Mike Zimmer didn’t feel his Vikings offense “matched their intensity” against a Bears defense that was already entering Sunday with a talent advantage up front.
The offense’s lack of aggressiveness started with quarterback Kirk Cousins, who missed the first of what would be a handful downfield opportunities on the first play of Sunday’s 16-6 loss in Chicago.
“There’s times you just have to pull the trigger,” Zimmer said Monday, “and believe you’re going to make the throw. There were some times he got the ball out really good.”
As our Ben Goessling noted on Monday morning, the Bears loaded up to stop Dalvin Cook, who entered Sunday as the NFL’s rushing leader through three weeks.