Let's count some snaps from Sunday's 41-28 victory over the Falcons and see what some of them mean …

Defensive snaps: 67.

100 percent: Strong safety Robert Blanton, free safety Harrison Smith, linebacker Anthony Barr and linebacker Gerald Hodges.

Offensive snaps: 76.

100 percent: Center John Sullivan, right guard Vladimir Ducasse, left guard Charlie Johnson, left tackle Matt Kalil.

Team-high snaps: 84 (Sullivan, Ducasse, Kalil)

Most special teams snaps: 20 (Jabari Price, Antone Exum, Andrew Sendejo, Michael Mauti).

DEFENSIVE BACKS:Blanton is the only defensive player not to miss a snap all season (although he did look AWOL with the angle he took on that 48-yard TD run in the third quarter). Other than Blanton and Smith, cornerbacks Xavier Rhodes and Captain Munnerlyn only missed one snap. The BIG NEWS for the defensive backs was Josh Robinson playing a season-high 43 snaps (64 percent) after being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. It's big news because the assumption (here, at least) was Robinson would continue a pattern of leaving the field with nagging injuries. But that wasn't the case. Not only did Robinson play very well, he stayed on the field when needed. He's come a long way since coach Mike Zimmer referred to him as "the other guy" when asked about injuries during the preseason. Sendejo played one snap at safety.

LINEBACKERS: We knew Barr would play 100 percent. But Hodges playing 100 percent of the snaps in his first start was confirmation that the coaching staff loves this guy's versatility and athleticism. He fits the defense in every situation and, frankly, could be hard to get off the field once Chad Greenway gets healthy. Greenway might have to share some of the load with Hodges, who sure looks like the starter beyond this season. Middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley played a season-low 36 percent of the snaps (24), which is understandable considering the way the Falcons spread teams out.

DEFENSIVE LINE: Defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd's shoulder is better. We don't have to ask him to know that. A week after playing a season-low 39 percent of the snaps, Floyd played a season-high 79 percent (53) on Sunday. That was the third highest total among defensive linemen behind Everson Griffen (63 snaps, 94 percent) and Brian Robison (62, 93). Nose tackle Linval Joseph (46, 69), tackle Tom Johnson (23, 34), tackle Shamar Stephen (12, 18) and end Corey Wootton (9, 13) followed.

OFFENSIVE LINE: The only starter who didn't play 100 percent of the snaps was right tackle Phil Loadholt, who limped off for one snap and returned. Backup Joe Berger played two snaps as an extra lineman in a goal-line formation. Mike Harris played the one snap that Loadholt missed. Atlanta's front line isn't the toughest test in the league by any stretch, but the offensive line deserves the MVP of this game. It was a dominant performance. The best we've seen in a long time.

RUNNING BACKS, FULLBACK:Now this breakdown was more like it. Finally, rookie Jerick McKinnon got some extended playing time with a season-high — by far — snap total of 32 (42 percent). Matt Asiata got 44 snaps (58 percent) and fullback Jerome Felton made the most of his 11 snaps (14 percent) with his best game of the year. He flattened a linebacker in the hole, allowing McKinnon to run free on his 55-yard run. For whatever reason, offensive coordinator Norv Turner trusted McKinnon more in this game and the result was a running attack that notched an unexpected 5.5-yard average, 244 yards and four touchdowns.

RECEIVERS, TIGHT ENDS: The big news here is the coaches sure like Chase Ford. Granted, he had been with the team before. But when he was brought back after Kyle Rudolph's injury, the assumption (at least here) was he might be eased back in. But that wasn't the case. Ford played 41 snaps (54 percent) while Rhett Ellison played 55 (72 percent). MarQuies Gray played only six snaps (eight percent). At receiver, Greg Jennings led the way with 72 snaps (95 percent). Cordarrelle Patterson (67 snaps, 88 percent), Jarius Wright (40, 53) and Adam Thielen (9, 12) followed. Hey, if you're looking for something new to complain about after a win, we could start a campaign for Wright to get more playing time. After all, he did have game highs of eight catches and 132 yards while playing slightly less than half the offensive snaps.

QUARTERBACKS: For the second straight week, the Vikings ended the game with their backup quarterback, which means they also were one snap away from having to use Patterson or McKinnon as their emergency QB. You may have heard that Teddy Bridgewater started and played pretty well. He played 66 snaps (87 percent) before leaving the field with an ankle sprain that doesn't appear to be serious. Christian Ponder played the final 10 snaps and didn't attempt a pass.