And the winner of Zimmer-Stefanski Bowl I was …
Joe Woods!
Oh yeah, did we fail to mention prominently enough in all the pregame hype that Cleveland was coming into U.S. Bank Stadium with another former longtime Vikings assistant calling plays on Sunday?
Our bad, Joe. And congrats on your dominant defensive game plan and a 14-7 victory that made Vegas look silly for putting the over/under at 51 ½ points.
"The defense was good enough for us to win when I'm playing quarterback like that," said Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, who also used some salty language to accurately admit he was gawdawful while throwing more incompletions (17) than completions (15).