The Minnesota Vikings come off their Week 6 bye with the second-best pass defense in the NFL (157.6 yards allowed per game). But what has lacked compared to last season, outside of a boom game in Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals, is takeaways. Take out that game, and the Vikings have two takeaways over their other four games so far this season.
Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers has been what defensive coordinator Brian Flores envisioned him being so far, but Byron Murphy would ideally be able to play more in the slot than he has. The reclamation project of Jeff Okudah has not worked out, with just a 45.