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[purplefaithful]

Is there such a thing as a shutdown tackle? Vikings right tackle Brian O’Neill is making his case, with only one sack allowed in 10 games and not a single pressure allowed during the team’s current three-game winning streak.

O’Neill has played all 650 offensive snaps this season. He has played at least 96% of the offensive snaps every year since 2019, his second season.

But perhaps his toughest test of the season comes Sunday in Chicago against Montez Sweat. The last time the two met — on “Monday Night Football” in Week 12 of last season — Sweat had 1½ sacks in a 12-10 Bears win. O’Neill, meanwhile, had his worst pass protection grade of the season from Pro Football Focus (44.7).

Sweat had 12½ sacks last year with Washington and Chicago. He has 3½ this year.

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[MaroonBells]

Is there such a thing as a shutdown tackle? Vikings right tackle Brian O’Neill is making his case, with only one sack allowed in 10 games and not a single pressure allowed during the team’s current three-game winning streak.

O’Neill has played all 650 offensive snaps this season. He has played at least 96% of the offensive snaps every year since 2019, his second season.

But perhaps his toughest test of the season comes Sunday in Chicago against Montez Sweat. The last time the two met — on “Monday Night Football” in Week 12 of last season — Sweat had 1½ sacks in a 12-10 Bears win. O’Neill, meanwhile, had his worst pass protection grade of the season from Pro Football Focus (44.7).

Sweat had 12½ sacks last year with Washington and Chicago. He has 3½ this year.

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Josh Dobbs was our QB in that game. He threw 4 picks. Sweat is very good, but I think the QB will make a difference. One other thing, O'Neill is playing better than he ever has this year. His PFF grade is a full 10 points higher than it was last year. So we'll see. It should be a good battle.