The New England Patriots, after falling to the Los Angeles Rams the previous week, made it two losses in a row on Sunday, as they dropped their Week 12 matchup against the Miami Dolphins 34-15 at Hard Rock Stadium.
Jerod Mayo's team now stands at 3-9 and is in last place in the AFC East; just percentage points behind the New York Jets, who are coming off of their bye week.
As we continue to work through what happened in Sunday's loss, let's take a look at how Pro Football Focus graded the Patriots on the field. Here are some of the best and worst grades from the defeat:
Overall PFF grades: Offense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- TE Austin Hooper - 79.1
- WR DeMario Douglas - 70.7
- RB JaMycal Hasty - 66.9
- QB Drake Maye - 65.0
- OL Sidy Sow - 63.2
Bottom 5
- TE Hunter Henry - 53.3
- WR Javon Baker - 52.6
- OT Vederian Lowe - 51.7
- WR Kayshon Boutte - 45.1
- OT Demontrey Jacobs - 22.6
Overall PFF grades: Defense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- LB Christian Elliss - 78.4
- LB Jahlani Tavai - 75.1
- CB Jonathan Jones - 73.8
- DE Keion White - 72.7
- DB Dell Pettus - 72.5
Bottom 5
- LB Anfernee Jennings - 57.6
- DB Jaylinn Hawkins - 57.1
- DL Daniel Ekuale - 55.3
- LB Sione Takitaki - 42.6
- DB Kyle Dugger - 33.4
Pass protection grades (OL only)
- RG Mike Onwenu - 78.4
- C Ben Brown - 76.3
- OT Vederian Lowe - 74.9
- OL Sidy Sow - 64.9
- LG Michael Jordan - 56.5
- OT Demontrey Jacobs - 17.9
Run-blocking grades (OL only)
- LG Michael Jordan - 60.2
- OL Sidy Sow - 59.7
- RG Mike Onwenu - 52.9
- OT Vederian Lowe - 50.6
- C Ben Brown - 45.4
- OT Demontrey Jacobs - 38.2
Pass-rush grades (front-seven only, min. 10 pass-rush snaps)
- DE Keion White - 63.4
- DL Christian Barmore - 63.3
- DL Davon Godchaux - 62.6
- DL Jeremiah Pharms Jr. - 59.5
- LB Anfernee Jennings - 55.0
- DE Yannick Ngakoue - 52.6
- DL Daniel Ekuale - 50.2
Coverage grades (min. 10 coverage snaps)
- CB Jonathan Jones - 76.1
- LB Christian Elliss - 73.4
- CB Christian Gonzalez - 69.2
- LB Jahlani Tavai - 68.5
- DB Marte Mapu - 62.7
- CB Marcus Jones - 59.4
- LB Sione Takitaki - 56.9
- DB Jaylinn Hawkins - 53.8
- DB Kyle Dugger - 29.1
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