Most observers aren’t expecting a very competitive matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the wild-card Chicago Bears. NFL experts are picking New Orleans by a healthy margin, and the oddsmakers are calling for a blowout. But the Saints have learned — painfully — that no playoff game can be written off as an easy win.
And few players on their team should be more aware of that than Drew Brees. The quarterback is bound for the Hall of Fame whenever he hangs up his cleats, which ESPN reports could happen this very offseason.