Right here’s The place the Minnesota Vikings Protection Ranks By means of Week 8

The Minnesota Vikings fell for the second week in a row in a Thursday Evening Soccer matchup with the Los Angeles Rams.

The Rams captured a 30-20 victory in Kevin O’Connell’s return to SoFi Stadium, and now, the Vikings are getting ready for a Week 9 Sunday Evening Soccer recreation in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts. With Week 8 formally within the books, right here is the place the Minnesota Vikings protection ranks statistically.

Group Protection

Whole Protection

• Factors Allowed per Recreation: 19.6 (ninth)
• Whole Yards Allowed per Recreation: 346.9 (18th)
• Performs per Recreation: 66.4 (Third-most)
• Yards Allowed per Play; 5.2 (Seventh)
• First Downs Allowed per Recreation: 20.1 (T-18th)
• Takeaways per Recreation: 2.14 (T-2nd)
• General PFF Grade: 70.1 (twelfth)
• EPA/play: -0.17 (2nd)

The Vikings protection has struggled in its two video games following the bye, and whereas alarms could also be going off for followers, it shouldn’t be time to panic in Minnesota. Their first loss got here in opposition to a juggernaut of a Lions offense that has been among the finest models in soccer, after which they got here off a brief week in opposition to a proficient Rams offense that bought one among its greatest receivers again in Puka Nacua.

Go Protection

• Completions Allowed per Recreation: 26.6 (thirty second)
• Go Makes an attempt Towards per Recreation: 41.3 (Most)
• Passing Yards Allowed per Recreation: 263 (thirtieth)
• Yards Allowed per Try: 5.9 (tenth)
• Passing First Downs Allowed per Recreation: 14.9 (Thirty first)
• Passing TDs Allowed per Recreation: 2 (T-Twenty eighth)
• Interceptions per Recreation: 1.71 (1st)
• Sacks per Recreation: 3.4 (Third)
• Go Rush PFF Grade: 61.3 (Twenty sixth)
• Protection PFF Grade: 63.7 (18th)
• EPA/move: -0.09 (fifth)

Run Protection

• Carries Towards per Recreation: 21.7 (2nd-fewest)
• Dashing Yards Allowed per Recreation: 83.9 (Third)
• Yards Allowed per Carry: 3.9 (Third)
• Dashing First Downs Allowed per Recreation: 3.29 (1st)
• Dashing TDs Allowed per Recreation: 0.43 (T-1st)
• Fumbles Recovered per Recreation: 0.43 (T-Nineteenth)
• Run Protection PFF Grade: 82.2 (Third)
• EPA/run: -0.28 (2nd)

The Vikings run protection has continued to be dominant this season, and it has pressured opponents into throwing the ball in opposition to Minnesota greater than some other group within the NFL. Sadly, the Vikings have additionally run into some very sturdy passing offenses over the previous couple weeks, which has not fared nicely for a secondary filled with older gamers. A recreation in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts ought to get the group again on observe.

Particular person Gamers

OLB Jonathan Greenard

• Solo Tackles: 15 (T-241st)
• Tackles for Loss: 5 (T-Forty first)
• QB Pressures: 43 (T-Third)
• Sacks: 5 (T-14th)
• PFF Grade: 83.3 (ninth amongst 99 EDGEs with min. 150 snaps)

OLB Andrew Van Ginkel

• Solo Tackles: 25 (T-111th)
• Tackles for Loss: 8 (T-Seventh)
• QB Pressures: 19 (T-Fifty fifth)
• Sacks: 5 (T-14th)
• PFF Grade: 77.2 (Nineteenth amongst 99 EDGEs with min. 150 snaps)

OLB Pat Jones

• Solo Tackles: 11 (T-316th)
• Tackles for Loss: 6 (T-Twenty sixth)
• QB Pressures: 11 (T-116th)
• Sacks: 5 (T-14th)
• PFF Grade: 51.2 (ninetieth amongst 99 EDGEs with min. 150 snaps)

DT Harrison Phillips

• Solo Tackles: 8 (T-422nd)
• Tackles for Loss: 2 (T-171st)
• QB Pressures: 11 (T-116th)
• Sacks: 2 (T-Eightieth)
• PFF Grade: 62.9 (forty sixth amongst 103 DTs with min. 150 snaps)

DT Jonathan Bullard

• Solo Tackles: 10 (T-353rd)
• Tackles for Loss: 5 (T-Forty first)
• QB Pressures: 4 (T-266th)
• Sacks: 0
• PFF Grade: 57.5 (T-58th amongst 103 DTs with min, 150 snaps)

LB Blake Cashman

• Solo Tackles: 20 (T-168th)
• Tackles for Loss: 2 (T-171st)
• QB Pressures: 6 (T-202nd)
• Sacks: 1 (T-158th)
• Passes Defended: 5 (T-Thirty fifth)
• PFF Grade: 75.6 (sixteenth amongst 80 LBs with min. 150 snaps)

LB Ivan Tempo

• Solo Tackles: 25 (T-111th)
• Tackles for Loss: 4 (T-62nd)
• QB Pressures: 12 (T-A hundred and first)
• Sacks: 2 (T-Eightieth)
• PFF Grade: 60.6 (T-51st amongst 80 LBs with min. 150 snaps)

CB Stephon Gilmore

• Solo Tackles: 22 (T-147th)
• Tackles for Loss: 1 (T-293rd)
• Passes Defended: 4 (T-52nd)
• Interceptions: 1 (T-Thirty first)
• PFF Grade: 62.4 (67th amongst 107 CBs with min. 150 snaps)

CB Byron Murphy

• Solo Tackles: 29 (T-68th)
• Tackles for Loss: 2 (T-171st)
• Passes Defended: 6 (T-Nineteenth)
• Interceptions: 2 (T-Eleventh)
• PFF Grade: 65.6 (54th amongst 107 CBs with min. 150 snaps)

S Camryn Bynum

• Solo Tackles: 25 (T-111th)
• Tackles for Loss: 0
• Passes Defended: 6 (T-Nineteenth)
• Interceptions: 2 (T-Eleventh)
• PFF Grade: 59.9 (forty ninth amongst 83 safeties with min. 150 snaps)

S Harrison Smith

• Solo Tackles: 27 (T-86th)
• Tackles for Loss: 2 (T-171st)
• Passes Defended: 4 (T-52nd)
• Interceptions: 1 (T-Thirty first)
• PFF Grade: 62.5 (T-Thirty sixth amongst 83 safeties with min. 150 snaps)

S Josh Metellus

• Solo Tackles: 24 (T-One hundred and twenty fifth)
• Tackles for Loss: 1 (T-293rd)
• Passes Defended: 3 (T-94th)
• Interceptions: 1 (T-Thirty first)
• PFF Grade: 72.6 (sixteenth amongst 83 safeties with min. 150 snaps)

Editor’s Observe: Statistics for this text had been discovered through Pro Football Focus, Pro Football Reference, and nfeloapp.com.