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Mike Shanahan's influence runs through NFC playoff picture

Well after the Vikings had returned from their NFC wild-card victory over the Saints on Sunday, Mike Zimmer said he actually took a minute to stop, recall who else was still in the conference's playoff field — and realize that many of those teams look similar to what the Vikings are doing on offense.

"I was actually up in the defensive room, and I was sitting there trying to remember who is left," the Vikings coach said Monday. "There are a lot of running teams that are in there, so yeah, I think it's different from what a lot of teams are doing.