Perhaps the only positive that came out of last season for the Vikings was the improvement of the defense under Brian Flores.
After three seasons as one of the worst defenses in the league in both yards and points allowed, the Vikings defense improved to 13th in points allowed and 16th in yards allowed last season. And despite not having any top-tier defensive tackles, Flores’ defense yielded the 4th lowest yards per rushing attempt and 8th fewest rushing yards on the season.
But for all the exotic blitz packages and the league high blitz rate, the Vikings’ defense was only around average in pass defense, ranking 15th in yards per pass attempt allowed.