Let's start with this: The Helga horns make a fella stand out. Wear those to the game and, unless the game is in Minneapolis, attention will be drawn. Purple, by the way, also gets noticed, especially if most everybody else is wearing red. Not that there's anything subtle about red-and-white spiked hair. Maybe it's a look only winners can pull off.
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![San Francisco fans cheered on their team during the fourth quarter. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings take on the San Francisco 49ers in a playoff game at Levi's Stadium, Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, CA. ORG XMIT: MIN2001111938410469](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KDAVZKD52RLXPIWJXTB7JJPH6M.jpg?&w=712)
The spiky look came with a hoot and a holler during the fourth quarter Saturday, when San Francisco fans could assume they would leave Levi’s Stadium with a victory. Vikings fans also could assume something, and it didn’t involve winning. After the game, fashion continued to trend in hues of red and purple when the 49ers’ Deebo Samuel and the Vikings’ Stefon Diggs made a jersey exchange. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, left, and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs were all smiles as they exchanged jerseys after San Francisco defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-10. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings take on the San Francisco 49ers in a playoff game at Levi's Stadium, Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, CA.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/44S5KHFQHEES4HCAKGSSK3U4MU.jpg?&w=712)
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, left, and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs were all smiles as they exchanged jerseys after San Francisco defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-10. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings take on the San Francisco 49ers in a playoff game at Levi’s Stadium, Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, CA. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![Sam Francisco 49ers fan Bianca Zavalza right, teased Minnesota Vikings fans Kim Sandate and her husband Roger Sandate, late in the fourth quarter .] Jerry Holt • Jerry.Holt@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings played the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC divisional playoff NFL football game Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara,CA.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/R4QRXM4DACRHEEKE47PLELHARU.jpg?&w=712)
Sam Francisco fan Bianca Zavalza right, took a moment to tease Vikings fans Kim Sandate and her husband, Roger, when the 49ers had the game in hand. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![Minnesota Vikings fans showed their disappointment in the stands during the fourth quarter. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings take on the San Francisco 49ers in a playoff game at Levi's Stadium, Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, CA.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TAOCBXGS4I3DMHYEMVJ2RFCQ5E.jpg?&w=712)
Minnesota Vikings fans showed their disappointment in the stands during the fourth quarter. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings take on the San Francisco 49ers in a playoff game at Levi’s Stadium, Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, CA. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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