EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings defense is tied for eighth in the NFL with 21 sacks, a strong stat for one of the league’s top units.
But after notching 19 total sacks in its first five games, Minnesota’s sack total has fizzled out of late, with just 2.0 sacks over the past three weeks.
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer said Thursday morning that teams are using quick passes to eliminate the threat of a sack. Even so, Zimmer wants his defense to crank up the intensity getting after the quarterback.
“I think we’ve been not as reckless as we had been early,” Zimmer said.