EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — It would have been easy for members of the Vikings defense to sound their own horn last Tuesday when they met with members of the media.
After all, the unit allowed just 18.9 points per game in 2015, the fifth-best points allowed average in the NFL. And a far cry from 2013 when Minnesota’s defense gave up a league-high 30 points per game.
But multiple returning defenders said last year’s performance left room for improvement.
The Vikings ranked 13th at 344.2 yards allowed per game, were 14th in yards allowed per play at 5.