Week 2 Old Friend Update: How former Minnesota Vikings fared last week

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Maybe I'm just speaking for myself, but I do like to keep tabs on former Minnesota Vikings players across the league.

And so as a result, here's a look at how former Vikings fared in Week 2 (if I missed someone, feel free to leave it in the comments and I'll amend it posthaste):

Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills

Lions:

DE DJ Wonnum - 33 total snaps (27 defense/6 special teams), 1 tackle, 1 assist, 38.8 PFF

TE Tyler Conklin - 11 total snaps (4 offense/7 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 45.0 PFF

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Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Panthers:

CB Akayleb Evans - 34 total snaps (16 defense/18 special teams), 1 tackle, 1 assist, 75.5 PFF

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Falcons:

OL Kyle Hinton - 12 total snaps (10 offense/2 special teams), 60.6 PFF

CB Mike Hughes - 69 total snaps (69 defense), 2 tackles, 3 assists, 51.8 PFF

TE Nick Muse - 32 total snaps (14 offense/18 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 43.8 PFF

DE Za'Darius Smith - 28 total snaps (28 defense), 1 tackle, 1 assist, 0.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed, 62.6 PFF

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Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

Bengals:

G Dalton Risner - 69 total snaps (64 offense/5 special teams), 72.3 PFF

DT Jonathan Allen - 54 total snaps (54 defense), 3 tackles, 1.0 sack, 61.2 PFF

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Texans:

DE Danielle Hunter - 54 total snaps (53 defense/1 special teams), 1 tackle, 1.0 sack, 1 pass defensed, 52.9 PFF

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Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Browns:

CB Mekhi Blackmon - 22 total snaps (16 defense, 6 special teams), 2 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 52.5 PFF

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Buccaneers:

T Justin Skule - 5 total snaps (5 special teams), 60.4 PFF

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Green Bay Packers at New York Jets

Jets:

DB Nahshon Wright - 6 total snaps (6 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 70.8 PFF

DL Harrison Phillips - 35 total snaps (32 defense, 3 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 60.9 PFF

LB Troy Reeder - 25 total snaps (25 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 52.9 PFF

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Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs

Colts:

S Cam Bynum - 89 total snaps (81 defense, 8 special teams), 5 tackles, 4 assists, 49.1 PFF

DT Jerry Tillery - 42 total snaps (34 defense, 8 special teams), 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1.0 sack, 27.3 PFF

WR Laquon Treadwell - 69 total snaps (52 offense/17 special teams), 3 receptions/3 targets, 61 receiving yards, 64.8 offense/ 78.5 special teams PFF

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Chiefs:

NT Khyiris Tonga - 48 total snaps (4 offensive, 37 defensive, 7 special teams), 1 carry, 3 rushing yards, 68.8 offense/53.0 defense/59.5 special teams PFF

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos

Jaguars:

RB Ameer Abdullah - 18 total snaps (6 offense/12 special teams), 3 carries, 11 rushing yards, 1 reception, 2 receiving yards, 59.7 offense/57.6 special teams PFF

OL Ezra Cleveland - 64 total snaps (60 offense, 4 special teams), 58.1 offense/60.6 special teams PFF

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Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers

Raiders:

WR Jalen Nailor - 39 total snaps (39 offense), 1 reception/3 targets, 9 receiving yards, 49.1 PFF

QB Kirk Cousins - 65 total snaps (65 offense), 19-for-29, 253 passing yards, 3 TD/1 INT, 82.7 PFF

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Chargers:

DL Dalvin Tomlinson - 29 total snaps (26 defense, 3 special teams), 4 assists, 0.5 sacks, 77.6 defense/59.8 special teams PFF

LB Troy Dye - 40 total snaps (16 defense, 24 special teams), 3 tackles, 2 assists, 83.7 defense/64.5 special teams PFF

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Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers

49ers:

OL Vederian Lowe - 13 total snaps (8 offense, 5 special teams), 41.8 offense/60.7 special teams PFF

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Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

Bears:

OL Garrett Bradbury - 77 total snaps (77 offense), 56.0 PFF

DL James Lynch - 32 total snaps (29 defense, 3 special teams), 2 tackles, 5 assists, 76.1 defense/ PFF

DB Xavier Woods - 14 total snaps (14 defense), 2 assists, 51.3 PFF

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New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens

Saints:

K Daniel Carlson - 9 total snaps (9 special teams), 3/3 FG, 1/1 XP, 60.0 PFF (writer's note: WTF else does a kicker have to do?)

P Ryan Wright - 7 total snaps (7 special teams), 3 punts, 117 net yards, 60.4 PFF

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Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans

Eagles:

TE Johnny Mundt - 55 total snaps (49 offense, 6 special teams), 2 receptions/3 targets, 8 receiving yards, 41.6 offense/52.3 special teams PFF

S Marcus Epps - 45 total snaps (40 defense, 5 special teams), 1 tackle, 1 assist, 44.9 defense/53.2 special teams PFF

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Titans:

C Austin Schlottmann - 54 total snaps (54 offense), 44.4 PFF

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Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots

Steelers:

TE Robert Tonyan - 7 total snaps (2 offense, 5 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 57.8 offense/76.6 special teams PFF

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Patriots:

LB Christian Elliss - 71 total snaps (71 defense), 7 tackles, 5 assists, 1.0 sack, 70.5 PFF

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Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

Seahawks:

LB Chazz Surratt - 19 total snaps (2 defense, 17 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 69.5 defense/64.0 special teams PFF

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys

Commanders:

CB Fabian Moreau - 4 total snaps (4 special teams), no box score stats recorded, 65.5 PFF

WR Stefon Diggs - 36 total snaps (36 offense), 5 receptions/6 targets, 47 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, 76.4 PFF

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Cowboys:

DT Jonathan Bullard - 12 total snaps (12 defense), no box score stats recorded, 78.1 PFF

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New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams

Rams:

OL David Quessenberry - 5 total snaps (5 special teams), 61.2 PFF

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