Rams PFF grades: Best and worst performers in win vs. Cardinals

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The Los Angeles Rams ended the 2025 regular season on a high note with a 37-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. The game was close for three quarters but the Rams pulled away in the fourth and put their opponent away with three straight touchdown drives.

Pro Football Focus handed out grades for all players who took the field, and we sorted them by best and worst (min. 10 snaps). The offense had a bunch of standout players, as did the defense, but there were some starters who still must improve.

Top 5 offense

WR Puka Nacua: 93.1
TE Tyler Higbee: 90.5
QB Matthew Stafford: 82.5
RT Warren McClendon Jr.: 80.2
RB Blake Corum: 76.5

Nacua had the highest grade on the team after catching 10 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown, also rushing for 24 yards.

Higbee was excellent in his return, catching five passes for 91 yards and a touchdown. He did drop one pass, though.

Stafford had two turnover-worthy plays and one big-time throw but didn't throw any interceptions.

McClendon played well again, allowing only one pressure, which was a sack.

Corum had 13 carries for 59 yards and forced just one missed tackle.

Top 5 defense

LB Troy Reeder: 90.0
DT Kobie Turner: 89.5
NT Poona Ford: 89.5
OLB Jared Verse: 87.0
CB Roger McCreary: 78.3

Reeder played 11 snaps at the end of the game, missing one tackle and allowing one catch for 4 yards.

Turner was outstanding, recording four pressures on the afternoon with one fumble recovery.

Ford was equally good, tying for the team lead with five pressures.

Verse matched Ford and Desjuan Johnson with five pressures, including one sack.

McCreary gave up two catches for 14 yards on two targets.

Bottom 5 offense

RG Justin Dedich: 56.9
TE Nick Vannett: 55.9
C Coleman Shelton: 53.7
WR Konata Mumpfield: 51.1
TE Davis Allen: 50.5

Dedich allowed three pressures and had a 36.6 pass-blocking grade.

Vannett played sparingly, primarily as a blocker, and wasn't targeted once.

Shelton allowed two pressures but didn't give up any hits on the QB.

Mumpfield went catchless, seeing just one target in the win.

Allen was also targeted once and didn't have any receptions.

Bottom 5 defense

CB Ahkello Witherspoon: 50.3
LB Nate Landman: 49.8
CB Emmanuel Forbes Jr.: 43.3
DL Braden Fiske: 35.6
OLB Josaiah Stewart: 34.4

Witherspoon had an impressive interception but also gave up three catches for 92 yards on four targets.

Landman struggled again, recording just three tackles with one missed tackle, as well. He allowed 28 yards on three catches.

Forbes missed one tackle and gave up two catches for 33 yards on four targets.

Fiske had four pressures on only 18 pass-rush snaps, one of which was a sack.

Stewart had the highest pass-rushing grade on the team and forced a fumble on the third play of the game, but his coverage grade of 24.4 was the lowest on the team, allowing one catch for 28 yards.