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Here's another look at Minnesota's dominance on third downs in the second half.
Q3, 9:30 remaining — Third-and-7 at the Chicago 28
The Vikings show the Double-A-gap look that's a hallmark of Zimmer's scheme with Eric Kendricks and Eric Wilson between the defensive tackles. Rather than blitzing, however, both players drop into coverage. Smith initially lined up at the line of scrimmage but dropped before the snap to give Minnesota two deep safeties.
Chicago goes with a three-man route, opting to max protect with a tight end and running back.
This leaves seven defenders to cover three receivers. Chris Jones and Jeff Gladney execute a nice pass off to cover Anthony Miller and Darnell Mooney on the right side, and Allen Robinson II runs an in-breaking route on the left side.
Kris Boyd plays the leverage toward his help in the middle of the field. Foles opts to go to Robinson, who continued past Boyd at midfield, but Smith comes flying with a rejection letter.