Vikes fire DeFilippo after loss

MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, whose first season on the job ended after just 13 games amid a sharp decline in production by the offense over the past six weeks.

Quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski was made interim offensive coordinator on Tuesday morning, following a 21-7 loss at Seattle on Monday night.

Stefanski will take over the playcalling duty from DeFilippo, who had been mentioned as a possible contender for the Jets’ coaching job.

The Vikings (6-6-1) have been held to under 300 total yards in four of their past five games. They’ve scored an average of 12.8 points in those four games.

Thanks to the struggles of several of their NFC competitors, though, they’re still in control of the second wild-card spot with three games to go.

“I think the added piece of the disappointment is when your defense is playing so well,” Cousins said after the Vikings went scoreless against the Seahawks until a garbage-time touchdown with 1:10 left in the game.

Stefanski has been an assistant coach with the Vikings since 2006, surviving two head coaching changes. He’ll be the fourth playcaller in five years under Zimmer, whose first offensive coordinator, Norv Turner, resigned halfway through the 2016 season.

Now-Giants coach Pat Shurmur thrived in the role last year, with a career-best season for fill-in quarterback Case Keenum and a 13-3 record that propelled the Vikings to the NFC championship game.