Saints, Vikings limping into playoffs

The NFC’s top two teams have been really struggling lately.

The Saints, winners of their first 13 games and losers of their last 2, are fresh off a loss to one of the worst teams in football.  This is very worrisome to Saints fans entering the playoffs.  A few weeks ago people were wondering if this team could run the table. 

Just how bad was this loss?  According to STATS LLC, it was the first time a 13-win team lost to a team with only two victories.  In other, one of the most improbable losses of all time.

They seem to be misfiring on all cylinders and their timing couldn’t be worse with the playoffs looming ahead in a few weeks.

“You always find out more about a team when you start facing adversity. This is just yet another one of those situations that I feel we have the right character, the right type of leadership to bounce back from and help us become stronger going into the playoffs,” quarterback Drew Brees said.

I guess we’ll find out next week against the Bears, who seem to be playing better football now.

On the other side, we have all heard about the Minnesota Favrekings’ recent struggles.  Whether it’s Favre disagreeing with Childress, or the other way around, I think everyone is missing the point that Adrian Peterson has had 5 straight games without a 100-yard rushing game.  Either AP forgot how to run (unlikely) or the offensive line is really struggling (more likely). 

For the first time in many years, the Dallas Cowboys appear to be revving the engine just at the right time.  Of course, they could just as easily crap their pants and fumble a field goal hold at the end of their first playoff game.