Cardinals – Saints in big NFC Divisional
Can the Saints get back to form in time for the visiting Cardinals?
The New Orleans Saints missed out on perfection when they lost to the then struggling Dallas Cowboys. Then shockingly, they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers too in a game the Saints could’ve won if it wasn’t for Saints kicker Garrett Hartley missing a very makeable 37-yard field goal attempt.
But after they lost for the third straight time, this time losing to the Carolina Panthers big, 23-10, it’s clear that the Saints have a lot of fixing to do coming to their first game in the 2010 NFL playoffs against the red-hot Arizona Cardinals.
Heck, after watching the Arizona Cardinals put up 51 points to beat the Green Bay Packers last week, it’s clear that the Cardinals are clicking at just the right time.
Thanks to their ageless leader Kurt Warner who have put up a whopping five touchdowns in their 51-45 win over the Packers in overtime, the Cardinals qualified for this NFC divisional playoff game against New Orleans. And with the way the Saints have been playing lately, it seems everything has been set to motion for Arizona to defend that NFC title in the NFC championship game.
The Saints need to have a great game from Drew Brees if they want to deny the Cardinals a return trip to the NFC title game. He led the NFC in completion this year with 70.6 markers, 292.5 passing yards per game and a 109.6 passer rating. However, in their three-game losing streak to finish the season, Brees only had a couple of touchdowns and an interception, a far cry from the numbers he has been putting up early in the season.
If the Saints want to advance to the NFC championship game, they have to neutralize Warner, who has completed 66 percent of his passes, averaging 250.2 passing yards per game and threw 26 TDs.
Oh yeah, did I mention Warner is not the only guy the Saints need to worry about?
The high-scoring Cardinals are expected to have wide receiver Anquan Boldin back on the field after he missed last Sunday’s playoff game with a high left ankle sprain and sprained left knee.
Boldin joins Larry Fitzgerald once again in the Cardinals passing game. Yep, things definitely don’t look good if you’re a Saints fan.
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