Santa Clarita, California: It would be nice for Niners defense coach Steve Wilks to have a mulligan after a few days to think back on the all-out blitz he ordered, which resulted in a 60-yard touchdown before halftime in the 49ers’ defeat to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.

For the first time since the Niners’ defeat by the Vikings on Thursday, Wilks addressed reporters. In his opening remarks, Wilks stated unequivocally that he would have asked for something else if he could have done it all over again before fielding questions.

“I accept complete accountability for that call,” Wilks declared. “I need to do better when it comes to placing the lads in better positions. Our players are good. Knowing that, I also

The play in question happened with 16 seconds left in the second quarter. Minnesota faced a third-and-6 at its 40 with no timeouts remaining and had been settling for underneath throws in hopes of possibly sneaking into field goal range.

With the Niners showing blitz before the snap, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins recognized the potential pressure and checked into a deep shot for rookie receiver Jordan Addison, according to Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell.

As it turned out, Wilks had dialed up an all-out blitz—known as a zero blitz—in which seven defenders go after Cousins, leaving the remaining defensive backs without much of a safety net if the pressure doesn’t get to the quarterback.

Cousins’ throw was a bit short, and Niners cornerback Charvarius Ward undercut it for an apparent interception, but Addison wrestled it away from him and raced into the end zone for a 60-yard touchdown to give Minnesota a 16-7 lead. That came after Ward wrestled one away from Addison on the game’s opening drive for an interception.

“He got his get-back,” Ward said Wednesday. “The kid made a good play. That’s all I can say. He made a good-ass play. I thought I had it, and next thing you know, he had it, and he’s running to the end zone.”