Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' Week 3 win over Raiders

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Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' Week 3 win over Raiders

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 22: Chuba Hubbard #30 of the Carolina Panthers runs with the ball during the fourth quarter of a game s Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Anthony Rizzuti · Panthers Wire

Mon, Sep 23, 2024 ·

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The Carolina Panthers finally put some pretty football on tape.

Here are the best (and worst) Pro Football Focus grades from Week 3's 36-22 win over the Las Vegas Raiders :

Best of the offense

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Andy Dalton #14 hands the ball off to Chuba Hubbard #30 of the Carolina Panthers during the first quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images)

1. RB Chuba Hubbard : 90.6

2. QB Andy Dalton : 78.8

3. WR Diontae Johnson : 77.1

4. LT Ikem Ekwonu : 76.2

5. WR Adam Thielen : 70.4

For the first time since 2022, Carolina had a 300-yard passer (Dalton), a 100-yard rusher (Hubbard) and a 100-yard receiver (Johnson) in a single game. Hubbard's 90.6 overall offensive grade is the highest for any Panther in 2024.

Ekwonu turned in his best outing of the campaign, earning season-highs in pass-blocking (72.6) and run-blocking (83.1) marks.

Worst of the offense

Sep 22, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales congratulates Carolina Panthers guard Chandler Zavala (62) after the Panthers made a play against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

15. WR Xavier Legette : 54.6

16. RG Brady Christensen : 54.1

17. TE Tommy Tremble : 52.0

18. LG Chandler Zavala : 48.2

19. TE Ja'Tavion Sanders: 43.1

Zavala came in for 22 snaps following the elbow injury to starting left guard Damien Lewis. He did not allow a single pressure, but was hit with a 58.0 run-blocking grade.

Best of the defense

Sep 22, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Jayden Peevy (92) celebrates after the Panthers defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 36-22 at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

1. DT A'Shawn Robinson: 82.5

2. CB Troy Hill : 79.4

3. DT Jayden Peevy : 74.1

4. ILB Josey Jewell : 73.6

5. OLB Tarron Jackson : 69.6

Robinson picked up the slack in the absence of fellow starting defensive lineman Shy Tuttle , tallying five pressures and a stop. Peevy also stood tall, recording a pair of pressures and a pair of stops.