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Mike Zimmer: Pass Defense Has 'Never Been This Poor' After Jared Goff's 5 TDs

The Minnesota Vikings made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game a season ago with the help of a strong defense. On Thursday night, though, the unit got absolutely torched by Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams.

That poor performance left Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer concerned.

"At this point, I don't know," Zimmer said after the 38-31 loss, according to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. "Probably, anywhere I've ever been, I've never been this poor in pass coverage, so we're going to have to look at everything we're doing at get back to doing things correctly.