Every weekday, our Vikings reporters walk you through what's happening with the team that day.
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
— Mike Zimmer's defense is still looking for a way to get off the field in key spots.
— Zimmer said he wishes that he had called a timeout before fourth and 20.
— Before Sunday, OT Mike Harris hadn't played guard since his peewee days.
— Will QB Teddy Bridgewater need a big brain to be successful in the NFL?
TWEET OF THE (YESTER)DAY
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
— Head coach Lovie Smith is optimistic that he can get the Buccaneers going.
— Buccaneers QB Josh McCown is back at practice, but will he start on Sunday?
— The Buccaneers aren't getting much bang for the buck from their free agents.
— Would the Buccaneers really consider trading top WR Vincent Jackson?
TODAY'S VIKINGS SCHEDULE
Vikings players have the day off. They will report back to Winter Park tomorrow morning.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
WR Adam Thielen has played 100 snaps this season, including penalties, according to Pro Football Focus. Of those 100 snaps, he has spent 55 of them run blocking, which is an abnormally high percentage for a wide receiver. For example, WR Greg Jennings has been asked to run block 148 times on his 424 snaps and Cordarrelle Patterson has been a run blocker on 136 of his 378 snaps. So when you see Thielen run out to the huddle, chances are it's going to be a run.
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