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The Cheat Sheet: Mike Zimmer’s defense offers tough test for Lions

ZERO.

That’s the number of touchdowns the Lions scored against the Vikings last season.

A team can’t expect to win very many games when they can’t score touchdowns. It’s one of the key reasons the Lions lost their Week 6 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

To succeed in the NFL, you need to score touchdowns, not field goals.

The problem for the Lions and Matthew Stafford is that they haven’t fared too well against Mike Zimmer since he showed up in Minnesota. The Lions are just 3-5 since 2015 against the Vikings.