Just the Numbers: Vikings Defensive Rankings after Week 12
Dustin Baker
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Dec 2, 2021
The Minnesota Vikings have 11 games in the books in 2021, losing last weekend at the San Francisco 49ers, 36-24.
Minnesota travels to Michigan for a date with the Detroit Lions in Week 13. The Lions haven’t won a game since December 6, 2020.
These are the Vikings defensive rankings before Week 13.
Please note: Bye weeks are in effect, so all stats are ranked on a per-game basis.
- 1st in Sacks
- 6th in Completion % Allowed
- 9th in Defensive 3rd Down Conversion %
- 10th in Passing Defense DVOA
- 13th in Yards per Point Allowed
- 15th in Takeaways
- 16th Defensive EPA/play
- 16th in Interceptions
- 17th in Overall Defensive DVOA
- 17th in Touchdowns Allowed
- 17th in Passing TDs Allowed
- 17th in Passer Rating Allowed
- 19th in Rushing TDs Allowed
- 20th in 1st Half Points Allowed
- 21st in 2nd Half Points Allowed
- 22nd in Passing Yards Allowed
- 23rd in Yards per Pass Allowed
- 24th in Points Allowed
- 24th in Points per Play Allowed
- 24th in Defensive Penalties
- 26th in Yards per Play Allowed
- 26th in Defensive 4th own Conversion %
- 26th in Defensive Penalty Yards
- 27th in Redzone TD% Allwowed
- 27th in First Downs Allowed
- 29th in Rush Defense DVOA
- 30th in Yards Allowed
- 30th in Rushing Yards Allowed
- 32nd in Rushings Yards per Carry Allowed
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).
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