EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — It’s playoff time in Minnesota.
But even as the electricity ramps up in advance of Sunday’s Divisional round showdown between the Vikings and Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium, players and coaches inside Winter Park are doing their best to keep things in perspective.
There will be a kickoff and offensive and defensive plays, and a few touchdowns are likely. The field is still 100 yards long, and each team will line up with 11 players on each play.
“You try not to make it too big and bigger than what it is, but it’s the playoffs in the NFL, so it is big,” said Vikings center Pat Elflein.