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Defensive PFF grades from Vikings win vs. 49ers

Not only did the Minnesota Vikings find a way to beat the San Francisco 49ers 22-17, but the entire dichotomy of the season has changed for the better.

Turnovers have been the catalyst to why the Vikings started 2-4 and that nearly happened again. Kirk Cousins threw an interception to Charvarius Ward on the third play of the game after he ripped it out of the hands of Jordan Addison.

The difference on Monday night was the Vikings forced a fumble of Christian McCaffrey just five plays later and the rest is history.

The grades from Pro Football Focus are in and don’t accurately reflect how dominant the Vikings were on Monday night.

Top 5 defensive grades

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Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

Bottom 5 defensive grades

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Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Top 5 rush defense grades

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Adam Bettcher/Getty Images
  • S Harrison Smith: 89.6

  • S Camryn Bynum: 70.7

  • CB Akayleb Evans: 67.5

  • OLB Pat Jones II: 66.9

  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 66.2

Bottom 5 run defense

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Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Top 5 pass rush grades

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Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports
  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 87.3

  • OLB Danielle Hunter: 82.0

  • ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 71.4

  • OLB D.J. Wonnum: 61.0

  • DE Jonathan Bullard: 60.9

Bottom 5 pass rush grades

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Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
  • NT Harrison Phillips: 52.1

  • CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 53.5

  • S Josh Metellus: 53.9

  • OLB Pat Jones II: 55.0

  • NT Khyiris Tonga: 55.8

Top 5 coverage grades

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Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
  • S Camryn Bynum: 90.4

  • S Theo Jackson: 64.8

  • OLB Pat Jones II: 62.6

  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 62.5

  • S Harrison Smith: 61.6

Bottom 5 coverage grades

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Michael Reaves/Getty Images
  • OLB D.J. Wonnum: 33.8

  • CB Akayleb Evans: 35.5

  • S Josh Metellus: 45.2

  • CB Andrew Booth Jr.: 51.0

  • CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 53.5

Top 5 tackling grades

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Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
  • S Camryn Bynum: 86.7

  • S Harrison Smith: 83.7

  • OLB D.J. Wonnum: 73.9

  • S Theo Jackson: 73.3

  • CB Andrew Booth Jr.: 72.5

Bottom 5 tackling grades

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Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
  • CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 27.5

  • S Josh Metellus: 47.2

  • CB Akayleb Evans: 56.4

  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 60.2

  • DE Jaquelin Roy: 66.8

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