The New Orleans Saints will be watching Sunday night’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks just like the rest of the country, but a little more rides on this game for them than for everyone else. Playoff implications aside, whoever wins the NFC West will visit New Orleans in 2020, finalizing the Saints’ official list of future opponents.
A Seahawks victory would clinch a first-round bye week for the Saints, giving their battered secondary some much-needed time to rest and recover from injuries to starting defensive backs Vonn Bell, Marcus Williams, and Eli Apple.