A day after he called for a greater commitment to the run game for the second time in three weeks, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer praised John DeFilippo, saying he thinks the offensive coordinator is “doing a good job” and adding he can do more to be involved with the offense during games.
The Vikings offense, which surpassed 400 yards in three of the team’s first six games, has averaged a modest 333.7 since then, and scored only 10 points in Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., two weeks after posting just 268 total yards at Chicago.