The Minnesota Vikings navigated their way to another win over the Dolphins by a score of 24-16 despite a poor overall team performance.
The one unit that deserved some praise was the defense. They were on the field a lot due to the offense going three and out 10 times on the day.
Vikings really won a game in which their offense went three-and-out on ten of their fifteen total drives
— Nick Olson (@NickOlsonNFL) October 16, 2022
The defense did allow 458 yards but only 6.23 yards per play, really testing the bend-don’t-break mantra of defensive coordinator Ed Donatell. The positives of the defense stood out in droves.
Not only did the Vikings force three turnovers that resulted in 10 points but they also had six sacks and 13 quarterback hits.
For their efforts on Sunday, head coach Kevin O’Connell awarded the entire Vikings defense a game ball.
Defense stepped up big time today.
And Coach rewarded them for it.#Skol pic.twitter.com/HeICvRY0ub
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 16, 2022
The Vikings are going into the bye week at 5-1 and riding a four-game winning streak thanks to a defense that keeps coming up big at the end of games. On Sunday, they were recognized by head coach Kevin O’Connell.
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