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Of all the gaudy statistics that have been produced by the New Orleans Saints in the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era, none is more relevant right now than their postseason track record.

The disparity between the Saints' home and road playoff results tells you everything you need to know about their mindset as they approach the final quarter of the 2018 season.

The Saints are 5-0 in home playoff games since 2006.

They are 1-5 in road playoff games.



Home-field advantage is important to every team in the NFL playoffs, but it means more in New Orleans, where the Saints have been unbeatable in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome under Payton and Brees.

And the good news is the Saints are in great position to secure one of the NFC’s all-important playoff byes as they enter the home stretch.

The Saints essentially control their own destiny. If they run the table in their final four, then they can do no worse than the No. 2 seed, which would ensure them of a first-round bye and at least one home playoff game.

Even if they win out, though, the Saints would need the Rams to lose once in order to secure the No. 1 seed and overall home-field advantage. And the Rams' best chance to lose appears to be this weekend, when they visit Chicago.

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