Purple Reign: Vikings ready for 'curse'-busting playoff run

The 12-team playoff field for the NFL's 98th season was taking its final wacky form Sunday afternoon when a lull appeared in Vikings coach Mike Zimmer's postgame news conference.

There are no records for such moments, but I believe the last time I saw something that direct, it was Moe Howard jabbing two fingers into Curly's eyes on a Saturday morning in 1975.

"Who said that?" Zimmer asked.

"Me," said Olson.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer did the Skol clap as he walks off the field at the end of a 23-10 win against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1219886She could have said,…