12-15-2017, 03:22 AM
Vikings corner back Xavier Rhodes is no stranger to the league’s best wide receivers. He’s seen a fair share of them this season, and for the most part, shut them down or at least contained them. Looking at the Cincinnati, there isn’t much to be scared of. The Bengals are 28th in the league in points scored (averaging less than 19 per game) and are dead last in total yards (3,604). But they do still have A.J. Green, who has been one of the best receivers in the NFL since the Bengals made him the fourth overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft. Green has been a Pro Bowl selection in each one of his previous six seasons.
This will be the first time Rhodes and Green line up against each other in the regular season. Green destroyed the Vikings his last time out against the Purple, going off for a line of 7/97/2 in a dominant 42-14 victory for the Bengals in Week 16 of the 2013 season. Rhodes, a rookie at the time, missed the game due to injury.
Despite Cincinnati’s struggles in 2017, Green is still having a Pro Bowl caliber season. He ranks fifth in the league in receiving touchdowns (8) and eighth in receiving yards (950). Those numbers are fairly human compared to what he’s done the rest of his career, but are still impressive when you consider there’s virtually no one else for defenses to worry about and Andy Dalton has the Bengals’ passing attack ranked 30th in the NFL.
http://vikingswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/...er-rhodes/
This will be the first time Rhodes and Green line up against each other in the regular season. Green destroyed the Vikings his last time out against the Purple, going off for a line of 7/97/2 in a dominant 42-14 victory for the Bengals in Week 16 of the 2013 season. Rhodes, a rookie at the time, missed the game due to injury.
Despite Cincinnati’s struggles in 2017, Green is still having a Pro Bowl caliber season. He ranks fifth in the league in receiving touchdowns (8) and eighth in receiving yards (950). Those numbers are fairly human compared to what he’s done the rest of his career, but are still impressive when you consider there’s virtually no one else for defenses to worry about and Andy Dalton has the Bengals’ passing attack ranked 30th in the NFL.
http://vikingswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/...er-rhodes/
