The surest way to make fans of the Philadelphia Eagles cringe, to make them look as if they downed a handful of ghost peppers and chased it with hydrochloric acid, is to mention Ronde Barber, Ricky Manning Jr. or a Branch — Cliff or Deion, take your pick.
Go ahead and say Drew Pearson, Gary Anderson and Blair Walsh to hardened Minnesota Vikings supporters — we dare you.
Those names are synonymous with playoff misery for two franchises well acquainted with it.
No team, according to Pro Football Reference, has won more games in the Super Bowl era without capturing a championship than Minnesota (20).