MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — From Aaron Rodgers to Eli Manning, Cam Newton to Marcus Mariota, Mike Zimmer has devised game plans that have made some of the league’s best and most dynamic quarterbacks look like lifelong backups.
Next up for the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive mastermind: Andrew Luck .
The Indianapolis Colts (6-7) come to Minnesota on Sunday on the outside of the playoff chase, and Luck knows that he’ll be facing one of his most difficult tests of the season.
“Coach Zimmer is obviously an incredible defensive mind,” Luck said. “You have to be able to run and throw the football, have to protect the football, have to be able to stay ahead of the chains.