The Vikings to-do list: fix penalties

If there is a major problem emerging from the Vikings 34-6 Sunday's win, this is team share a day of punishment referee Ed Hochuli crew was a lot of flags. The Vikings were punishment seven times over 60 yards, but ram more than twice as many yards, submit 13 punishment the loss of 121 yards. Ram careless eventually help Minnesota won the game, but the Vikings player and coach Mike Zimmer reference own punishment as major issues need to be solved this week. "In the first half, I think we are due to a little bit," Zimmer said. "We have too much punishment."

Vikings half scored and lead, Josh Robinson in the second quarter after interception to help establish a Matt Cassel landing by Greg Jennings, but on the whole, qi defaults to his players a little excitement in the first two quarters of the season. Him at half-time to calm down and tell them, but it is worth mentioning RAMS refused to three in the second half of the penalty, holding call phil Loadholt only the Vikings punish ram is accepted. Zimmer said several times he coaches the vikings defender to avoid punishment, according to the union of concerned more contact with the receiver. The Vikings have two illegal contact call (jasper brinkley and aha price), as well as by interfering with Robert Brandon penalty, but in different circumstances, the consequences of these penalties may be expensive. Sunday's punishment just enough to make defense Everson Griffen Vikings control performance. "This is not a master. We can play better, punishment, punishment can kill a team," griffin said. "But we allow ourselves to stay in the moment and execute assignments, [and] still win the game."