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Minnesota Vikings Week 9 player rankings: The streak continues

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: Members of the Minnesota Vikings celebrate after Stefon Diggs #14 scored a touchdown in the first quarter of the game against the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: Members of the Minnesota Vikings celebrate after Stefon Diggs #14 scored a touchdown in the first quarter of the game against the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings catches the ball in the first half of the game as he is hit by Eli Apple #25 of the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 28: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings catches the ball in the first half of the game as he is hit by Eli Apple #25 of the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

4. Stefon Diggs (Up 1 spot)

After a disappointing week from Diggs, he bounced back in a big way. The receiver caught ten of his eleven targets on the night for a team-high 119 yards and a touchdown and made some amazing catches on the day.

There was the one miscue where Diggs changed direction on an extended play that led to an interception, but he was only doing so in order to create some more separation to give Cousins a bigger window. While it didn’t quite work out, he won’t be knocked too hard for that.

3. Linval Joseph (No change)

Returning to the Vikings after missing a game due to ankle and knee injuries, Joseph was a big difference maker in the middle of the defensive line. He clogged running lanes and was able to be disruptive on multiple occasions.

He ended the night with six tackles, three of them solo. Among those tackles, two were for a loss and one hit on the quarterback. The team is definitely different when he’s in the lineup, and definitely different in a great way.

2. Harrison Smith (no change)

This was a day where Smith wasn’t asked to do a lot, but still found some great ways to make a difference in a beat up secondary without his running partner at safety Andrew Sendejo and cornerback Xavier Rhodes.

Smith became the first person this season to intercept Drew Brees, making a great play on the ball with pressure disrupting the Saints quarterback. He also had three tackles on the day, all of them solo. Not a bad day.

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