Minnesota Vikings player rankings: Week 3 edition

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GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 16: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings catches a first down pass over Jaire Alexander #23 of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 16, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Vikings and the Packers tied 29-29 after overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

4. Stefon Diggs (Up 1 spot)

Kirk Cousins really likes Stefon Diggs. THIRTEEN passes were thrown his way in this game, and he hauled in nine of them for a total of 128 yards. More importantly, the catches he did make came at huge times.

Two touchdowns and a two-point conversion mean that 16 of the team’s 29 points ended up in the hands of Diggs, who ran amazing routes all game, including a deep one that resulted in an explosive 75-yard touchdown score.

3. Everson Griffen (No Change)

Everson’s efforts during the game against Green Bay aren’t going to show up in the stat sheet. Sure, he registered half a sack after cleaning up a Sheldon Richardson grab of Rodgers, but he only registered two tackles on the day.

That said, he was consistently getting pressures on Rodgers even if they didn’t result in sacks. His non-stop motor against a former Pro Bowl and All-Pro left tackle in David Bakhtiari definitely didn’t go unnoticed.

2. Xavier Rhodes (No change)

Having a player like Rhodes on the football field is a huge benefit. Fans know that he is excellent in coverage and younger, more inexperienced quarterbacks can hesitate to throw the football his way. But Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have that fear.

Rhodes was tested during this game, and while he did give up a few completions, he was excellent in coverage and showed off his tackling as well, leading the team with eight tackles, all of them being solo takedowns.

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