Why does Pardon My Take think the Minnesota Vikings' 6-0 start is not a fluke?

Pardon My Take's hosts said the Vikings may not be quite as good as 6-0, but their defense is not fluky: Brian Flores's unit keeps Minnesota in every game. Against the Colts in a 16-10 win it blitzed on 85% of dropbacks with a 55% pressure rate and shut Indianapolis out in the second half. The worry is Kyler Murray's clumsy offense, which the hosts think has room to improve.

Minnesota has won 11 straight games dating to last season, allowing 11.5 points per game, and 125 points in six games this year.
Linebacker Blake Cashman had 12 tackles, two sacks and four passes defended against the Colts.
The next four games, against the Lions, Bills, Packers and 49ers, were named the real test; 3-1 or even 2-2 would count as passing.

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“But when you have a defense like this, you're in every game.” Pardon My Take · at 50:33 — open in the transcript →

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