MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — From Aaron Rodgers to Eli Manning, Cam Newton to Marcus Mariota, Mike Zimmer has devised game plans that have made some of the league’s best and most dynamic quarterbacks look like lifelong backups. Next up for the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive mastermind: Andrew Luck . The Indianapolis Colts (6-7) come to Minnesota on Sunday on the outside of the playoff chase, and Luck knows that he’ll be facing one of his most difficult tests of the season. “Coach Zimmer is obviously an incredible defensive mind,” Luck said. “You have to be able to run and throw the football, have to protect the football, have to be able to stay ahead of the chains. You don’t want to get caught in third-and-long. When you get down in the red zone, you better score some points.” Luck comes in ranked fifth in the league in yards per game, having topped 300 yards four times this season. He’s also an underrated running threat with 304 yards rushing, good for second on the team behind starting running back Frank Gore. “He’s a tough guy. I really admire guys like him,” Zimmer said. “He gets hit, and he doesn’t complain to the official or anything like that. He just goes about his business, and like I say, he’s a tremendous, tremendous quarterback.” The Vikings (7-6) are one of just three teams in the league that has yet to allow a 300-yard passer this season. The defense ranks second overall, third against the pass and first in points allowed, serv
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