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John Sigler

Juwan Johnson, Justin Evans were the highest-graded Saints players in Week 15

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The New Orleans Saints took care of business against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15, winning 21-18 at home to improve to 5-9 on the season so far. They wound up in that position with some standout performances — for both good and bad — on offense, defense, and special teams.

Here’s a look at the highest and lowest grades from Pro Football Focus, limiting our focus to players who were on the field for at least 15 snaps in each phase of the game:

Highest grades, offense

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  • TE Juwan Johnson, 94.1
  • OT Trevor Penning, 89.5
  • WR Rashid Shaheed, 85.1
  • RT Ryan Ramczyk, 80.9
  • WR Chris Olave, 80.0

Lowest grades, offense

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  • LG Andrus Peat (45.2)
  • WR Jarvis Landry (50.5)
  • RB David Johnson (51.7)
  • WR Tre’Quan Smith (55.2)
  • TE Taysom Hill (55.3)

Highest grades, defense

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  • S Justin Evans, 95.3
  • DE Carl Granderson, 84.6
  • S Marcus Maye, 80.4
  • S Tyrann Mathieu, 78.1
  • CB Alontae Taylor, 75.9

Lowest grades, defense

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  • S Daniel Sorensen, 35.8
  • DT Shy Tuttle, 43.8
  • CB Bradley Roby, 50.6
  • DT Malcolm Roach, 51.2
  • LB Demario Davis, 51.4

Highest grades, special teams

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  • S J.T. Gray, 77.6
  • FB Adam Prentice, 71.1
  • S Daniel Sorensen, 66.4

Lowest grades, special teams

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  • CB Isaac Yiadom, 53.6
  • LS Zach Wood, 57.9
  • TE Adam Trautman, 58.5
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