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Highest graded Vikings on offense, defense from Panthers game

Minnesota played a closely contested contest against Carolina.

The Vikings went back and forth with the Panthers before delivering the final offensive score on a Chad Beebe touchdown reception. The Vikings notched their record to 5-6 with the victory, while the Panthers dropped to 4-7.

Minnesota did not always look good in the game, but the team did enough to pull off the win. There were some Panthers players who made the Vikings look pretty bad, but there were also some players on Minnesota who proved crucial in the victory.

Here are the highest graded Minnesota players on offense and defense, starting with the offense first:

QB Kirk Cousins

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PFF grade: 87.9

Chad Bebe

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PFF grade: 81.5

WR Bisi Johnson

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PFF grade: 74.8

RG Brett Jones

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PFF grade: 74.0

LT Riley Reiff

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PFF grade: 71.7

CB Chris Jones

Photo: Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

PFF grade: 86.7

LB Eric Kendricks

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PFF grade: 73.2

NT Shamar Stephen

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PFF grade: 68.9

CB Cameron Dantzler

Photo: Jim Mone/AP Photo

PFF grade: 64.2

DE Jalyn Holmes

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PFF grade: 55.6