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Yet with so many young players on the field, Zimmer said Sunday that his group has progressed in recent weeks.
"We've had to change a lot of things because of our personnel with what we've been trying to do defensively," Zimmer said. "So part of it is narrowing some of the package down. Some of it is adding some things that we feel can help guys in coverage.
"Some of the things have been how we can add to some of the guys in rush. I thought they played well today," Zimmer added. "There weren't a lot of mistakes that I saw throughout the course of the ball game. I thought we played hard, and that's a big key to it."
The final stat line showed 421 total yards allowed to the Lions, but Minnesota set a season-best by allowing just 20 points.
That improved from last week's total of 22 points allowed to the Packers, which was a season-low at the time.
The Vikings got off to a quick start Sunday, limiting the Lions to a three-and-out to open the game. Minnesota scored a touchdown on its first possession, and Detroit followed by advancing into field goal range, but Matt Prater's kick sailed wide left.