George Kittle had a historic night during the San Francisco 49ers' 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The All-Pro tight end hauled in 15 passes on 15 targets for 183 yards and a score. The performance also marked the first time in NFL history a tight end has registered 15-or-more receptions and 175-or-more receiving yards in a single game.
Pro Football Focus released its grades from Sunday's game, and Kittle earned the game's highest grade for either team from the analytics site.
On defense, D-lineman Kevin Givens earned the highest grade, albeit on limited snaps. The highest-graded defender with a significant number of snaps was defensive end Kerry Hyder, who finished the game with four tackles, a quarterback hit, and 0.5 sacks, per Pro Football Reference.
The lowest-graded player for either team was 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens, who was benched late in the game and replaced by C.J. Beathard.
Below were the five highest-graded 49ers players on offense against the Eagles.
- George Kittle, TE, 92.4, 72 snaps
- Ben Garland, C, 78.0, 73 snaps
- Laken Tomlinson, LG, 75.5, 73 snaps
- C.J. Beathard, QB, 73.4, 23 snaps
- Deebo Samuel, WR, 72.1, 25 snaps
Below were the five highest-graded 49ers players on defense.
- Kevin Givens, DT, 89.5, 17 snaps
- Jamar Taylor, CB, 75.4, 10 snaps
- Kerry Hyder, DE, 74.9, 47 snaps
- Arik Armstead, DE, 74.1, 48 snaps
- D.J. Jones, DT, 72.0, 39 snaps
Below were the three lowest-graded 49ers players on offense.
- Nick Mullens, QB, 26.9, 50 snaps
- Ross Dwelley, TE, 47.3, 13 snaps
- Trent Taylor, WR, 49.0, 37 snaps
Below were the three lowest-graded 49ers players on defense.
- Jimmie Ward, FS, 38.0, 62 snaps
- Azeez Al-Shaair, LB, 49.0, 18 snaps
- Kentavius Street, DT, 50.4, 11 snaps