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Vikings coach Mike Zimmer on Dalvin Cook penalty: 'The guy was not trying to block anybody'

A day after the Vikings became the first prominent victim of an under-the-radar wrinkle in the NFL's new pass interference review process, coach Mike Zimmer said the league needs to be more diligent in how it handles the penalty.

The Vikings had a touchdown taken away in the second quarter of Sunday's loss at Green Bay, when a review of Kirk Cousins' pass to Stefon Diggs led officials in the league's New York offices to call pass interference on Dalvin Cook for a downfield block on Packers safety Darnell Savage. It was based on what NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Alberto Riveron called "clear and obvious visual evidence that No.