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Zimmer Focused on Winning Battles Inside 5-Yard Line

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. —Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer and his staff have been hard at work over the past few weeks identifying areas to improve on from the 2016 season.

They haven’t had to look hard for one of the biggest sore spots — Minnesota’s play on both sides of the ball near the goal line.

“Inside the 5-yard line on both sides of the ball was not very good. We need to do a better job there,” Zimmer said during an interview with Vikings.com’s Mike Wobschall. “Obviously, getting more points offensively. I believe that’s going to start with No.