Saints playoff picture could lead to rematch against Cowboys, Vikings or Eagles

SmashMouth · 12-24-2018, 10:17 AM

When the NFC playoffs begin in two weeks, the New Orleans Saints could be getting ready for a rematch.

With the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs, the Saints' first postseason game will be against the lower-seeded team to come out of the wild-card weekend.

Among those possible opponents are the Dallas Cowboys, who have the No. 4 seed clinched. The Saints are three weeks removed from a 13-10 loss to the NFC East champion Cowboys, after which Cameron Jordan said he hoped for a rematch.

Another possible playoff rematch could come against the Minnesota Vikings, the team that beat the Saints in the divisional round on a game-ending touchdown last season. This season, the Saints returned to Minnesota for a prime-time win. A chance to avenge that playoff defeat with another postseason meeting in three weeks would surely be more meaningful.

The soonest the Saints could face either the Rams or Bears would be in the NFC championship.

Based on the current standings, these would be the NFC playoff pairings if the postseason began this week:

No. 6 Vikings (8-6-1) at No. 3 Bears (11-4)
No. 5 Seahawks (9-6) at No. 4 Cowboys (9-6)
No. 1 Saints (13-2) would have a first-round bye
No. 2 Rams (12-3) would have a first-round bye

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Saints playoff picture could lead to rematch against Cowboys, Vikings or Eagles When the NFC playoffs begin in two weeks, the New Orleans Saints could be getting ready for a rematch. With the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs, the Saints' first postseason game will be against the lower-seeded team to come out of the wild-card weekend. Among those possible opponents are the Dallas Cowboys, who have the No. 4 seed clinched. The Saints are three weeks removed from a 13-10 loss to the NFC East champion Cowboys, after which Cameron Jordan said he hoped for a rematch. Another possible playoff rematch could come against the Minnesota Vikings, the team that beat the Saints in the divisional round on a game-ending touchdown last season. This season, the Saints returned to Minnesota for a prime-time win. A chance to avenge that playoff defeat with another postseason meeting in three weeks would surely be more meaningful. The soonest the Saints could face either the Rams or Bears would be in the NFC championship. Based on the current standings, these would be the NFC playoff pairings if the postseason began this week: No. 6 Vikings (8-6-1) at No. 3 Bears (11-4) No. 5 Seahawks (9-6) at No. 4 Cowboys (9-6) No. 1 Saints (13-2) would have a first-round bye No. 2 Rams (12-3) would have a first-round bye more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails