With another NFL Sunday in the books, we have a bunch of big time performance to talk about, with plenty of players on both sides of the ball producing high PFF grades. Using signature stats available to PFF Elite subscribers, here we take a look at the top performances on the offensive side of the ball from yesterday’s slate of games. 
WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers, 86.3 overall grade
Antonio Brown continued his impressive start to the year with another big-time performance in the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ loss to the Jaguars. Averaging 2.80 yards per route run, the eighth-best mark among wide receivers this week so far, Brown’s safe hands were once again on display. Through five weeks he has now caught all 40 catchable passes thrown his way, for a perfect drop rate of 0.0. No other wide receiver has gone even 30 catchable targets without a drop.
QB Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals, 84.3 overall grade
For the second straight week, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton delivered a big-time performance to help his team to their second straight win. Impressing under pressure, the Bengals signal-caller had an NFL passer rating of 111.3 on plays when pressure got to him, ranking sixth in the NFL this week so far.
TE Ed Dickson, Carolina Panthers, 91.8 overall grade
Throughout his career, Carolina Panthers tight end Ed Dickson has struggled with drops, dropping 24 of the 198 catchable passes thrown his way since entering the league in 2010. Against the Lions, not only did he have a perfect drop rate of 0.0, but he also picked up 175 yards and forced two missed tackles on five receptions, proving too much for the Lions defense to deal with.
G Jahri Evans, Green Bay Packers, 85.6 overall grade
He wasn’t perfect in pass protection, but Jahri Evans did allow just one sack from 37 pass-blocking snaps, good for a 97.3 pass-blocking efficiency rating for the Green Bay Packers in the win over the Dallas Cowboys. He was outstanding as a run blocker too, producing a PFF grade of 87.7 in the running game.
HB Aaron Jones, Green Bay Packers, 86.4 overall grade
With Ty Montgomery out of the line up through injury, this was Aaron Jones’ opportunity to impress, and the rookie from UTEP didn’t disappoint. Rushing for 125 yards on 19 carries, Jones forced five missed tackles and averaged 2.8 yards per carry after contact, good for an elusive rating of 71.1.
TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs, 92.2 overall grade
Continuing to prove his worth as one of the top tight ends in football, Travis Kelce had another big performance in prime time, picking up 98 yards through the air against the Texans. With 26 snaps where he ran a route, that gave the Kansas City Chiefs tight end a yards per route run average of 3.77, fourth at the position so far this week.
QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, 84.9 overall grade
It sums up Aaron Rodgers’ career so far that his late-game heroics in the Green Bay Packers win in Dallas really didn’t come as much of a surprise. Rodgers was outstanding under pressure in the win, producing an adjusted completion percentage of 83.3 when pressure got to him, tied for fifth among quarterbacks so far this week.
OT Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City Chiefs, 89.6 overall grade
Playing 42 pass-blocking snaps against the Houston Texans on Sunday night, Mitchell Schwartz was a force to be reckoned with, allowing zero sacks, hits or hurries on the night, for a perfect pass-blocking efficiency rating. He dominated in the running game too, where his 86.5 grade helped clear the way for running back Kareem Hunt.
QB Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs, 85.2 overall grade
Alex Smith was clinical once again for the Chiefs offense, continuing his impressive start to the 2017 season with another strong showing in the win over the Houston Texans that saw Kansas City maintain their unbeaten run. Completing 29 of his 37 passing attempts, with one of those incompletions coming due to him being hit as he attempted to throw, Smith produced an adjusted completion percentage of 80.6 percent, good for fifth in the NFL this week heading into Monday.
OT Rick Wagner, Detroit Lions, 89.1 overall grade
Rick Wagner wasn’t quite perfect in pass protection for the Detroit Lions in their loss against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, but he was close. Allowing just one hurry on 41 pass blocking snaps, he had a pass-blocking efficiency rating of 98.2, tied for the 11th-best mark among offensive tackles in Week 5 so far.
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