Next Teddy Bridgewater: 5/10 Felt the pressure on third down and forced the ball, ultimately picked off instead of throwing away and taking three points. Got plenty of yards in the first quarter (143). Was continually pressured by the Chiefs but learnt from his mistake and opted to throw the ball away instead of risking another turnover. Picked off by Marcus Peters in the fourth quarter, rounding off a poor day.

Previous Next Alex Smith: 6/10 Really struggled in the first-half and you could tell he missed Charles in the back field. Had more success in the second-half but didn’t result in any points until the fourth quarter. Touchdown pass to Wilson brought the Chiefs back into the game.

Previous Next Adrian Peterson: 6/10 Nine carries in the first quarter but totalled -1 yards as the Chiefs defensive line stepped up. Had more success in the second quarter on six carries for 16 yards. Drew the defenders to him for the opening touchdown of the game, leaving the middle of the end zone free for Rudolph.

Previous Next Chiefs running backs: 2/10 The run game without Jamaal Charles really struggled as the offense looms a shadow of its former self. The Vikings stuffed the run, leaving them with very little options on offense with the best running coming from West who had nine carries for 32 yards. The day for the Chiefs running backs was summed up by his fumble with four minutes remaining.

Previous Next Vikings offensive line: 6/10 Opened up lanes for Peterson in the second-half against a very good Chiefs front seven, but ultimately couldn’t help him as 13 of Peterson’s carries were for less than two yards. Bridgewater was flushed out of the pocket on several occasions but was only hit and sacked once.

Previous Next Chiefs offensive line: 4/10 Conceded 22 sacks this season and it was another day where Smith struggled in the pocket with the pressure getting to him. A 10-yard holding penalty on Stephenson pinned the Chiefs back deep in their own territory.

Previous Next Vikings receivers and tight end: 7/10 Diggs ran the Chiefs secondary ragged as he caught seven passes for 129 yards. Rudolph’s touchdown was a result of the defense being drawn to Peterson, giving Bridgewater a free lane to pass it to Rudolph over the middle.

Previous Next Chiefs receivers and tight end: 6/10 They were non-existent in the first-half, totalling just 43 yards on seven receptions. Kelce didn’t even get a reception in the first-half, who is now pivotal to getting their offense going. Back-to-back receptions for the tight end to start their first drive of the second half was a positive but they couldn’t get any rhythm going on offense. Wilson’s 42-yard touchdown off the screen pass gave them a glimmer of hope.

Previous Next Vikings defensive line: 7/10 The announcement that Everson Griffen was inactive was a surprise and concern. He had three sacks in his first four games and two passes deflected and was probably their best defensive lineman through the first four games. Third-round pick Danielle Hunter filled in nicely for Griffen and got a sack on a third down for a loss of seven yards. Floyd stepped up on fourth down in a short yardage situation, springing across the line to bring down West.

Previous Next Chiefs defensive line: 7/10 Stuffed the run in the first quarter as Peterson ran for -1 yards on nine carries. Pressured Bridgewater regularly and led to the first interception. He threw for 143 yards and got plenty of success down field. Peterson opened his legs in the second-half, as he did against the Chargers several weeks ago, but only had one big run in the game.

Previous Next Vikings secondary: 7/10 Had little to do in the first 30 minutes of the game as the Chiefs struggled to build any kind of momentum. When the Chiefs got going in the second-half, they did give up some plays, the big one a screen pass on third down to Wilson which gave the Chiefs a chance in the game.

Previous Next Chiefs secondary: 7/10 Lost big yards all across the field, but when it mattered in scoring positions, they stopped the Vikings and Ron Parker got the big interception on third down. Blew the coverage on the Vikings touchdown, but Peters made a great play reading Bridgewater’s intentions and jumping the route over the middle of the field.

Previous Next Vikings special teams: 8/10 Two field goals, including one from 45 yards from Walsh, and Locke punted well and pinned the Chiefs deep in their own territory. Took advantage of the field position the Vikings found themselves in time and time again.