Sunday's stirring 23-7 victory over the Packers, the team that has long controlled the division, marked the end of the Mike Zimmer era for the Vikings.
After the game, receiver Adam Thielen remarked, "I've never been part of an offense that just was attacking, and attacking, and attacking," according to Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com. The result didn't matter. It didn't matter what was happening. We were on the attack. It was satisfying.
Zimmer was Thielen's sole coach in Minnesota, which implies that the team's previous head coach never ran an offensive attack.
The Kevin O'Connell-led Vikings produced three hundred ninety-five yards of offense and gained 6.5 yards on the average per play. Justin Jefferson, a receiver, hauled 11 catches for 184 yards and two scores.
The Vikings travel to the Eagles the following Monday night in a repeat of the biggest game of Mike Zimmer's career, which saw the Eagles easily defeat the Vikings and earn a spot in the Super Bowl.
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