That’s pretty much the consensus outside Bank of America Stadium. And that’s understandable considering the Saints swept both meetings this season by a combined score of 65-34.
But to completely rule out a team that won 11 games seems a bit silly.
“It’s crazy how people sit there and don’t want to give people chances or anything like that. Well, that’s fine. It’s how you look at it and how you go out there and you play,” head coach Ron Rivera said Friday. “A lot of people didn’t have us picked (to be) here anyway.