Sam Darnold hit big passes under pressure but the Lions attacked the whole defense.
The Minnesota Vikings came up short for the first time this season. Let’s put the game under a microscope and have a look at what worked and didn’t work in the 31-29 defeat….The Vikings’ two edge rushers have been as good as any pair in the NFL this year and they showed it against a really good tackle duo. Greenard had one of the best games of his career with nine QB pressures, a ridiculous 93.7 pass rush grade by PFF and a sack.
This season Darnold has struggled at times while under duress but that was not the case on Sunday. He threw six passes, completed five for 105 yards and a touchdown. Three of those passes qualified by PFF as “big-time” throws. The Vikings still gave up 115 yards on nine attempts when they didn’t blitz but they got three sacks and Goff had two turnover-worthy plays when there weren’t extra rushers coming his way.
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