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Chart: Vikings' most improved scoring defenses

By Chip Scoggins

December 28, 2012 at 4:11AM

VIKINGS' MOST IMPROVED SCORING DEFENSES

1984 to 1985: 30.3 to 22.4 (-7.9 points allowed/game)

1968 to 1969: 17.3 to 9.5 (-7.8 points allowed/game)

1987 to 1988: 22.3 to 14.6 (-7.7 points allowed/game)

2011 to 2012: 28.1 to 20.9 (-7.2 points allowed/game)

1965 to 1966: 28.8 to 21.7 (-7.1 points allowed/game)

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Chip Scoggins

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Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has worked at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2000 and previously covered the Vikings, Gophers football, Wild, Wolves and high school sports.

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