All week, as they were met with questions about the "Minneapolis Miracle" and Sunday night's NFC divisional playoff rematch against the New Orleans Saints, Vikings players dutifully parried the inquiries while shifting the focus to the here and now.
"It's cliché, but we've kind of taken the approach that it's our most important game, it's our biggest game, because it's the next game on our schedule," tight end Kyle Rudolph said. "That question was asked when we went to L.A. as well — playing a really good team in prime time — and the same answer was given.