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Zack Davidson Tops Offense; Myles Dorn Goes Distance for Defense at Denver

Zack Davidson Tops Offense; Myles Dorn Goes Distance for Defense at Denver


— Tight end Ben Ellefson started when Minnesota opened with two tight ends. He played seven snaps on offense. Seventh-round pick Nick Muse played 25 snaps on offense.

— Trishton Jackson (43), Ihmir Smith-Marsette (42) and Myron Mitchell (38) played the most among Vikings receivers. Smith-Marsette handled punt returns. Jalen Nailor played 31 snaps on offense, and Bisi Johnson played 27. Johnson suffered a knee injury on his sixth special teams snap and left the game.

— Defensively, Vilain (55) and McCloud (53) led Minnesota’s outside linebackers. Pat Jones II started opposite Vilain, who recorded an interception early, and played 18 snaps on defense.

— The Vikings were thin at inside linebacker heading into the game, prompting the need for Asamoah to grind his way through. Undrafted rookie William Kwenkeu played 49 snaps. Troy Dye started alongside Asamoah and played nine snaps on defense before aggravating an injury from earlier in the week.

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