7. Danielle Hunter (No change)
Moving into Everson Griffen‘s spot on the defensive line, Hunter continued to be a solid player who could be relied on to create pressure as well as make solid moves laterally to tackle ball carriers using his speed and agility.
Hunter’s five tackles were all solo efforts. Although he failed to record a sack on rookie quarterback Josh Allen, he did force the youngster to move around the pocket and scramble more than quarterbacks like to.
6. Stefon Diggs (Down 2 spots)
Diggs was blasted while near the sideline in this game, his helmet bouncing off the turf in what was a scary moment for Vikings fans. The good news is that he seems alright and shouldn’t be a scratch on Thursday.
The bad news is that he only hauled in four of the ten passes thrown his way by Kirk Cousins and only accumulated 17 yards on the day. Diggs is usually a huge weapon in the passing game, and considering how many passes were thrown in this game, his numbers should be much better.
5. Linval Joseph (no change)
Much like many other Vikings defenders during this game, there wasn’t a lot to love. However, Minnesota did only allow 2.8 yards per carry to Chris Ivory and 89 yards on the ground to running backs.
Linval finished the game with six tackles, two of them being solo. But he also had a costly penalty while roughing the passer early in the game to extend a drive which could have changed the tone of the contest.