The West Coast isn’t for everyone this time of year; just ask Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. Last year, as the defending Super Bowl champions, the Saints fell to Seattle Seahawks in the Wildcard round of the playoffs to the tune of 41-36. This year, they will try to avoid the same fate against a very similar team in the San Francisco 49ers. The Saints offense has propelled them to be the favorite on the road this weekend. Drew Brees will be trying to run up the score early with his explosive offense against a possession oriented, run-first offense. This all sounds too familiar… Furthermore, the San Francisco 49ers will try to utilize Frank Gore in the same fashion that the Seahawks used Marshawn Lynch last year. Jim Harbaugh isn’t dumb. To stop one of the most explosive offenses and one of the hottest quarterbacks in NFL history, you have to run the ball… a lot. Saints’ fans will rebuttal with the fact that they only let up about one hundred and nine yards per game this year...
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