In the Minnesota Vikings’ last two games with Josh Dobbs either as the primary quarterback in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons or in Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints, tight end T.J. Hockenson has been the NFL’s most productive player in the NFL at his position, with a league-high 18 catches for a league-high 204 yards and a touchdown.
The touchdown, which came with 22 seconds left in the first half of Minnesota’s 27-19 win, showed Dobbs’ subtle command of both the quarterback position, and of head coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense. Hockenson ran a post from the left slot, and Dobbs helped his receiver get open by moving his body in such a way that safety Lonnie Johnson Jr. might have believed that Dobbs was going to throw the ball elsewhere — perhaps something else to Hockenson, perhaps the in-cut to Jordan Addison on that side. Johnson got depth as a result of Dobbs’ movement. and that opened the post for Hockenson.
