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A lot of folks underestimating the cowboys. We forget the 09 season already. This is shaping up to be some deja vu. I guarantee we are gonna hear the commentary like we did 09 that it’s not about how good we were all season long and how bad the cowboys were but it’s about who is hot going into the playoffs. Everyone will be all over the Cowboys jock.

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I agree with that. It isn't so much that I think it'll hurt us more than it'll hurt them, but more that the lack of time to gameplan creates uncertainty. I think there is a good chance we blow them out. It's just being a Thursday, there may be some wrinkle they throw at our defense that we didn't effectively gameplan for because of the short week. This league is tough. It's hard as hell with a whole week. Chop off a couple of days and it can really stress a team. I think it normally favors the home team. Chaos is still chaos though.

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Don't see it boss. 2018 Saints team is on a mission. The focus, the will, hunger, the desire to be great on every possession. A great O line that prepares every week. Dak, Zeke & Amari Cooper won't be enough.

More importantly, this defense (since bringing in Eli Apple) has turned a corner.

Tied for 1 - INT's.
Tied for 5 - scoring defense (19 ppg)
16th in total defense (huge improvement over the last 4 weeks).
3rd in takeaways (8).

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The last two or so times we've played the Steelers at home, the Dome has been over run with Steelers fans with the towels. That team's fan base travels very well. It might be because the towel waving makes them more visible and noticeable, but I feel like the Steelers the last few times they've played in the Dome, were probably the biggest number of opposing fans I've ever seen actually in the Dome at a game. Being that this year's game is so close to Christmas, it worries me that a lot of Steelers fans up north might say, "hey, road trip, let's do Christmas in New Orleans and party on Bourbon street!" and a lot of regular ordinary local Saints fans with family, church and social obligations may not be able to make the game, and will opt to sell their tickets. Christmas is actually a big tourism weekend in this town, and if you have a big family with a lot of family stuff to do, I can see how it can be hard to make time for a game, right before Christmas like that. I could kind of see it happening, it might be tough for some people to make it.

I hope the Dome is loud and raucous for the Steelers game. I remember the famous Saints Halloween night game in the Dome in 2010 was seriously almost 50/50 split between each fan base, it was almost like a bowl game with an even number of fans for each team. Because it turned out, a lot of people with little kids had to do trick or treating with their kids that night. I do remember an amazing goal line stand from the Saints defense that night.

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Agree. If the D-line can take away Elliot like they took away Gurley....Prescott is no Goff.

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"Who is hot going into the playoffs?"
I respectfully disagree, sir. I seem to remember a team losing their last 3 regular season games and going on to win the Super Bowl.

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We should have Davenport and Armstead back for the Steelers.

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I think Davenport could be slightly ahead of schedule.

Just in time to crush souls here in Arlington (Dallas) next week ;).

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We may have Davenport back as early as this week. He'll definitely be back for the Steelers.