Defense wins championships is a moniker that has been widely adopted across the football world. It’s easy to see why, as most of the best single-season defenses have won Super Bowls (85 Bears, 00 Ravens, 02 Buccaneers) and the best offenses have failed to do so (98 Vikings, 07 Patriots).
The Vikings have been winning mostly with the offense and the defense has been a liability. It has also raised questions as to if the Vikings should change their defensive play callers. Defensive coordinator Ed Donatell’s defense is now last in total defense after allowing 464 yards to the Detroit Lions and 400+ yards in the last five games.
