They say that “On Any Given Sunday,” one NFL team can beat any other NFL team. Well, the Saints-Seahawks NFC Wildcard game was played on a Saturday, not a Sunday, but the comment still rang true, with Seattle shocking the Saints and the entire NFL with a 41-36 win over the defending Super Bowl champs. [...]
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A couple of interesting historical sidelights to the NFL playoffs this weekend. While watching the Cardinals-Saints game today, a graphic was flashed on the screen comparing the number of Superbowl appearances for the Cards and Saints combined: 1 (Arizona lost the Superbowl last year). The comparison was with the combined number of Superbowl appearances between [...]
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With their exciting 51-45 finish against the Green Bay Packers, the Arizona Cardinals travel to New Orleans to face the resurgent Saints. Ironically, neither team has an exceptionally long playoff history, despite fairly long (especially for the Cardinals) team histories. Examine their respective playoff histories at: Arizona Cardinals Playoff History at http://www.historyguy.com/sportshistory/arizona_cardinals_playoff_history.htm New Orleans Saints [...]
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