Yahoo! Sports · Sep 9, 2022
Vikings Have Mystery on Their Side vs. Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Minnesota Vikings have had months to come up with a game plan to beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
The Packers, on the other hand, have had months to guess at the Vikings’ game plan.
After the Vikings finished five games behind the Packers in the NFC North standings last season, they fired longtime coach Mike Zimmer and replaced him with 37-year-old Kevin O’Connell. O’Connell is the latest branch snapped off the Sean McVay coaching tree. To run the defense, he hired Ed Donatell, the latest disciple of venerable Vic Fangio.
In 2019, Packers coach Matt LaFleur brought McVay’s offense to Green Bay. In 2021, LaFleur hired Joe Barry, a secondary branch off the Fangio tree.
