1. Bradbury, O-line pancake some Saints
Praise the return of Dalvin Cook, but don’t overlook what his bodyguards up front did as the Vikings beat the Saints 26-20 in overtime in Sunday’s NFC wild-card game at New Orleans. The best block belonged to rookie center Garrett Bradbury, who drove linebacker A.J. Klein a good 7 yards before pancaking him inside the 10-yard line on a 19-yard screen pass to Cook down to the Saints’ 3. It showed the kind of athleticism and power that gets a center drafted in the first round. “I just get out in space and get going because I know Dalvin is going to catch the ball and do something special,” Bradbury said.