Despite leading the Minnesota Vikings to an upset over the New Orleans Saints in the 2019 playoffs, Mike Zimmer was almost fired before the 2020 season.
After failing to help the Minnesota Vikings reach the playoffs in 2018 during their first season with Kirk Cousins under center, the heat was on for Mike Zimmer to get his team back to the postseason in 2019.
Luckily for Zimmer, Minnesota was able to put together enough wins to earn the sixth and final spot in the 2019 NFC playoff bracket. The Vikings ended up upsetting the New Orleans Saints in the first round before getting sent home by the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round.