5 facts about the Minnesota Vikings we wish weren’t true

With Zimmer, the Vikings are an average offensive team

Defense is Minnesota’s calling card, indisputably, and It has been for six years.

Since 2014, the Vikings have the second-best defense in all of football in terms of points allowed as they’ve given up an average of only 19.2 points per game. Again, the Patriots top this mark with 17.2 points per game allowed during the last six seasons.

Mike Zimmer has won 60 percent of his games since he became Minnesota’s head coach. The Vikings offense has usually been decent, but rarely has the team boasted fantastic offensive firepower.

In 2019, however, Minnesota ranked eighth in points scored, which is their best offensive ranking since 2009. With some continuity, the trend may be climbing upward for the Vikings this season.

We know that Minnesota is a top-notch defensive team. What about the offense in these past six years? Well, they’ve been right in the middle. The Vikings have scored an average of 22.6 points per game during the last six years, the 15th-best average in the NFL.

An argument can be made that this occurs because once Zimmer gets a lead, it’s a slow-burn for Minnesota’s offensive playcalling.