Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings have parted ways with offensive coordinator John DeFilippo.

Source: #Vikings OC John DeFilippo has been fired.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 11, 2018

This comes on the heels of a near-shutout at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks. The Vikings fell to 6-6-1 with a 21-7 loss, their third loss in four games. The team’s offense had seemingly regressed since the bye week, amassing under 300 yards in road losses at Chicago, New England and Seattle.

Rapoport also tweeted that quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski would likely be the new playcaller. Stefanski has coached running backs, tight ends and quarterbacks in his time with the Vikings, and he interviewed for the offensive coordinator job last offseason. This will be his first time calling plays.

Stay tuned to Zone Coverage for updates as the story develops.

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Sam Ekstrom

Sam Ekstrom is an executive producer and host at Locked On Sports Minnesota. He's previously covered the Vikings for 105 The Ticket, Zone Coverage, Purple Insider, and the Associated Press. He grew up in Vermillion, S.D. rooting for the USD Coyotes (not SDSU) and graduated from Dordt (not "dork") University in Sioux Center, Iowa.

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