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Vikings know NFL offenses have been flummoxing defenses

The third game of George Iloka's NFL career came on Sept. 23, 2012, when the Bengals traveled to FedEx Field to take on the Redskins and what had become the league's most talked-about offense, with Robert Griffin III running the zone-read scheme that took the league by storm that season.

Griffin ran for 74 yards and a touchdown that day, but was sacked five times and lost one of his three fumbles as the Bengals — with a defense helmed by coordinator Mike Zimmer — prevailed 38-31.

Iloka's seven years in the league — and especially the 2½ he's spent with Zimmer — likely inform a bit of his nonchalance when presented with the league's latest set of avant-garde offensive ideas, which will be personified by the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.