Just the Numbers: Vikings Defensive Rankings after Week 3
This will be straightforward. The Minnesota Vikings have three games in the books in 2021, so NFL rankings are a bit more realistic with a reasonable sample size.
On the whole, the Vikings defense is struggling, aside from the second half versus the Seattle Seahawks.
These are the Vikings defensive rankings through Week 3.
- 3rd in Defensive 3rd Down %
- 3rd in Second Half Points Allowed
- 4th in Sacks
- 5th in Sacks per Snap
- 10th in 40+ Yard Gains Allowed
- 16th in INT %
- 16th in First Downs Allowed
- 18th Rushing TDs Allowed
- 19th in TDs Allowed
- 20th in Points Allowed
- 20th in Rushing Yards Allowed
- 21st in Passing TDs Allowed
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- 22nd in Takeaways
- 24th in Points per Play Allowed
- 24th in Defensive Passing DVOA
- 25th in Defensive DVOA
- 27th in Defensive Redzone % (TDs)
- 27th in Passing Yards Allowed
- 27th in Defensive Rushing DVOA
- 27th in 15+ Gains Allowed
- 28th in Yards Allowed
- 28th in Yards per Rush Allowed
- 30th in First Half Points Allowed
- 31st in Yards per Play Allowed
- 31st in Yards per Pass Allowed
- 31st in Defensive Penalties
- 31st in Passer Rating Allowed
- 31st in 25+ Yard Gains Allowed
- 32nd in Completion % Allowed
- 32nd in Defensive Penalty Yards
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).
