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Vikings defensive PFF grades in Week 5 loss vs. Chiefs

The grades from Pro Football Focus are in for the Minnesota Vikings 27-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and they came in rather decent.

Despite the loss, the Vikings defense held up well against Patrick Mahomes. He was able to complete 31-of-41 passes for 286 yards, but they held him in check, preventing Mahomes from doing what he does best.

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Brian Flores blitzed Mahomes 50% of the time and it worked well. Unfortunately, the strategy of making Mahomes earn his way down the field didn’t work because Mahomes is the best in the game.

The defensive PFF grades are in and there were some interesting standouts.

Top five overall grades

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  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 90.3
  • DL Jaquelin Roy: 81.3
  • DE Dean Lowry: 66.2
  • CB Andrew Booth Jr.: 64.4
  • ILB Troy Dye: 64.0

Bottom five overall grades

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  • S Josh Metellus: 48.4
  • OLB Marcus Davenport: 49.7
  • CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 50.0
  • OLB Pat Jones II: 51.2
  • OLB Danielle Hunter: 55.1

Top five run defense grades

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  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 90.9
  • S Josh Metellus: 80.0
  • S Harrison Smith: 72.3
  • DE Dean Lowry: 71.4
  • OLB D.J. Wonnum: 71.3

Botton five run defense grades

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  • CB Akayleb Evans: 38.8
  • OLB Danielle Hunter: 47.5
  • OLB Marcus Davenport: 48.6
  • NT Harrison Phillips: 56.9
  • DL Jaquelin Roy: 61.9

Top five tackling grades

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  • S Harrison Smith: 84.2
  • S Camryn Bynum: 79.6
  • CB Mekhi Blackmon: 78.1
  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 75.4
  • OLB D.J. Wonnum: 73.9

Bottom five tackling grades

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  • OLB Pat Jones II: 22.9
  • CB Akayleb Evans: 26.1
  • CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 27.2
  • NT Harrison Phillips: 29.8
  • OLB Marcus Davenport: 34.3

Top five pass rush grades

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  • S Josh Metellus: 80.5
  • DL Jaquelin Roy: 69.0
  • ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 65.7
  • NT Harrison Phillips: 59.9
  • OLB Danielle Hunter: 59.5

Bottom five pass rush grades

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  • OLB Pat Jones II: 45.5
  • DE Dean Lowry: 51.8
  • OLB D.J. Wonnum: 51.8
  • OLB Marcus Davenport: 54.0
  • S Harrison Smith: 54.6

Top five coverage grades

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  • ILB Jordan Hicks: 74.4
  • CB Akayleb Evans: 68.5
  • CB Andrew Booth Jr.: 64.1
  • ILB Troy Dye: 62.7
  • OLB Pat Jones II: 61.9

Bottom five coverage grades

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  • S Josh Metellus: 38.2
  • ILB Ivan Pace Jr.: 45.3
  • CB Byron Murphy Jr.: 48.0
  • CB Mekhi Blackmon: 54.0
  • S Harrison Smith: 57.6

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