Javon Hargrave (North Rowan)

Staff report

Javon Hargrave (North Rowan, S.C. State) had a huge game as Minnesota beat Detroit 27-24 at Ford Field on Sunday.

Hargrave had been quiet for quite a while. Before Sunday’s game, he hadn’t posted a sack since Sept. 8 when he had two against Chicago.

His playing time had dropped recently, and he had played only 40 percent of the defensive snaps for the Vikings the previous two weeks.

He got a heavier workload on Sunday — 39 snaps — and responded with eight tackles, He had two tackles for loss. His biggest play was a third-quarter sack of Lions QB Jared Goff.

Hargrave has 48.5 career sacks.

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Atlanta Falcons rookie edge rusher Jalon Walker also had been quiet lately due to an injury.

He missed two games with a groin issue but returned for

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