Mike Zimmer's Vikings have won exhibition games in excruciating heat and in driving rain. They've won them at home, away and on a neutral field.
What they haven't done is lose one.
Zimmer, in his second season as coach, raised his exhibition record to 7-0 as Minnesota defeated Oakland 20-12 during a turbulent night of weather Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings are 3-0 this preseason.
The game was delayed 1 hour, 5 minutes in the second quarter when there was lightning in the area, not to mention a driving rain at the stadium. The weather was much better after the delay, when the Vikings broke away from a 6-6 tie.