01-24-2018, 03:51 PM
As the Vikings begin the process of trying to return to the NFC Championship Game — and win it — in 2019, they’re forced to contend with questions raised by their lopsided loss to the Eagles.The Vikings hadn’t given up that many yards in a game since Dec. 21, 2014, when they allowed 493 in a 37-35 loss to the Miami Dolphins at the end of their first season under Mike Zimmer.
The fact their defense was pierced so easily on Sunday, by backup quarterback Nick Foles with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, will add another layer to the self-scouting process Zimmer already had planned for the offseason.
The coach said after Sunday’s 38-7 loss that the Eagles had found ways to attack some of the Vikings’ strengths, and that was evident perhaps in no area more than Philadelphia’s performance on third downs. The Eagles converted 10 of their 14 third-down attempts, against a defense whose third-down percentage (25.2) was better than any in the league since the NFL began tracking the statistic in 1991.
http://www.startribune.com/after-allowin...470894703/
The fact their defense was pierced so easily on Sunday, by backup quarterback Nick Foles with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, will add another layer to the self-scouting process Zimmer already had planned for the offseason.
The coach said after Sunday’s 38-7 loss that the Eagles had found ways to attack some of the Vikings’ strengths, and that was evident perhaps in no area more than Philadelphia’s performance on third downs. The Eagles converted 10 of their 14 third-down attempts, against a defense whose third-down percentage (25.2) was better than any in the league since the NFL began tracking the statistic in 1991.
http://www.startribune.com/after-allowin...470894703/
