• The 49ers are standing out: San Francisco has missed the fewest tackles within the league this season.
• Minkah Fitzpatrick is excelling once more: The Steelers security leads the league in tackling grade.
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At PFF, we usually deal with gamers who excel at forcing missed tackles, significantly within the working sport. Today, nevertheless, we’re shifting our consideration to the defensive facet of the ball, analyzing how every crew is performing via the primary three weeks of the season.
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| Team | Total missed tackles |
| Buccaneers | 41 |
| Raiders | 39 |
| Rams | 39 |
| Falcons | 38 |
| Jaguars | 38 |
| Broncos | 37 |
| Colts | 37 |
| Jets | 35 |
| Commanders | 33 |
| Cowboys | 32 |
| Giants | 32 |
| Chargers | 32 |
| Dolphins | 31 |
| Bengals | 29 |
| Bills | 28 |
| Cardinals | 27 |
| Vikings | 27 |
| Ravens | 26 |
| Browns | 26 |
| Chiefs | 26 |
| Bears | 25 |
| Eagles | 25 |
| Seahawks | 24 |
| Titans | 23 |
| Packers | 22 |
| Patriots | 22 |
| Lions | 20 |
| Texans | 20 |
| Panthers | 19 |
| Saints | 18 |
| Steelers | 16 |
| 49ers | 14 |
Most missed tackles: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (41)
The Buccaneers lead the league with 41 missed tackles via the season’s first three weeks. They have missed a minimum of 10 tackles in every sport, with their worst efficiency coming in Week 2 once they missed 18. Alarmingly, 5 gamers on their roster, every with a minimum of 50 snaps this season, have missed 25% or extra of their deal with makes an attempt.
Fewest missed tackles: San Francisco 49ers (14)
Conversely, the 49ers have just one participant — security George Odum — who has performed 50 or extra snaps and missed greater than 25% of his tackles. Deommodore Lenoir has been their highest-graded tackler early within the season, with zero missed tackles on his eight occasions.
Best tackler by PFF deal with grade: S Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
Fitzpatrick has been excellent via the primary three weeks of the season, incomes a 90.0 PFF tackling grade. He hasn’t missed a deal with on 15 makes an attempt and has recorded 5 defensive stops. Tackling has been a energy all through Fitzpatrick’s profession, as he has earned a PFF tackling grade above 75.0 in every of the previous three seasons. He missed lower than 10% of his deal with makes an attempt in each 2022 and 2023.
Worst tackler by PFF deal with grade: DI Daron Payne, Washington Commanders
Daron Payne has struggled mightily this season, lacking 60% of the 5 tackles he is tried to this point, resulting in a 22.3 PFF tackling grade — the bottom amongst all NFL gamers with 50 or extra snaps via three weeks.
This concern is not new for Payne, as he is earned a PFF tackling grade beneath 50.0 in every of the previous three seasons and missed a minimum of 17% of his deal with makes an attempt in each 2022 and 2023.
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