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After busting up the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints are in a class of their own in the NFC.
Call it black if you must, but New Orleans is a swampy graveyard where opponents come to play their dreams. Drew Brees and the Saints are historically unstoppable at home in the postseason, and through the first few weeks of the season.
New Orleans beating in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon. With both teams sitting at 6-1, the Saints own what they thought to be important in the playoffs. Unless the Saints lose again this season – which is entirely possible – the road to Atlanta will be taking a pit stop in New Orleans.
Shame on you!
Last year the Saints started 0-2, and all seemed to be lost. It was at this point, however, that Sean Payton and his coaching staff did the best: adjust on the fly. Starting Week 3, the Saints ripped off an eight-game winning streak that propelled them to the top of the NFC playoff picture. If Marcus Williams is one of the most iconic plays of the last 20 years of football, there's a decent chance the Saints win the Super Bowl last year. That's how good they were then and how good they stay.
Like last year, there have been hiccups that caused many to wonder if the Saints were actually for real. Cleveland Browns at home the following week. But exactly like last season, the Saints turned to a corner of the world.
New Orleans is in the middle of a seven-game winning streak and should be considered undefeated with a Fitzmagic-sized asterisk. The tandem of Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram do not seem to have missed a beat, Michael Thomas looks like the best receiver in the league, and the Saints are the fourth-highest scoring team in football. All of this is despite the fact that Drew Brees is having, by his standards, an average year passing. It did not matter that Brees only threw for 120 yards on the road against the Vikings last week, the Saints still won by ten points; Brees did not throw a touchdown against the Giants goal New Orleans still won 33-18.
Playoff Brees is a different beast, where he plays at home. Since 2006 when he joined the Saints, Brees has thrown for 1,529 yards and 12 touchdowns in home playoff games, with just one interception. In that time, New Orleans has never ended a playoff run at home, only lost in games on the road. Simply put, they're unstoppable in the Superdome, where their opponents come to play their dreams.
It's unfortunate that the Rams lost their first game of the season, but that's not even remotely close to the real story. Los Angeles let down their fans on Sunday, they did a massive disservice to the entire conference.
Losing Week 1 to Minnesota is not about the last year, but it's about the Saints Week 9 win over the Rams. Both teams have the same record and New Orleans controls the fate of the NFC playoff picture.
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