Of all the things you know about future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees, the most debilitating should be he’s the NFL’s least-sacked and least-pressured quarterback, while throwing for an NFL-best 100 passer rating when pressured, at age 40 (according to Pro Football Focus).
For a Vikings defense that has pressured better than its covered at times this season, Sunday’s NFC wild-card game in New Orleans presents plenty of challenges. Among them is somehow pressuring the unflappable Brees, even with a premiere edge-rushing duo in Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen.
“He reads things so quickly,” head coach Mike Zimmer said Monday.