Joe B All-22 Review: Grading Bills vs. Steelers (12/13/16)

In Week 14 of the regular season, the Buffalo Bills still had an opportunity to battle for a playoff spot by putting some wins together. Instead, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, they gave one of the most uninspiring performances the Bills have seen since I started grading the team every week four seasons ago.

Next up, the Bills have the winless Cleveland Browns on the schedule, but before we turn the page to the next week’s opponent, first is a detailed look at how the game went for the players that make up the Buffalo Bills roster.

Each and every week, WKBW.com will review the tape, and bring you how each player graded out in the previous week, with the help of the Game Pass app on NFL.com. Before we get to the rankings, first, an explanation of how they are done.

Every Tuesday, when the All-22 film becomes available, we’ll go through and watch each play and every player on each play as many times as necessary, to assess a letter grade for that game to the player. It is subjective analysis, and it’s important to note that we do not know the play calls and full responsibilities. With that written, the grades stem from technique, outstanding efforts, and presumed liability.

Only players that take a snap on offense or defense are accounted for, and players with under 15 snaps, unless they have a significant impact on the game, will not be factored into weekly rankings.

Season-long grades have been tallied and documented, with each individual game’s grade being weighted for how much the player was on the field in a given week. You can find those below all the weekly rankings at the bottom of the article.

Now, the individual player grades of the Bills versus the Steelers:

1) CB Stephon Gilmore
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Steelers: A-minus

2) WR Sammy Watkins
Snaps on the Field: 49/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B

3) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 43/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B

4) S Corey Graham
Snaps on the Field: 72/75
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

5) LT Cordy Glenn
Snaps on the Field: 19/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

6) C Ryan Groy
Snaps on the Field: 52/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

7) LG Richie Incognito
Snaps on the Field: 52/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

8) DL Jerel Worthy
Snaps on the Field: 19/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

9) OLB Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 40/75
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

10) RG John Miller
Snaps on the Field: 52/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

11) WR Robert Woods
Snaps on the Field: 27/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

12) WR Marquise Goodwin
Snaps on the Field: 43/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

13) OL Cyrus Kouandjio
Snaps on the Field: 33/52
Grade vs. Steelers: B-minus

14) DL Marcell Dareus
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

15) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 52/52
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

16) CB Ronald Darby
Snaps on the Field: 71/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

17) CB Nickell Robey-Coleman
Snaps on the Field: 29/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

18) DL Deandre Coleman
Snaps on the Field: 24/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

19) OLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 54/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

20) DL Adolphus Washington
Snaps on the Field: 37/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C-plus

21) S James Ihedigbo
Snaps on the Field: 46/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C

22) TE Charles Clay
Snaps on the Field: 50/52
Grade vs. Steelers: C

23) OLB Shaq Lawson
Snaps on the Field: 46/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C

24) CB/S Corey White
Snaps on the Field: 29/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C

25) DL Leger Douzable
Snaps on the Field: 47/75
Grade vs. Steelers: C

26) QB Tyrod Taylor
Snaps on the Field: 52/52
Grade vs. Steelers: C-minus

27) ILB Zach Brown
Snaps on the Field: 70/75
Grade vs. Steelers: D

28) ILB Preston Brown
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Steelers: D-minus

Players with less than 15 snaps

ILB Brandon Spikes (13)
FB Jerome Felton (12)
TE Nick O’Leary (12)
WR Justin Hunter (9)
RB Mike Gillislee (7)
WR Brandon Tate (5)
CB Kevon Seymour (5)
ILB Ramon Humber (4)
RB Reggie Bush (3)
S Jonathan Meeks (3)
OLB Bryson Albright (1)
QB EJ Manuel (0)
OL Patrick Lewis (0)
CB Marcus Roberson (0)
S Sergio Brown (0)

Inactives: QB Cardale Jones (13), RB Jonathan Williams (5), WR Dez Lewis (1), TE Gerald Christian (4), TE Logan Thomas (2), DL Kyle Williams (1), OLB Lerntee McCray (1)

Season Grades (Last week’s rank)
*At least 150 snaps to qualify

1) DL Kyle Williams - 3.48 (2)
2) OLB Jerry Hughes - 3.29 (3)
3) DL Marcell Dareus - 3.22 (1)
4) RB LeSean McCoy - 3.21 (4)
5) LG Richie Incognito - 3.05 (5)
6) WR Sammy Watkins - 3.05 (6)
7) FB Jerome Felton - 3.04 (7)
8) RB Mike Gillislee - 3.02 (9)
9) C Eric Wood - 2.98 (11)
10) RG John Miller - 2.97 (10)
11) OLB Lorenzo Alexander - 2.97 (8)
12) LT Cordy Glenn - 2.96 (12)
13) CB Stephon Gilmore - 2.91 (17)
14) WR Robert Woods - 2.91 (14)
15) TE Nick O’Leary - 2.86 (16)
16) TE Charles Clay - 2.81 (15)
17) ILB Zach Brown - 2.77 (13)
18) DL Adolphus Washington - 2.77 (18)
19) WR Justin Hunter - 2.75 (20)
20) WR Marquise Goodwin - 2.74 (22)
21) S Aaron Williams - 2.73 (23)
22) CB Ronald Darby - 2.71 (21)
23) S Corey Graham - 2.69 (26)
24) DL Leger Douzable - 2.68 (19)
25) CB Nickell Robey-Coleman - 2.67 (24)
26) C Ryan Groy - 2.62 (28)
27) DL Corbin Bryant - 2.61 (27)
28) OLB Lerentee McCray - 2.58 (29)
29) OLB Shaq Lawson - 2.58 (NR)
30) WR Walt Powell - 2.55 (30)
31) ILB Preston Brown - 2.52 (25)
32) CB Kevon Seymour - 2.51 (31)
33) OL Cyrus Kouandjio - 2.51 (32)
34) QB Tyrod Taylor - 2.40 (33)
35) RT Jordan Mills - 2.25 (34)
36) S Robert Blanton - 2.03 (35)
37) CB/S Corey White - 1.97 (36)

Total Snaps
*Defense: 885 total, Offense: 841 total

1) ILB Preston Brown - 880
2) S Corey Graham - 871
3) CB Stephon Gilmore - 868
4) LG Richie Incognito - 836
5) RG John Miller - 824
6) QB Tyrod Taylor - 817
7) RT Jordan Mills - 810
8) ILB Zach Brown - 800
9) OLB Jerry Hughes - 727
10) TE Charles Clay - 664
11) LT Cordy Glenn - 656
12) DL Kyle Williams - 655
13) CB Ronald Darby - 638
14) OLB Lorenzo Alexander - 611
15) C Eric Wood - 569
16) RB LeSean McCoy - 520
17) WR Marquise Goodwin - 519
18) CB Nickell Robey-Coleman - 482
19) WR Robert Woods - 468
20) DL Leger Douzable - 389
21) S Aaron Williams - 339
22) OL Ryan Groy - 318
23) TE Nick O’Leary - 297
24) WR Walt Powell - 296
25) DL Adolphus Washington - 288
26) WR Justin Hunter - 281
27) S Robert Blanton - 270
28) DL Marcell Dareus - 268
29) CB Corey White - 255
30) DL Corbin Bryant - 234
31) FB Jerome Felton - 225
32) RB Mike Gillislee - 213
33) WR Sammy Watkins - 205
34) CB Kevon Seymour - 204
35) OL Cyrus Kouandjio - 184
36) OLB Shaq Lawson - 184
37) OLB Lerentee McCray - 159
38) S James Ihedigbo - 147
39) WR Brandon Tate - 130
40) DL Jerel Worthy - 126
41) ILB Brandon Spikes - 98
42) S Duke Williams - 91
43) RB Reggie Bush - 87
44) S Jonathan Meeks - 77
45) WR Percy Harvin - 67
46) RB Jonathan Williams - 65
47) DL Deandre Coleman - 38
48) WR Greg Salas - 36
49) OL Seantrel Henderson - 34
50) ILB Ramon Humber - 34
51) TE Jim Dray - 30
52) QB EJ Manuel - 26
53) TE Gerald Christian - 18
54) OL Patrick Lewis - 17
55) WR Dez Lewis - 14
56) OL Michael Ola - 11
57) FB Glenn Gronkowski - 8
58) OLB Bryson Albright - 1

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