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Vikings fire offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after another flat performance

The former Eagles quarterbacks coach was let go after another flat performance.

John DeFilippo, right, watching Carson Wentz during Eagles training camp in 2017.
John DeFilippo, right, watching Carson Wentz during Eagles training camp in 2017.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Dave Campbell, The Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, the former Eagles quarterbacks coach 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.

Vikings quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski, who played for St. Joseph’s Prep and then Penn, was named interim offensive coordinator on Tuesday morning, after a 21-7 loss at Seattle on Monday night. Stefanski will take over the play-calling duty from DeFilippo, whose work with new quarterback Kirk Cousins didn’t materialize into consistent success.

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

Stefanski has been an assistant coach with the Vikings since 2006, surviving two head-coaching changes.

DeFilippo joined the Eagles in the 2016 preseason and left for the Vikings post.