After five games, only five teams average more points than Minnesota and star receiver Justin Jefferson is third in the league for receiving yards (450).
But O’Connell acknowledged their offence had to lean on their defence on Sunday as the Vikings failed to score a touchdown in the second half.
They restricted the Jets to just 36 rushing yards, hit Rodgers 11 times, and for just the sixth time in his career, the veteran quarterback was intercepted three times in a game – by Van Ginkel, Bynum and Stephon Gilmore.
Minnesota’s defence is the second-best in the NFL for both turnovers (13) and average rushing yards conceded (67.2).
Van Ginkel said that defensive coordinator Brian Flores “keeps talking about this thing called joy. We’re ultimately playing a kid’s game and if you’re not enjoying this then you’re not in the right job.”
The man known simply as ‘Flo’ has created a selfless defence which, according to Greenard, Flores likes to call “controlled chaos”.
He added: “Four or five players made game-changing plays, and everybody’s just as excited as if they made the play.
“That’s what [Flores] has instilled in all of us. ‘Hey, your time is coming. Don’t panic, don’t be selfish, don’t play hero-ball’. We never know who can make the play.”
