Viking exceeding expectations: Saints

Could I write in Zim?

Lots of guys stepped up in this game...  but I have to pick Cousins.  Even though his stat line wasn't eye popping...  he was money when we passed on 3rd down and he was the reason we won it in OT.  The 3rd down conversion to Diggs, the perfect deep pass to Thielen, and a well placed ball to Rudy to win the game.

Sendejo manning the slot...

Zimmer, Cousins...both deserving, but I gotta go with Sendejo. 

I went Sendejo too. Worst cover DB on the team asked to play in the Slot but I counted 2 really nice plays where he was right with his man and only 1 time he got beat. Freed up Zimmer to do more with everyone else. 

I went Griff.  Lots of recent talk about him being too old, and not showing up much; that didn't happen Sunday.  That dude was flat out dominating at times.  Griff and Hunter gave the Saints OL all kinds of trouble.  Fun to watch!

Barr on Thomas, Griff, sendejo, Harris, cousins, Zim, O'Neill, Rhodes, Waynes... My heart

Dejo successfully playing slot corner and not looking like a complete fool, has to be my choice on that list.  But Zim pulling out all the successful twists everywhere on the D side, might be bigger.   

With a game like this, it is unfortunate you can doing a ranking.  To me, Cousins and Sendjo both stand out.  Both for obvious but different reasons.  Additionally, the interior of the offensive line really exceeded my expectations.  I thought the Saints would really attack it.  This highlights how Zimmer outcoached Payton -- he made adjustments to exploit the weak interior of the Saints line while Payton did not.