The Minnesota Vikings enter the bye week at 5-1 and sit in a good spot with a two-game lead in the NFC North division.
Despite the immediate success in the first year of the Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah era, the Vikings still have a lot of room to grow. The main area where they should see growth is on the offensive side of the football, but the defense should also see some improvement.
Defensive coordinator Ed Donatell has the defense preventing big plays but they are allowing the opponent to gain yards. In 2021, the Vikings’ defense was 24th in points allowed and 29th in yards allowed. The unit has seen some improvement as they are currently 12th in points allowed and 27th in yards allowed.
On Friday, we took a look at the PFF grades for the offense heading into the bye week. Today, we look at how they stack up on defense.