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Notable Number
5.0 — The 5.0 sacks by Ngakoue tied for the fewest to lead the Vikings in any season.
The only other seasons with 5.0 sacks as the max total for a Viking involved ties among teammates: 1980 (Doug Martin, Mark Mullaney and Doug Sutherland), 1984 (Randy Holloway and Charlie Johnson) and 2007 (Ray Edwards, Ben Leber and Kenechi Udeze).
Memorable Moment
Vikings fans know the threat that Aaron Rodgers can pose via Hail Mary heaves in the final minute of a half or game. When the ball leaves the hand of the Packers QB, it's a moment on the edge, but in Week 8, Wonnum hustled and sacked Rodgers to force a fumble before the quarterback could launch a deep pass. Linebacker Eric Wilson recovered the ball to end the game and protect a 28-22 Vikings victory in the only home loss by the Packers during the 2020 regular season.
2020 Statistics
Note: All snap counts are on defense
Jaleel Johnson
16 games (16 starts); 654 snaps (60.9 percent); 44 tackles (22 solo), 1.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 2 quarterback hits
Jalyn Holmes
14 games (9 starts); 617 snaps (57.4 percent); 36 tackles (16 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hits, 2 passes defensed
Ifeadi Odenigbo
15 games (15 starts); 696 snaps (64.8 percent); 35 tackles (16 solo), 3.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hits
Shamar Stephen
16 games (16 starts); 662 snaps (61.6 percent); 34 tackles (20 solo), 0.5 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hits
Armon Watts
16 games (0 starts); 392 snaps (36.5 percent); 31 tackles (12 solo), 0.5 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 quarterback hits
D.J. Wonnum
14 games (2 starts); 471 snaps (43.9 percent); 24 tackles (16 solo), 3.0 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 8 quarterback hits, 1 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble
Hercules Mata'afa
13 games (1 start); 293 snaps (27.3 percent); 24 tackles (12 solo), 2.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 6 quarterback hits
Yannick Ngakoue
6 games (5 starts); 310 snaps (28.9 percent); 12 tackles (12 solo), 5.0 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 7 quarterback hits, 2 forced fumbles
Eddie Yarbrough
4 games (0 starts); 83 snaps (7.7 percent); 8 tackles (5 solo), 1 quarterback hit
James Lynch
9 games (0 starts); 59 snaps (5.5 percent); 3 tackles (2 solo), 1.0 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 1 quarterback hit
Jordan Brailford
5 games (0 starts); 34 snaps (3.2 percent); 2 tackles (2 solo), 1 quarterback hit, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery