The defense has been quite a pleasant surprise for the majority of the season. Defensive coordinator Brian Flores took over from dismissed coordinator Ed Dontatell to fix the disastrous unit. The talent is still shaky in some spots, but the defense has improved drastically, although they turned back the clock to previous seasons in the last two games after shutting out the Raiders.
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Before the season kicked off, all Vikings fans would’ve been happy with an average defense, and well, they got one. The Vikes rank 12th in EPA/Play, 13th in yards allowed, 10th in points allowed, 9th in yards per play allowed, and they have forced the 17th-most turnovers.