I might get downvoted but this is just the way I see it. We match up with Tampa bay great because our D line and Marshawn lattimore locking their best wr up all game.
Seattle has a pretty average below average defense.
Packers same as well.
Rams have a pretty good defense. They can get pressure consistently. They have enough Offense I think to keep it close. But I mean Rn that’s the only team I could see having issues with at the moment they would be the team to beat us imo. Now you never know with playoffs and momentum but I feel pretty confident that’s the case.
I feel as this is the Saints best opportunity in this window time period.
2017 had to deal with magical season eagles
2018 choke job but the rams were a good team.
2019 felt like anyone could beat anyone it was a matter of who got hot and the saints were cold.
2020 I feel like it is the saints year, because of the easier path. Does anyone see this like that? I mean the only team that matchups with us decently is the rams in my eyes.
What do y’all think?
Sorry for the length of post.

Agreed, this is the year to do it.

Previous years, nearly each playoff team had arguably an even shot.

Philly/Minnesota - both legit teams, but philly was not losing that year. we would also be down armstead/peat going into the NFC championship
LA Rams - was a top 2 NFC team
Minnesota/Green Bay/San Fran - all 3 were legitimate teams, we were great but so were they. Minnesota has a team "anytime anywhere" build to them, so it was an upset but wasn't improbable like losing to 7-9 seahawks.

This year, at full strength nobody is our equal. In previous years (SF, LA Rams, Philly), you could say they were.

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Simple. Stay healthy

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This is it, weeks 12-16 have been awful for us the past 5 years or so.

ETA: As far as players health is concerned

There's no such thing as an easy path to the SB. 2018 we all thought we had it, we already beat the brakes off the Rams in the regular season. 2011 the Packers got upset but we couldn't stop the 49ers from running the field with no timeouts under 2 minutes so we missed out on blowing the Giants brains out in the superdome.

Other than the NFCE rep, any team in the NFCW could get hot and beat us especially the Rams because they have a great DL that gets pressure just rushing 4 and a CB duo in Ramsey/Hill that can play man. Packers have already beat us but has also looked like shite some weeks, it just depends on what kind of day it is for them. Bucs I just don't think can match up with us. But make no mistake we will be challenged in the postseason, and we're going to have to answer the call for once.

Kyler Murray/Hopkins scares the piss out of me

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Is this year the easiest path for us to get to super bowl?

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The Saints will always be the biggest hurdle in the Saints path to the super bowl.

I think the key has to be getting the #1 seed and letting the Packers/Seahawks battle it out in the NFC Divisional round. I feel like having to go through both would be tough.

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2018 choke job but the rams were a good team.

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By choke job do you mean NFL/ref screw job?

I do think saints can make S.Bowl!
Brees injury can make a difficult task impossible.
Keep praying saints fans

Super Bowl is the last thing on my mind. Win the Division and stay healthy is