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great news for the true super fans, saints probably resting their starters next week

Sean Payton's Vicodin

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stbugs Grand Master

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2 minutes ago, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

packers are prob gonna lock up HFA + bye

Saints get the 2 seed but due to new playoff rules they rest their starters

what does this mean? well instead of a qb how does an OG sound?

Saints likely don’t want the 3rd seed which is likely if they lose to us since Seattle is also 11-4. Saints don’t want to play on the road twice and if GB somehow got upset Seattle could host the NFC Championship instead of the Saints.

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FYI The Saints can still get the 1st round bye even with a Packers win tonight (which still isn't guaranteed). If Packers, Seahawks and Saints all finish 12-4 the Saints would get the 1st round bye. They're going to play their starters against us. 

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14 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Tampa is less likely to play its starters against Atlanta than the Saints are against us. 

Agree, though I think they'll play their starters too. The 5 seed is on the line and that's the difference between playing Green Bay/Seattle/New Orleans and the NFC East winner in round 1. Pretty significant game if you ask me, but I will never underestimate Bruce Arians' stupidity.

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