“Don’t jinx it!”
“Oh great, you blew it. Now that you mentioned it, it won’t happen.”
“You better be knocking on wood!”
Every time I write or tweet something even remotely hopeful or refer to the Vikings being in a playoff round that isn’t the actual game on Sunday, I immediately get a handful of responses like those above.
While Vikings fans are incredibly excited about the potential of a deep playoff run right now, it’s practically illegal to vocalize it in any way. After decades of soul-crushing losses in the NFL’s second season, we’re understandably wary of anything that might ruin the momentum with this team.