EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. —
The Vikings outlasted their arch rival, the Packers, for a 20-13 win to claim their first NFC North title since 2009. It took beyond every last second before Xavier Rhodes and Anthony Barr knocked down Aaron Rodgers’ Hail Mary attempt after the clock struck 0:00.
As Zimmer began walking across Lambeau Field, he was stopped and surprised from behind by Chad Greenway, Brandon Fusco and Jarius Wright with a 10-gallon outpouring of support.
It’s not often Zimmer’s been caught off guard, and definitely not his style to celebrate when he knows so much work and more goals remained, but even he cracked a smile after the Gatorade shower on a 24-degree night at Lambeau Field.