The Vikings 2022 Defense by the Numbers: After Week 12
By Dustin Baker
The Minnesota Vikings have 11 games in the books in 2022, with a 9-2 record exiting Week 12.
Rookie head coach Kevin O’Connell won for a ninth time in Week 12, thanks to a bounceback victory over the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving. Next up, the Vikings remain at home to play the 7-4 New York Jets, the seventh seed in the AFC’s evolving playoff picture.
The Vikings are three-point favorites at home against the Jets, who belittled the Chicago Bears in East Rutherford, 31-10, last weekend.
These are the Vikings defensive rankings through Week 12.
Note: With bye weeks underway, all stats are “per game.”
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).
Dustin Baker
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 Sal Spice. His Vikings obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band).