When asked recently if anything about the NFC North has jumped out at him, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said enough with what he didn’t say in his response.
“I thought Chicago would be good on defense,” Zimmer said earlier this month. “I haven’t watched them on offense at all, but I think with them adding [Khalil] Mack — it’s helped them.”
The Bears offense, led by a second-year Mitchell Trubisky who struggled mightily twice against the Vikings last season, has been the surprise of the division while averaging nearly 30 points in a 6-3 start.
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