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Pro Football Focus: Vikings Have Top-rated Secondary

Before the season, Pro Football Focus rated each team’s secondary. The Vikings landed at a respectable seventh.

But six weeks into the regular season, Minnesota’s defensive backs have climbed up into the top spot.

The Vikings defense, thanks in part to the secondary, is giving up a league-low 12.6 points per game. Minnesota has also made life hard for opposing quarterbacks, as the Vikings have limited them to a combined quarterback rating of 65.3, tops in the NFL.

Minnesota also ranks first in yards per pass play (5.25) and is tied for third with 19 sacks, a stat that is aided by strong coverage from the likes of Terence Newman, Xavier Rhodes, Captain Munnerlyn, Trae Waynes, Harrison Smith and Andrew Sendejo.