Following the Denver Broncos‘ 29-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player’s Week 12 performance.
PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst of Week 12 below.
Best Offensive Players
- OL Quinn Meinerz: 94.0
- OT Garett Bolles: 79.8
- WR Devaughn Vele: 77.5
- QB Bo Nix: 75.5
- C Luke Wattenberg: 70.0
A good day overall for the offensive line and another solid performance from QB Bo Nix and WR Devaughn Vele. WR Courtland Sutton (67.8) received the sixth-best grade on offense, followed by tackle Mike McGlinchey (65.5).
Best Defensive Players
- CB Riley Moss: 90.5
- CB Pat Surtain: 83.0
- DB Brandon Jones: 76.9
- DB P.J. Locke: 72.3
- CB Damarri Mathis: 71.1
Riley Moss left with a knee injury but played well before that. Brandon Jones had a game-changing interception. If you don’t count Mathis, who played just two defensive snaps, the fifth-best defender on the day was pass rusher Nik Bonitto (71.0).
Worst Offensive Players
- TE Adam Trautman: 43.5
- OL Matt Peart: 50.3
- RB Javonte Williams: 50.3
- TE/FB Nate Adkins: 50.3
- G Ben Powers: 51.9
TE Lucas Krull (52.9) received the sixth-worst grade on offense. Denver would be wise to have TE and RB listed among the team’s top needs on offense in the offseason.
Worst Defensive Players
- DL Jordan Jackson: 33.6
- OLB Jonah Elliss: 35.4
- LB Levelle Bailey: 37.0
- CB Ja’Quan McMillian: 37.8
- LB Justin Strnad: 43.5
With Alex Singleton coming back from a torn ACL at 30 years old, the Broncos should target an inside linebacker in 2025 as well.
Special Teams
- ST Jonah Elliss: 72.6
- LS Mitchell Fraboni: 65.1
- R Marvin Mims: 60.5
- K Wil Lutz: 76.5 (FG) 53.9 (KO)
- P Riley Dixon: 67.9
You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.
