At the beginning of the season, the Minnesota Vikings' biggest strength was the defense.
All Vikings fans knew at the beginning of the season that there would be growing pains with the offense with J.J. McCarthy starting at quarterback for the first time. That left a lot of weight on the defense to pick up the slack and help them through the early part of the season.
Minnesota's defense was certainly doing that and doing a stellar job, as the most points they had allowed all season before the bye week were 24 points. Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores had his defense rolling, as the team went 3-2 heading into the bye week despite injuries piling up on offense.