After 5 video games, solely 5 groups common extra factors than Minnesota and star receiver Justin Jefferson is third within the league for receiving yards (450).
However O’Connell acknowledged their offence needed to lean on their defence on Sunday because the Vikings failed to attain a landing within the second half.
They restricted the Jets to only 36 speeding yards, hit Rodgers 11 occasions, and for simply the sixth time in his profession, the veteran quarterback was intercepted thrice in a sport – by Van Ginkel, Bynum and Stephon Gilmore.
Minnesota’s defence is the second-best within the NFL for each turnovers (13) and common speeding yards conceded (67.2).
Van Ginkel stated that defensive coordinator Brian Flores “retains speaking about this factor referred to as pleasure. We’re finally enjoying a child’s sport and when you’re not having fun with this then you definitely’re not in the appropriate job.”
The person recognized merely as ‘Flo’ has created a selfless defence which, in accordance with Greenard, Flores likes to name “managed chaos”.
He added: “4 or 5 gamers made game-changing performs, and all people’s simply as excited as in the event that they made the play.
“That is what [Flores] has instilled in all of us. ‘Hey, your time is coming. Do not panic, do not be egocentric, do not play hero-ball’. We by no means know who could make the play.”