By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune
January 11, 2010, 6:00AM
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ reaction to the Arizona Cardinals’ 51-45 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the NFC playoffs Sunday was pretty much the same as everyone else’s.
“Unbelievable,” said Brees, who watched the second half of the game at home after the Saints wrapped up their practice and meetings at the team facility earlier in the day.
The highest-scoring playoff game in NFL history was a crowd-pleaser, to say the least, but it was especially compelling to the Saints and their fans since the winning team earned a trip to the Superdome on Saturday to face the Saints in Round 2.
Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Now the opponent is set, too – the NFC West champion Cardinals (11-6), who reached the Super Bowl last year before falling in the final minutes to the NFL champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Yeah, it was one of them games. Saints just have to play smart football, they will have to show them people out there they are for real. You will have to dig real deep to become a champion. All these NFL analyst say it’s one and done for us. If i was on the team that would just piss me off and play harder and prove to them that we are the best. All we ever want as a Saints fan is for our team to do there best and win for us. Brees, Shockey, Vilma, Bush, Sharper you guys been there beofre you know what it takes to become a champ. Show us fans you can win it for us!!!! I have FAITH in my team. Remeber don’t give up and play to the end!!!!