This matchup of former coaching cohorts could come down to whether the Vikings can protect Sam Darnold against the fearsome Rams front.

Greenard is the Vikings’ highest-graded defender and best pass rusher, recording 80 pressures this season – 31 more than any other player on Minnesota’s defense. He flips sides like most edge rushers but his primary position is as the right defensive end rushing against the left tackle.

Several days of wildfires and poor air quality across the Los Angeles metroplex forced the NFL to take the extraordinary step of moving the Rams' home playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to State Farm Stadium in Glendale,