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‘Hot Seat’ Chatter for Vikings Head Coach Intensifies

Love him, hate him, or merely tolerate him, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is the NFL’s second-mostly likely skipper to be terminated, according to oddsmakers after Week 1.

The Vikings lost a clumsy game to the Cincinnati Bengals last weekend, conducting a gameplan peppered by penalties. Ultimately, Minnesota was penalized 12 times and lost the game in overtime, 27-24. As 3.5-point underdogs before the contest, the Vikings matchup in Cincinnati was their “easiest” one in the first month of the season as the following three opponents include the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns. Now, the Vikings have to steal one of those games – while still treading water with an additional home win – to erase the vile memory of penalty-fueled futility at the Bengals.