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'They have their own Hail Mary': 42 years after breaking Vikings' heart, Drew Pearson talks Stefon Diggs' TD

Drew Pearson has an appreciation for the misery Vikings fans have endured.

He should, since he has an iconic hand in their suffering.

So when Minnesota’s Stefon Diggs took a desperation heave from Case Keenum to score the winning touchdown against New Orleans as time expired, Pearson began to celebrate. The receiver who put a dagger in the heart of Vikings fans with his Hail Mary reception from Roger Staubach knows it’s been a long, hard 42 years.

“It takes a play like that to alleviate a curse,’’ Pearson said Monday after appearing at the opening of his Sports*88 sports bar in Terminal E at DFW Airport.