Entering his final game as interim offensive coordinator of the Vikings, Pat Shurmur said he’s not treating Sunday’s season-ending game against Chicago as an attempt to remove the temporary tag that prefaces his title.

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Vikings cornerbacks Mike Hughes, Cameron Dantzler both miss practice “I view this as another opportunity to try and do what I can to help put the players,” Shurmur insisted.

Still, the former tight ends coach, who was put in charge of the offense following Norv Turner’s sudden resignation in November, recognizes that little is certain following a season in which the Vikings have lost eight of their last 10 games.

“Coaching football is what we do and we get one more opportunity to do it this year and next year is not guaranteed for anyone,” Shurmur said. “So, I think what we try to do is put (the players) in the moment, focus on the preparation that it takes to go out and play winning football and then go out on Sunday and try to do what we can to put a winning performance together.”

Shurmur said he hasn’t had discussions with coach Mike Zimmer or general manager Rick Spielman regarding his status for next season.

“Most of what we are talking about is the Chicago Bears,” Shurmur said. “We go through this process on a weekly basis. We play the game, you quickly assess what happens and you move on. After the final game, you then assess what happened during the season and you move on. That will all happen down the road, but right now our focus is the Bears.”