John DeFilippo, Vikings offensive coordinator, fired after ugly loss; Kevin Stefanski moved up

As Vikings coach Mike Zimmer explained his decision to fire offensive coordinator John DeFilippo the morning after the team’s 21-7 loss at Seattle, he fixated on a stretch that’s seen the team go from the top of the NFC North to a fight for the final playoff spot.

“We had to shake things up and try to get better as a football team together,” Zimmer said Tuesday. “I didn’t feel like we were going in that direction based on the past four or five weeks. It wasn’t about one game. It’s about the direction we were going throughout the latter part of the season.”

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