As they get prepared to play the Chicago Bears, the Minnesota Vikings can use any motivational trick in the book to help them mentally.
For instance, they can tell themselves they are ‘starting from scratch’, with one game to look at in a shot at a disappointing season’s final redemption. This means it all comes out in the wash at the end. Every team that makes it into the playoff tournament has a chance at the big prize, no matter their regular season mistakes, turnovers, or lousy execution.
They can use words like ‘do or die’, to make things dramatic.