The Minnesota Vikings lost their 10th-consecutive preseason game in an 18-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.
The Vikings played some second-string players but mostly third and fourth-teamers on Saturday. They got off to a 14-0 lead before being outscored 15-0 in the second half.
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There were multiple standout performers in both a positive and negative way on Saturday afternoon. One of the ways that we can look at the Vikings performances are through the grades from Pro Football Focus.
The offense graded out well. Here are the defensive grades from Saturday’s game.
Top 5 run defense
- DL Sheldon Day: 83.8
- OLB Andre Carter II: 76.6
- S Jay Ward: 73.4
- ILB Tanner Vallejo: 69.9
- ILB Troy Reeder: 67.7
Bottom 5 run defense
- CB C.J. Coldon Jr.: 29.5
- NT Calvin Avery: 38.4
- S Jake Gervase: 45.6
- OLB Luiji Vilain: 46.4
- DE Ross Blacklock: 47.6
Top 5 pass rush
- S Jay Ward: 90.2
- OLB Benton Whitley: 76.9
- OLB Andre Carter II: 73.0
- ILB Wilson Huber: 69.7
- ILB Troy Reeder: 68.7
Bottom 5 pass rush
- NT T.J. Smith: 51.1
- DL Jaquelin Roy: 52.5
- DE Junior Aho: 54.6
- S Jake Gervase: 57.1
- ILB Tanner Vallejo: 59.0
Top 5 coverage
- CB Kalon Barnes: 90.9
- OLB Benton Whitley: 76.8
- S Jay Ward: 74.3
- CB C.J. Coldon Jr.: 71.1
- ILB Troy Reeder: 68.1
Bottom 5 coverage
- S Jake Gervase: 44.0
- OLB Andre Carter II: 50.2
- ILB Troy Dye: 52.5
- CB Andrew Booth Jr.: 55.0
- CB Jaylin Williams: 58.1
Top 5 tackling
- S Jay Ward: 82.7
- CB Jaylin Williams: 79.8
- CB Kalon Barnes: 79.5
- ILB Troy Reeder: 79.3
- S Theo Jackson: 77.2
Bottom 5 tackling
- DL Jaquelin Roy: 26.2
- S Jake Gervase: 26.3
- CB C.J. Coldon Jr.: 29.2
- ILB Wilson Huber: 64.7
- NT Calvin Avery: 66.8
