Viktor
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Great win. What is going on with [the Vikings] secondary?
- Ray Sparks
Hi Ray, thanks for your question and for your compliment on the team’s impressive road win on Sunday Night Football.
Zimmer acknowledged that there were plays he would like back as a defense.
Minnesota focused on making Dallas one-dimensional offensively and was incredibly effective in doing so, limiting Elliott to just 47 yards on the ground. In doing so, it’s likely the Vikings sacrificed a few of those larger pass plays you’re referring to.
The Vikings did allow two 100-yard receivers in Amari Cooper (147) and former NFC North rival Randall Cobb (106), which is something that you can be sure Zimmer will want to improve moving forward.
Minnesota, however, did limit Prescott to 28-of-46 passing and also didn’t fall for a trick play that involved a pass attempt by Cobb. The Vikings were credited with eight passes defended by press box statisticians, including two each by Mike Hughes and Mackensie Alexander. Both of those players just missed recording interceptions.
“Defensively, I thought we fought like crazy,” Zimmer said after the game. “We came up with some big plays. The disappointing thing for us, we gave up about three or four third-and-12s to let them keep drives going.”