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Vikings need to get back to being boring on offense

For the first four years with Mike Zimmer as their head coach, the strategy to getting a win each week for the Minnesota Vikings was usually centered around having a solid rushing attack and playing tough defense.

After the Vikings’ first game against the San Francisco 49ers this season, it seemed like that strategy would remain the same for 2018. However, Minnesota has shifted to more of a pass-first offense in each of their last two games and the results have not been that great.

Yes, the Vikings were able to put up 22 points in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2.