MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ grind of a season will end this week with a failure to notch consecutive appearances in the playoffs that has continued for 11 years and counting.
There are many lessons worth learning for the front office, coach Mike Zimmer and his staff and the players on a dismal defense that had a big hand in the 52-33 defeat at New Orleans on Friday. The Vikings play at Detroit in the finale between two eliminated teams.
“The biggest thing is when you get your nose rubbed in it, you’ve got to come back out and fight,” Zimmer said on Monday.