Vikings Snap Counts for Week 15 at Cincinnati
Josh Frey
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The Minnesota Vikings stumbled yet again on Saturday, falling to the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 27-24.
The overtime loss dropped the Vikings to 7-7 on the season, and now, all they can do is wait and hope that their cushion for the No. 6 seed in the NFC doesn’t completely diminish. With the game in the books, here is a look at the Vikings snap counts for Week 15.
Offense
- LT Christian Darrisaw (68)
- RG Ed Ingram (68)
- LG Dalton Risner (68)
- C Garrett Bradbury (68)
- QB Nick Mullens (68)
- RT David Quessenberry (68)
- WR Justin Jefferson (65)
- WR Jordan Addison (62)
- TE T.J. Hockenson (59)
- RB Ty Chandler (55)
- WR K.J. Osborn (37)
- TE Josh Oliver (35)
- FB C.J. Ham (11)
- RB Kene Nwangwu (7)
- TE Johnny Mundt (7)
- WR Brandon Powell (2)
The Vikings went into Week 15 shorthanded at multiple positions on offense. Both RB Alexander Mattison and RT Brian O’Neill were forced to sit out of the game with ankle injuries, thus meaning Ty Chandler had to take over the lead role in the backfield while David Quessenberry served as right tackle, making his second start of the season.
Justin Jefferson made his true return to the lineup on Saturday, though, and he was able to appear in 65 snaps and caught 7 passes for 84 yards on the day. However, his return relegated Brandon Powell’s role in the offense almost entirely. Powell played just two snaps on Saturday, both coming during the debacle that was the overtime QB sneaks.
Defense
- Ivan Pace (70)
- S Josh Metellus (70)
- S Camryn Bynum (70)
- S Harrison Smith (70)
- CB Byron Murphy (69)
- CB Akayleb Evans (68)
- OLB D.J. Wonnum (66)
- OLB Danielle Hunter (66)
- DL Harrison Phillips (54)
- DL Jonathan Bullard (43)
- OLB Pat Jones (31)
- LB Troy Dye (30)
- DL Sheldon Day (23)
- CB Mekhi Blackmon (20)
- DL Jaquelin Roy (10)
- S Theo Jackson (7)
- DL Khyiris Tonga (2)
- S Jay Ward (1)
The Vikings defense began this game on a similar pace to what we saw in Week 14 against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Bengals offense had no answers for the group during the first half of the game, and once again, it was Ivan Pace and the safety trio to lead the way for Minnesota in snaps.
Troy Dye and Sheldon Day continue to see increased action with the defense over the past few weeks, and Day actually received the unit’s second-highest PFF grade on the day, recording a tackle and a pair of QB pressures.
Special Teams
- S Jay Ward (23)
- LB Troy Dye (21)
- OLB Andre Carter (20)
- LB Brian Asamoah (17)
- S Theo Jackson (17)
- FB C.J. Ham (17)
- S Josh Metellus (15)
- LB Nick Vigil (14)
- CB NaJee Thompson (12)
- TE Johnny Mundt (12)
- RB Kene Nwangwu (11)
- OLB Pat Jones (10)
- K Greg Joseph (10)
- TE Josh Oliver (9)
- P Ryan Wright (7)
- LS Andrew DePaola (7)
- DL Jaquelin Roy (6)
- OLB D.J. Wonnum (6)
- LB Ivan Pace (5)
- DL Khyiris Tonga (5)
- CB Byron Murphy (5)
- WR Trishton Jackson (5)
- S Camryn Bynum (5)
- CB Andrew Booth (4)
- LT Christian Darrisaw (4)
- RG Ed Ingram (4)
- WR Brandon Powell (4)
- LG Dalton Risner (4)
- IOL Blake Brandel (4)
- OT Hakeem Adeniji (4)
- RT David Quessenberry (4)
- RB Ty Chandler (2)
- RB Myles Gaskin (2)
- OLB Danielle Hunter (1)
- S Harrison Smith (1)
Andre Carter saw his snap count leap up on special teams this week, playing a career-high 20 snaps with the unit on Saturday. After having a diminished role with the group in recent weeks, Josh Metellus also jumped back up into double-digits this week. The safety had 15 snaps with the group for the first time since Week 9. Hakeem Adeniji was also active for just the second time this season, and he got four special teams snaps of his own.
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Josh Frey is a Class of 2020 graduate of The College of Idaho and managing editor of PurplePTSD.com. When he’s not writing about the NFL, Josh enjoys running, gaming, or rooting for the Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks. Check out his Twitter account: @Freyed_Chicken.