CINCINNATI – Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer was baffled by the repeated issues his offensive line struggled with in a 27-24 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Minnesota racked up 116 yards on 12 penalties. Outside of a 26-yard pass interference penalty on cornerback Bashaud Breeland, the rest of those infractions were called on the offense. The Vikings were flagged for false starts and offensive holding 11 times, which was their most such penalties in a single game since at least 2000, according to ESPN Stats and Information research.
The blame was spread along the offensive line equally, with each lineman flagged at least once.