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CHICAGO -- Observed and heard in the locker room following the Minnesota Vikings' 21-13 loss Sunday to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field: Zimmer rips clock malfunction: The game clocks at Soldier Field stopped working for a good portion of the second half Sunday, leaving officials to communicate how much time was left in the game to both teams on the field. Afterward, coach Mike Zimmer didn't mince words when talking about the situation. "The clocks here are bulls---," Zimmer said, before apologizing to PR man Bob Hagan and adding, "Excuse my language." At one point in the second half, center John Sullivan recalled saying to himself, "You've got to be kidding me." But after that, Sullivan said he told himself, "Get over it, because it doesn't matter. Ultimately, if we win the game, we won't care about the clock." Sendejo is Vikings' leading rusher: Safety Andrew Sendejo said he hadn't played running back since fifth grade, but he finished the day as the Vikings' leading rusher after taking a handoff from Adam Thielen and racing 48 yards on a fake punt. "We actually just drew it up on the sidelines," Sendejo joked. "[Special-teams coordinator Mike Priefer], he's got this mind. He saw what they were doing, and we drew it up in the dirt." Smith on pick: 'I've got to score': The Vikings had a chance to regain the lead after Harrison Smith's 52-yard interception return in the third quarter, but they went three-and-out and missed a field goal. Afterward, Smith said he needed to take care of things himself. "I've got to score," he said. "If I score there, it changes the whole game. There's always a path; you've got to find it. If you get in the end zone, it changes momentum. You start putting some doubt in people's minds. You've got to take advantage."
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