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Vikings D, Rush Offense Built for Cold North?

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer has put an extreme emphasis on building a team to win in the fourth quarters of games.

It turns out, there could be overlap for winning the NFC North, especially if the Vikings keep running the ball the way they have in final periods.

Adrian Peterson rushed 10 times for 73 yards in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 35-yard touchdown that put Minnesota up by 17 with 4:15 remaining. The defense allowed a touchdown, at last, in the final 90 seconds of the game, but the Vikings claimed a 20-10 victory to improve to 8-3.