 5Drove sharply on the route break point to break up a pass intended for Kevin Coleman Jr., forcing a turnover on downs.
Every graded snap · 13 wins or losses, 62 routine
-0.5Q1 10:42 · 2 & 10 · Run defenseFails to shed stalk block quickly enough to restrict the boundary lane.
-1.5Q1 09:39 · 2 & 7 · Run defenseTriggers up quickly on the swing screen but dives and whiffs on the open-field tackle at the line of scrimmage, conceding huge yardage.
-1.5Q1 07:09 · 3 & 18 · CoverageCommits an illegal use of hands foul during the route stem, giving up an unnecessary 5-yard penalty.
+1Q3 13:21 · 2 & 10 · CoverageStays on the hip of Bell all the way down the sideline, squeezing the throwing window and forcing the pass incomplete out of bounds.
-0.5Q3 13:16 · 3 & 10 · CoverageFails to corral Gordon near the first-down line, missing the initial angle before combining on the tackle at the 11.
-1Q3 11:46 · 2 & 13 · CoverageBreaks on the quick throw promptly but whiffs on the open-field tackle at the 12-yard line, surrendering the touchdown.
-0.5Q3 06:38 · 3 & 5 · CoveragePlays slightly too far off the sticks and cannot break fast enough to prevent the 5-yard first-down catch.
+0.5Q3 03:23 · 3 & 9 · CoverageStays on the hip of Washington running vertical into the deep third, applying tight trailing coverage through the catch point.
-1.5Q3 03:18 · 4 & 9 · Special teamsDraws an offensive holding flag while attempting to restrict the gunner along the sideline during coverage.
+1.5Q4 06:00 · 4 & 5 · CoverageDrives hard on the ball at the break point and gets his arm in to force the incomplete pass on fourth down.
+1Q4 02:29 · 2 & 4 · CoverageReads Willis's quick trigger immediately, drives downhill from off coverage, and makes an open-field tackle to stop the receiver short of the first down.
+1Q4 02:09 · 3 & 1 · CoverageStayed in phase along the sideline against Washington's vertical route, squeezing the sideline window and leaving no room for a completion.
+1Q4 00:52 · 1 & 10 · CoverageMaintains tight hip-pocket leverage on Coleman down the right boundary and contests the catch point without fouling, forcing an incompletion.