The New Orleans Saints are two wins away from the Super Bowl.
Thanks to their emotional wild card win against the Carolina Panthers, this already qualifies as a happy new year.
But a win Sunday against the mighty Minnesota Vikings in the NFC divisional playoffs would kick-start our great city's tri-centennial celebration. Bourbon Street would be a sea of Saints fans doing the Sean Payton.
Not even the most hardcore Who Dat expected the Saints to go this far this soon. After three consecutive 7-9 seasons, most Saints fans would have settled for a winning season as a totem of progress in the club's rebuilding plan.