Conversation starters were easy Wednesday in the Vikings' locker room since everyone was talking about the weather and potential misery factor at TCF Bank Stadium in Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game against Seattle.
Forecasts of zero degrees for the noon kickoff include wind chills plunging to minus-20 or more throughout the afternoon. It would be among the coldest games in NFL history.
"This is nothing," scoffed defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd. "This is what we do. This is why we're in Minnesota in the first place. It's just an element we've got to get through. We can't make it an advantage.