Sunday may have brought yet another defeat for the 1-7 Carolina Panthers , but it also may have given the team a little bit of hope for the future.
Here are the team's best and worst Pro Football Focus grades from Sunday's 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos :
1. WR Jalen Coker : 84.42. RB Miles Sanders : 72.53. RT Taylor Moton : 69.44. WR David Moore : 66.85. WR Xavier Legette : 66.0
Coker went for a career-high 78 receiving yards and pulled in his first NFL touchdown pass. His 84.4 grade is also a career-best.
Fellow rookie wideout Xavier Legette also visited the end zone, beating All-Pro cornerback Patrick Surtain II for a 6-yard score on Carolina's opening drive .
23. WR Jonathan Mingo : 51.524. TE Ja'Tavion Sanders: 49.025. C Cade Mays : 47.726. C Brady Christensen : 45.927. TE Ian Thomas: 35.7
Mingo, on the other hand, recorded zero receptions for the second straight outing. He's totaled one catch for one yard over his last three games.
Christensen, who has been rock-solid since taking over starting duties at center, had his roughest showing of the campaign. He was charged with three pressures.
1. DL Shy Tuttle : 89.92. OLB Jadeveon Clowney : 70.63. CB Mike Jackson : 69.04. DL Nick Thurman : 67.95. S Demani Richardson: 67.5
Tuttle was very active on Sunday—notching seven tackles, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
Clowney was tied for team-highs in pressures (two) and stops (five).
18. DL DeShawn Williams : 53.519. DL LaBryan Ray : 53.420. ILB Trevin Wallace : 49.821. DL A'Shawn Robinson: 44.022. CB Chau Smith-Wade : 37.0
Despite his game-high 2.0 sacks, Robinson was charged with a team-worst 29.5 tackling grade.
Smith-Wade, in his second contest as the defense's primary slot corner, was hit with a team-worst 38.0 coverage grade.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' Week 8 loss to Broncos
