The Vikings’ turnover ratio in Mike Zimmer’s 113 games as head coach is plus-26. That’s 162 takeaways, 136 giveaways and top-5 rankings of plus-11 in 2016 and 2019.
The only full season in red figures was 2014, Zimmer’s first year. A minus-1 ratio was but one of many blows that contributed to his only losing season.
This year, the Vikings are minus-4 with a ranking — 23rd — that would be the worst of the Zimmer era by four spots. The offense has turned the ball over 21 times — already one more than the previous high set in 2014 and tied in 2018 and again last year.