Lethargic Vikings Fail to Start Fast With Plenty…

A puzzled Jefferson tried to find the words for why the Vikings haven’t had a winning record since he was drafted.

“I have no idea. We got to get over that hump,” Jefferson said. “It’s definitely tough in this league, winning games and just being in a dogfight every single week.

“But we got to find a way, we got to find a way to push through and get [wins],” Jefferson added. “We just got to find a way to get over that .500.”

After the game, which knocked Minnesota out of the NFC playoff picture, Zimmer called it “a disappointing loss.”

Barr tried to manage the loss with some humor.

“Christmas hangover,” Barr quipped. “I don’t know what y’all did last night. Too much fun, I guess.”

The Vikings aren’t mathematically eliminated, but could be next weekend if they lose and the Eagles win.

Jefferson was asked how the Vikings could avoid a repeat lackluster start.

“Well, don’t come out with lack of energy, just knowing what’s at stake,” Jefferson said.

He later summed up the mindset of the team with two games left … as the Vikings playoff hopes dangle by a thread.

“It’s not totally over yet,” Jefferson said. “We’ve got some juice left, but we’ve just got to go win these two games, be aggressive, be emotionally into it and just be mentally prepared to go in there and fight our butt off.”