Vikings Set Franchise Record with 10 Sacks of Matthew Stafford
Sean Borman
|
Today the Minnesota Vikings broke the all-time franchise record by recording ten sacks. It was the first time Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had been brought down more than seven times in his career. It was a team effort by the Vikings, who had some standout individual performances.
Danielle Hunter sacks Stafford to bring his game total to 3.5 sacks, a new career high. The Vikings defense has now recorded 10 sacks in today's game, a new franchise single-game record. #DETvsMIN
— Vikings Communications (@VikingsPR) November 4, 2018
Danielle Hunter led the way for the Vikings with 3.5 sacks. He now leads the NFL with 11.5 sacks. He also recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown. He’s a lock-in for defensive player of the week.
Defensive tackle Tom Johnson recorded 2.5 sacks, with defensive ends Everson Griffen and Stephen Weatherly contributing another combined 2.5 sacks (1.5 and 1, respectively).
Here’s a breakdown of all ten sacks recorded by the Vikings defense:
- DE Danielle Hunter – 3.5
- DT Tom Johnson – 2.5
- DE Everson Griffen – 1.5
- CB Mackensie Alexander – 1
- DE Stephen Weatherly – 1
- DT Sheldon Richardson – .5
By the way, it’s not like the Lions offensive line is bad. The unit had given up 13 sacks the entire season before today. That number is now 23.
Detroit had allowed 13 sacks on the season coming into today's game. With 10 sacks today the #Vikings have pushed that total to 23.
— Vikings PR (@VikingsPR) November 4, 2018