After a modest 19-13 victory over the Bears that stopped the bleeding after a 1-4 start to the season, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins gave at least partial credit to the popular but nonetheless often maligned post-grunge band Creed.
The team had cranked up the generation-ago hit "Higher" before the game at the direction of center Garrett Bradbury. Whether it was the crooning of Scott Stapp or the dysfunction of the Bears that truly made the difference, what mattered is the Vikings believed it was Creed and have kept believing.
As Kevin Costner's Crash Davis said: "Never (mess) with a winning streak.