Minnesota Vikings Midseason Review: Grading the offense

For the Minnesota Vikings, the offense has been good, but not great during the first half of the 2018 season.

The Minnesota Vikings had Super Bowl aspirations heading into the 2018 season. But as we sit here at the midway point, an argument can be made that they haven’t lived up to the lofty expectations.

Sitting with a record of 5-3-1 at the bye, there are plenty of people who want to point fingers as to why the Vikings could be sitting at 7-2 or even 8-1 if a couple of bounces went their way.

Of all the potential scapegoats, the offense shouldn’t be one of them.

Through nine games this season, Minnesota ranks 13th in scoring (24.6 points per game) and sixth in total offense (3,369 yards). The Vikings have also jumpstarted their passing game this year (fifth-best in NFL) and the running game has gotten back on track in recent weeks.

Nobody will confuse this group with the 1998 version of the Vikings, but this season’s offense still seems to be getting the job done. With a couple more weeks to fine-tune things down the stretch and some health at key positions, it’s possible that John DiFilippo’s unit hasn’t even shown what they can truly be at this point of the year.