What's wrong with Vikings' red-zone offense? Playing Adam Thielen may highlight the problem

Adam Thielen is still scoring touchdowns this season, but not for the Vikings. He’ll face them on Sunday as a member of the Carolina Panthers.Kenneth Murray Jr.'s interception on the final pass of the Vikings' loss to the Chargers played on an endless loop, in exquisite and excruciating detail, as T.J. Hockenson searched for sleep on Sunday night.

On his drive home from U.S. Bank Stadium after the four-point loss, Kirk Cousins agonized over where he'd put the ball on a pass to K.J. Osborn that would have kept the interception off Hockenson's hands from ever happening.

Mistakes and missed chances linger in the minds of Vikings players and coaches these days, as a team that won 11 one-score…