The Minnesota Vikings’ defense has been wreaking havoc all season, and might represent the Packers‘ toughest test before the NFL Playoffs get underway.
Quarterback Jordan Love, wide receivers Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, and Jayden Reed, and running back Josh Jacobs have the opportunity to ruin the Vikings’ hopes of winning the No. 1 seed and ensuring the road to the Super Bowl goes through U.S. Bank Stadium with a win in enemy territory on Sunday.
However, the Vikings enter Sunday’s game holding opponents to just 18.4 points per game, as the third-stingiest defense in the league.
Vikings’ Unsung Hero Revealed by NFL GM
Minnesota’s success this season has largely been powered by Sam Darnold’s renaissance at quarterback, and the explosiveness of wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison leading the league’s eighth-ranked passing offense.
But, defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ unit has been a complementary force multiplier for the Vikings, and are led by several unsung heroes.
“[Safety] Camryn Bynum,” a current NFL general manager tells me is the Vikings’ unsung hero, on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about another team. “He’s just a very steady player at a position that’s key to what Brian Flores likes to do.”
Bynum, 26, enters Sunday’s game with 85 tackles and three interceptions as a pivotal contributor on the back-end of the Vikings’ defense.
Pro Football Focus points out that Bynum is holding opposing quarterbacks to a passer rating of just 83.9, while garnering a solid 63 overall grade, but has been even better against the run where he grades out at No. 30 out of 165 players at the position.
If the Packers are going to pull off an upset on Sunday afternoon, LaFleur, Love, and the Packers will need to account for Bynum and his disruptive ability on defense.
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