Peter King of The Monday Morning Quarterback opened by talking about things he’s admired out of Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer over the years.
Zimmer’s decision to have the Vikings defense take the field with the wind at their backs against the Rams added another reason. Zimmer bucked tradition, although a similar decision by Bill Belichick worked out for the New England Patriots two years ago. King noted:
In the 42 years since the NFL adopted overtime as a rule, this was the 530th OT game. Only 10 times had a coach not taken the ball if given the choice to start the extra period.