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"They've had some flux with some of their receivers a little bit," Zimmer said. "They've got Antonio Brown in there now, and I think they're just getting more comfortable with each other.
"Gronkowski always looks like he's real comfortable with him anyway, but Mike Evans is a terrific receiver and Godwin and [tight end Cameron] Brate, they've got terrific players," Zimmer added. "You know, each game's different. I think he's just getting more familiar with guys."
Brady has hit on 42 completions that have gone for at least 20 yards, but stats provided by the NFL show he has struggled a bit with the deep ball.
According to Next Gen Stats, Brady has career lows (since 2016) in completion percentage (27.7), touchdown-to-interception ratio (3-4) and passer rating (58.9) on passes of 20-plus air yards this season.
The Vikings aren't buying his decline. Especially since the Vikings have allowed a completion percentage of 50 percent (second-worst in the NFL) and have allowed a passer rating of 118.3 passer rating (fifth-worst in NFL) on deep passes this season, according to Next Gen Stats.
"I don't think those are high-percentage throws," Zimmer said. "Obviously he's got great receivers.
"I think they're [seventh] in the league in passes over 20 yards, aren't they? So I don't know if that's struggling," Zimmer added. "I saw [Brady] make a great throw against [the Raiders] for about a 60-yard touchdown pass. I guess struggling is a different word for everybody."