OLB · Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Rams · 58 graded snaps
Replacement
Bonitto flashed high-end speed around the arc with an early sack, but lapses in bootleg contain discipline and a high volume of neutral snaps kept his overall grade at replacement level.
Bonitto showed high-end pass-rush burst, highlighted by an explosive third-down bend around Warren McClendon Jr. for a 4-yard sack (Q1 11:44) and another smooth edge bend for a quarterback hit (Q2 05:35). However, lapses in edge discipline hurt his consistency, particularly when he bit inside on run action to surrender an uncontested bootleg first down to Matthew Stafford (Q4 11:29). While he set a stout frontside edge on several outside zone plays like stuffing Blake Corum for no gain (Q4 06:24), 46 neutral reps and containment errors held his day to a modest 66.2 mark.
Strengths
Corner-bending speed rush
Setting edge against tight ends
High-effort pursuit motor
Weaknesses
Bootleg and rollout contain discipline
Plays that moved the grade
+2Q1 11:44, 3rd & 5Exploded off the line and bent sharply past the right tackle to sack Matthew Stafford for a 4-yard loss.
-1Q4 11:29, 3rd & 1Bit hard inside on run action to lose edge contain, allowing Matthew Stafford to scramble for a 3-yard bootleg first down.
+1Q2 05:35, 3rd & 21Turned the corner smoothly around the left tackle to deliver a direct hit on Matthew Stafford as the ball was released.
Every graded snap · 12 wins or losses, 46 routine
-0.5Q1 14:55 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushPinches slightly inside on the run action before attempting to contain the rollout, allowing Stafford plenty of space to set and throw.
+0.5Q1 14:26 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseHolds ground against the tight end blocks to force Williams wider toward the sideline.
+0.5Q1 13:49 · 2 & 7 · Pass rushShows excellent motor to peel off his edge rush and sprint to the sideline to combine with Surtain on the tackle.
+2Q1 11:44 · 3 & 5 · Pass rushExplodes off the line, bends tightly around Warren McClendon Jr.'s outside punch, and finishes a fast sack for a 4-yard loss.
-0.5Q1 01:19 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseMaintains outside leverage but is completely sealed out of the internal gap fit by the tight end.
+0.5Q2 13:24 · 3 & 12 · Pass rushAttempts an outside speed rush around the right tackle but is pushed deep around the pocket.
+0.5Q2 10:59 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseForces the run to slow down and compress inward by holding his outside leverage against the tight end.
-0.3Q2 08:16 · 3 & 11 · Pass rushRushes off the right edge, taken high and wide around the arc by Jackson.
+1Q2 05:35 · 3 & 21 · Pass rushBends the edge smoothly around the left tackle and delivers a quarterback hit right as Stafford releases the throw.
+0.5Q4 12:58 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseSets a stout outside edge against TE Davis Allen, forcing the play back inside.
-1Q4 11:29 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseBites aggressively inside on the run action, completely losing edge contain and allowing Stafford an uncontested path to the corner.
+1Q4 06:24 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseSets a hard outside edge against tight end blocking, turning the ball carrier directly back into the waiting linebackers.