Let’s start with the elephant in the room: the Vikings’ defense is one of the worst statistically at allowing yards.
It’s become commonplace for Vikings fans to get really annoyed and stressed out by the performance of the defense. They continue to allow teams to stay in games despite not allowing teams to get to the red zone.
They are also allowing less than 24 points per game, ranking 21st in the NFL going into the weekend.
Things haven’t looked great for most of the season, but not all hope is lost with the ultimate bend, but don’t break unit. There are five statistics that show the Vikings defensive unit is better than they appeaer.