Vikings defensive PFF grades in loss vs. Broncos
The Minnesota Vikings couldn’t pull out the victory against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night falling by a score of 21-20. The loss drops the Vikings to 5-5 in one-score games after going 11-0 in one-score games in 2022.
The grades are in from Pro Football Focus and reflect well on the defense, who performed well against the Russell Wilson led offense.
Top 5 overall grades
ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 77.9
S Harrison Smith: 77.3
OLB D.J. Wonnum: 76.6
CB Joejuan Williams: 75.8
S Theo Jackson: 75.1
Bottom 5 overall grades
DE Dean Lowry: 43.4
S Josh Metellus: 45.6
S Camryn Bynum: 49.3
DE Jonathan Bullard: 53.9
ILB Troy Dye: 54.3
Top 5 run defense grades
ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 92.5
OLB D.J. Wonnum: 78.6
S Camryn Bynum: 75.3
S Josh Metellus: 69.7
S Harrison Smith: 68.5
Bottom 5 run defense grades
DE Dean Lowry: 48.8
ILB Troy Dye: 52.1
CB Mekhi Blackmon: 53.8
OLB Danielle Hunter: 58.3
DE Jonathan Bullard: 59.0
Top 5 coverage grades
ILB Anthony Barr: 77.8
OLB D.J. Wonnum: 77.6
CB Joejuan Williams: 76.1
S Harrison Smith: 71.9
CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 66.9
Bottom 5 coverage grades
S Josh Metellus: 41.0
S Camryn Bynum: 44.2
ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 54.6
ILB Troy Tye: 55.9
NT Harrison Smith: 58.3
Top 5 pass rush grades
ILB Troy Dye: 66.9
S Harrison Smith: 65.7
S Josh Metellus: 64.0
OLB Danielle Hunter: 60.4
ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 59.2
Bottom 5 pass rush grades
NT Harrison Phillips: 51.3
DE Jonathan Bullard: 51.5
ILB Anthony Barr: 54.3
DE Dean Lowry: 56.6
OLB D.J. Wonnum: 56.7
Top 5 tackling grades
ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 82.4
S Camryn Bynum: 82.4
CB Mekhi Blackmon: 81.6
S Harrison Smith: 78.0
OLB D.J. Wonnum: 76.7
Bottom 5 tackling grades
DE Dean Lowry: 19.5
CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 29.3
S Josh Metellus: 53.2
DE Jonathan Bullard: 67.4
NT Khyiris Tonga: 68.4
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