Mike Zimmer's Best And Worst Games As Vikings Head Coach
Mike Zimmer failed to get the Vikings to the promised land, but along the way, he won his fair share of games and delivered plenty of memorable moments.
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Mike Zimmer failed to get the Vikings to the promised land, but along the way, he won his fair share of games and delivered plenty of memorable moments.
Good or bad, Rick Spielman made plenty of impactful draft picks as general manager of the Minnesota Vikings.
After the Vikings failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season and the fifth time in eight years, the team has reportedly fired head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman.
The Mike Zimmer era is officially over in Minnesota.
Since the Vikings will be watching the playoffs from home, it's time for the team and its fans to start looking to the future.
Vikings fans endured temperatures with wind chills in the minus 20s to support their team one final time prior to Sunday's home contest against the Chicago Bears.
The second-year star wide receiver, who caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to tie the game with 13:35 remaining, wound up 17 yards short of establishing a franchise single-season record for receiving yards.
Kirk Cousins passed for 172 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to lead a Minnesota Vikings comeback to beat the Chicago Bears 31-17 on Sunday in a matchup of two eliminated teams with a head coach in danger of being fired.
The Vikings are expected to move on from head coach Mike Zimmer this week, league sources said, though longtime general manager Rick Spielman is likely to remain with the organization.
Confidence might be the most critical of the ingredients necessary for coaching in the NFL, working in a high-stakes league and such a high-intensity sport.
Dalvin Cook practically leaped out of his seat when asked during his interview session about the motivation for a game without playoff stakes, lifting up the side of his shirt to reveal a large tattoo of his late father's likeness.
Cousins was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list late last week and missed Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
If the Minnesota Vikings just played their last meaningful game under coach Mike Zimmer, the lopsided loss at Green Bay clarified the reasons why.
The Minnesota Vikings announced that five players have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, A.J. Dillon ran for two more scores and the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Sunday night to wrap up the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed.
