Minnesota Vikings Week 8 Hero Rankings
By Dan Zinski
The Vikings needed some players to step up and be heroes this week. A few guys did. But one guy did more than others. And now he is on the cusp of being a Minnesota Vikings superhero.
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10. Michael Mauti
Fire them up Michael Mauti you filthy-haired bad-ass.
9. Joe Berger
I didn’t think about Joe Berger even once yesterday. Victory.
8. Brian Robison
I know you don’t like me but I picked you this flower. Are we friends now?
7. Tom Johnson
Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, offensive linemen are not allowed to arm themselves with tasers.
6. Matt Asiata/Jerick McKinnon
Not for the running so much, though McKinnon did run it well, but for the pass blocking. Recognize the pass blocking.
5. Cordarrelle Patterson
I’m not sure that first big sideline catch was actually a catch but the refs didn’t reverse it so we’ll take it. For the first time this year, Patterson looked like an actual wide receiver and not an “offensive weapon.” A step in the right direction.
4. Sharrif Floyd
He was unblockable in the first half. His arm-whip tackle was a thing of arm-whipping beauty.
3. Everson Griffen
Was an absolute terror yesterday. Two weeks in a row, Everson Griffen turned it on. When will the national media gush over him the way they gush over Robert Quinn?
2. Teddy Bridgewater
It was shaky at times yesterday, real shaky in fact, but late in the game when it really mattered, Teddy once again showed that he knows how to stay calm and deliver. The moment never got too big.
1. Anthony Barr