Mike Zimmer has tools in his Winter Park office to thwart the ghosts of Vikings' playoff past — a "crystal ball" and a "wood spirit" gifted by good samaritans.
He makes nothing of a so-called Vikings' "curse," but if there is one, it has rested on the foot of kickers.
Kai Forbath sports designer shoe brands like Saint Laurent and Davinci by day. But when he puts on his Nike cleats before Sunday's NFC divisional round playoff against the Saints, he'll do so with little thought toward the superstitions and blown kicks that vex Vikings fans.
"If I trust my swing and watch my foot hit the ball," Forbath said, "typically good things happen.