The Minnesota Vikings lost a brutal game to the Chicago Bears by a score of 12-10 on Monday night. It was a brutal way to lose a game for the Vikings, especially since they didn’t allow a single touchdown.
The offense struggled mightily throughout most of the game. Where the offense really struggled was in situational football. The Vikings went 2-9 on third down and 0-2 on fourth down, both of which halted what seemed to be promising drives.
The defense carried their own weight despite four interceptions from quarterback Josh Dobbs, as they only allowed three points off of turnovers on Monday night.
The Pro Football Focus grades are in and the Vikings defense didn’t grade too well, especially in tackling.
Top 5 defensive grades
- S Camryn Bynum: 81.5
- OLB Danielle Hunter: 77.4
- CB Mekhi Blackmon: 76.6
- S Josh Metellus: 71.0
- NT Harrison Phillips: 70.4
Bottom 5 defensive grades
- S Theo Jackson: 29.9
- ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 43.0
- DE Jaquelin Roy: 45.3
- S Harrison Smith: 51.1
- OLB Pat Jones II: 51.6
Top 5 run defense grades
- S Josh Metellus: 74.1
- NT Harrison Phillips: 71.8
- CB Mekhi Blackmon: 65.5
- CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 65.5
- NT Sheldon Day: 65.4
Bottom 5 run defense grades
- ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 29.8
- NT Khyiris Tonga: 44.6
- ILB Troy Dye: 45.3
- OLB Danielle Hunter: 49.1
- S Harrison Smith: 51.7
Top 5 coverage grades
- S Camryn Bynum: 81.6
- CB Mekhi Blackmon: 77.7
- ILB Anthony Barr: 76.1
- OLB Danielle Hunter: 67.7
- S Josh Metellus: 66.2
Bottom 5 coverage grades
- S Theo Jackson: 39.8
- CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 54.2
- S Harrison Smith: 55.4
- ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 59.8
- CB Andrew Booth Jr.: 62.5
Top 5 pass rush grades
- NT Khyiris Tonga: 80.2
- OLB Danielle Hunter: 74.6
- NT Sheldon Day: 68.6
- ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 63.3
- ILB Troy Dye: 60.9
Bottom 5 pass rush grades
- ILB Anthony Barr: 50.1
- S Harrison Smith: 52.9
- DE Jonathan Bullard: 55.1
- OLB Pat Jones II: 55.1
- NT Harrison Smith: 57.9
Top 5 tackling grades
- S Camryn Bynum: 87.4
- S Josh Metellus: 79.9
- CB Mekhi Blackmon: 79.6
- ILB Troy Dye: 72.9
- OLB Danielle Hunter: 60.6
Bottom 5 tackling grades
- NT Sheldon Day: 23.6
- S Theo Jackson: 27.4
- OLB Pat Jones II: 27.5
- S Harrison Smith: 29.0
- DE Jonathan Bullard: 30.0
