Vikings Won’t Give Up Without a Fight … & They’ve…

Zimmer told reporters following Sunday’s loss at San Francisco that he remains proud of this team of “fighters” who work hard day-in and day-out. He and Adam Thielen reiterated that mindset on Monday.

Thielen credited the team’s leadership for cultivating a resilient culture within the 2021 Vikings locker room. He noted that the attitude “trickles its way down” all the way to Minnesota’s rookie class and that Zimmer and his coaching staff “are doing a great job leading us.”

Thielen also emphasized that even when a game goes wayward, players remain focused and determined.

“Guys are just staying in it. It’s pretty cool to see on the sideline, no matter what happens, nobody’s panicking, nobody’s pointing fingers, nobody’s down. Nobody’s head is down,” he said. “Everybody’s just like, ‘All right. Let’s go. It’s time to go. We’ve gotta fight.’ It’s pretty cool to see that because, now being nine years in the NFL, I’ve been in situations where it’s not always like that. That’s definitely a positive.

“Now does that change our record? No,” Thielen added. “So we’ve got to find a way now to continue to do that, and to build off that … finish these games and ultimately do what we’ve got to do to win this week.”