T · Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings · 73 graded snaps
Strong
Tristan Wirfs delivered a dominant pass-blocking clinic on 49 dropbacks, routinely washing edge rushers past the pocket to anchor Tampa Bay's offensive line.
Pass block8549Run block7320Special teams604
The full breakdown
Wirfs earned a strong 82.9 overall grade propelled by an elite 85 pass-blocking facet across high-volume pass sets. He routinely neutralized speed rushes and counters, highlighted by a dominant rep on a 40-yard touchdown pass at Q1 06:50 (+1.0). In the ground game (73 grade), he reliably caved in defensive ends on down blocks to spring Bucky Irving through the interior. His grade was only held back by a blown reach block on a toss at Q3 08:35 (-1.0) and an inside move conceded to Dallas Turner that contributed to a sack at Q4 15:00 (-0.5).
Strengths
Pass protection mirroring and footwork
Riding edge rushers past pocket depth
Down-blocking and sealing defensive ends
Weaknesses
Executing reach blocks on perimeter runs
Susceptibility to quick inside counters
Plays that moved the grade
+1Q1 06:50, 1st & 10Dominantly mirrored the speed rush on the left edge and washed the rusher deep past the pocket on a 40-yard touchdown pass.
-1Q3 08:35, 1st & 10Failed to reach the playside defensive end on a toss play, surrendering a tackle in the backfield.
-0.5Q4 15:00, 3rd & 2Allowed an inside move across his face by Dallas Turner that led to a two-yard sack.
Every graded snap · 44 wins or losses, 29 routine
+0.5Q1 10:11 · 1 & 10 · Run blockExecutes a strong double team on the defensive end before climbing to engage the linebacker.
-0.5Q1 09:05 · 3 & 5 · Pass blockPass blocks Dallas Turner effectively, but is flagged for an illegal formation penalty (declined) for lining up too far in the backfield.
+0.5Q1 07:50 · 1 & 10 · Run blockSeals the defensive end inside, creating a clear lane for the running back.
+0.5Q1 07:14 · 2 & 2 · Run blockExecutes a strong down block on the defensive end, pinning him inside to clear the way for the puller.
+1Q1 06:50 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockDominant pass protection rep. Easily mirrors the speed rush and washes the defender well past the depth of the pocket.
+0.5Q1 02:25 · 1 & 10 · Run blockExecutes a strong down block on the defensive end, washing him inside to create a lane.
+0.5Q1 02:02 · 2 & 6 · Pass blockAnchors well against the edge rusher, easily pushing him past the pocket.
Q1 01:56 · 3 & 6 · Pass blockEasily mirrors and shuts down the edge rusher's inside spin move, keeping the pocket clean.
+0.5Q2 13:49 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockShows good anchor to stop the edge rusher's inside counter move.
+0.5Q2 12:56 · 3 & 17 · Pass blockEasily mirrors the speed rush attempt by the edge rusher, keeping the pocket clean.
+0.5Q2 10:06 · 1 & 10 · Run blockExecutes a strong down block on the defensive end, washing him inside to open a lane.
+0.5Q2 09:28 · 2 & 5 · Run blockGets good position on the defensive end and seals him inside effectively.
+0.5Q2 07:02 · 1 & 27 · Pass blockEasily anchors against the outside rush, showing great hand placement to keep the blindside completely clean.
+0.5Q2 05:41 · 3 & 10 · Pass blockMirrors the outside speed rush of the edge rusher and smoothly rides him past the depth of the pocket.
+0.5Q2 04:06 · 1 & 10 · Run blockExecutes a strong down block on the defensive end, washing him inside to pry open the C-gap for the running back.
+0.5Q2 03:22 · 2 & 6 · Pass blockAnchors well and washes the edge rusher past the depth of the pocket.
+0.5Q2 02:36 · 3 & 2 · Pass blockEasily rides the edge rusher past the pocket on a speed rush attempt.
+0.5Q2 02:00 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockEasily controls the edge rusher, pushing him wide of the pocket.
+0.5Q2 01:58 · 2 & 10 · Pass blockAnchored well against the inside counter move by the edge rusher.
+0.5Q2 01:53 · 3 & 10 · Pass blockEasily mirrors the inside counter move by the edge rusher, completely shutting down the rush.
+0.5Q2 00:52 · 2 & 10 · Pass blockEasily rides the edge rusher past the pocket, keeping the blindside completely clean.
+0.5Q2 00:34 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockAnchors well against the edge rusher, pushing him wide and keeping the left side clean.
+0.5Q2 00:27 · 2 & 15 · Pass blockShows excellent feet to match the edge rusher's speed and smoothly guides him past the quarterback.
+0.5Q2 00:12 · 3 & 7 · Pass blockSmoothly kicks out and washes the edge rusher deep past the pocket.
+0.5Q3 12:58 · 2 & 7 · Run blockGets a good initial push on the defensive end alongside the left guard.
+0.5Q3 12:34 · 3 & 9 · Pass blockAnchors well against the edge rusher, keeping the left side of the pocket clean.
+0.5Q3 09:44 · 2 & 5 · Pass blockEasily anchors against the edge rusher's outside speed rush, locking him down.
+0.5Q3 09:41 · 3 & 5 · Pass blockHandles the outside speed rush well, keeping the edge rusher wide and past the quarterback.
-1Q3 08:35 · 1 & 10 · Run blockFails to reach the DE on the toss play, allowing his man to set the edge and make the tackle in the backfield.
+0.5Q3 07:51 · 3 & 7 · Pass blockEasily rides the edge rusher past the pocket on the left side.
+0.5Q3 05:18 · 2 & 9 · Pass blockHandles the speed rush well, washing the edge rusher past the depth of the pocket.
+0.5Q3 04:28 · 3 & 15 · Pass blockAnchors well against the edge rusher, keeping the left side clean.
+0.5Q3 04:03 · 3 & 29 · Pass blockSolid pass protection on the left edge, washing the rusher past the pocket.
+0.5Q3 03:50 · 3 & 36 · Run blockRides the edge rusher upfield, creating a clear lane for the running back on the draw.
+0.5Q3 01:20 · 1 & 10 · Run blockEffectively washes the defensive end (#90) down inside to create a wall.
-0.5Q4 15:00 · 3 & 2 · Pass blockSets against Turner but gets beaten across his face by an inside move. He tries to wash him down, but Turner still gets a piece of the sack.
+0.5Q4 13:23 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockEasily handles the outside speed rush, riding the defender past the depth of the pocket to keep the QB clean.
+0.5Q4 12:02 · 2 & 9 · Pass blockAnchors well against the right edge rusher, riding him past the depth of the pocket to keep the left side clean.
+0.5Q4 03:05 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockRides the edge rusher upfield, perfectly executing his block to allow the QB to break contain underneath him.
+0.5Q4 02:00 · 3 & 13 · Pass blockMirrors the spin move by the edge rusher and keeps the blindside completely clean.
+0.5Q4 01:54 · 4 & 13 · Pass blockAnchors well against the outside rush of #15 Turner, pushing him past the depth of the pocket.
+0.5Q4 00:28 · 1 & 10 · Pass blockMirrors the edge rusher perfectly, riding him past the pocket to keep the blindside clean.
+0.5Q4 00:21 · 2 & 10 · Pass blockExcellent pass set, riding the edge rusher past the depth of the pocket to create a clear escape lane for the QB.
+0.5Q4 00:08 · 4 & 1 · Pass blockMirrored the edge rusher well on an extended play, keeping the left side clean for the QB to roll out.