The Vikings 2022 Defense by the Numbers: After Week 2
The Minnesota Vikings have two games in the books in 2022, with a 1-1 record heading into Week 3.
Rookie skipper Kevin O’Connell lost for the first time, due to a beatdown from the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Next up, the Vikings return home for a date with the 1-1 Detroit Lions.
The Vikings are early six-point favorites against Detroit, despite the poor showing in Week 2. Surprisingly, National pundits panicked very little about the Vikings loss on Monday Night Football.
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These are the Vikings defensive rankings through Week 2.
- 2nd in Yards per Point Allowed
- 3rd in Fewest Defensive Penalties
- 3rd in Fewest Defensive Penalty Yards
- 4th in Sacks
- 4th in Sack %
- 5th in 2nd Half Points Allowed
- 6th in Points Allowed
- 6th in Points per Play Allowed
- 7th in Redzone TD % Allowed
- 10th in TDs Allowed
- 10th in Takeaways
- 15th in Defensive EPA/Play
- 18th in Passer Rating Allowed
- 21st in 1st Half Points Allowed
- 22nd in Defensive 3rd Down Conv %
- 23rd in Passing Defense DVOA
- 24th in Rushing Yards Allowed
- 26th in 1st Downs Allowed
- 28th in Yards per Rush Allowed
- 28th in Yards per Play Allowed
- 29th in Yards Allowed
- 29th in Passing Yards Allowed
- 29th in Rushing TDs Allowed
- 30th in Defensive DVOA
- 30th in 1st Downs per Play Allowed
- 30th in Yards per Pass Allowed
- 31st in Completion % Allowed
- 32nd in Rushing Defense DVOA
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. 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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