Pro Football Focus is good for evaluating things that fans might not see, but it didn’t take an expert to see that Falcons safety Jessie Bates III played extremely well in Sunday’s 24-15 win over the Saints.
Bates recorded his fourth interception of the season and returned it for a touchdown, then forced a fumble later in the game. Bates was the team’s highest-graded defensive player in Week 12, while rookie Matthew Bergeron led the offense.
Here are PFF‘s 20 highest-graded Falcons players from Week 12.
1
LG Matthew Bergeron: 94.9
2
RG Chris Lindstrom: 92.8
3
S Jessie Bates: 91.7
4
DL Calais Campbell: 89.6
5
RT Kaleb McGary: 83.6
6
WR Drake London: 83.3
7
C Drew Dalman: 78.4
8
LB Arnold Ebiketie: 77.2
9
QB Desmond Ridder: 76.8
10
CB Tre Flowers: 76.2
11
S DeMarcco Hellams: 75.3
12
CB A.J. Terrell: 75.3
13
DL David Onyemata: 74.7
14
RB Tyler Allgeier: 70.3
15
TE Kyle Pitts: 69.7
16
RB Bijan Robinson: 68.4
17
TE MyCole Pruitt: 68.4
18
LB Lorenzo Carter: 66.6
19
WR Van Jefferson: 65.7
20
RB Cordarrelle Patterson: 65.0
