GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Don’t let the win-loss record fool you: Mike Zimmer has not made things easy on Aaron Rodgers.
Sure, the Green Bay Packers quarterback has the head-to-head advantage. He's 3-1 against the Zimmer-coached Minnesota Vikings the last two seasons after losing to him in 2009 and 2013, when Zimmer coordinated the Cincinnati Bengals defense.
But few defensive minds have limited Rodgers' production like Zimmer. In those six games against Zimmer with the Bengals and Vikings, Rodgers has a combined completion percentage that is nearly 6 points lower than his overall career mark and has markedly lower numbers in passing yards per game, yards per attempt, touchdowns per game and passer rating while being sacked more frequently (see accompanying chart).