The Minnesota Vikings have one of the better defenses in the National Football League over the last five games.
During that five game winning streak, the Vikings are third in EPA/play (-0.139), sixth in dropback EPA/play (-0.128), fourth in success rate per dropback (41.7%) and eighth in EPA/rush (-0.162).
Against the New Orleans Saints, they were excellent, especially in the first half. They swarmed the ball and made Derek Carr’s life miserable as he tried to attack the Vikings defense. Once Jameis Winson came in, they made him pay with two interceptions in the fourth quarter.
The grades from Pro Football Focus are out and the defense was graded pretty well.