By James Varney

California, here the New Orleans Saints come.

New Orleans (14-3) dispatched the Detroit Lions 45-28 Saturday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, setting up a divisional playoff game next weekend in San Francisco.

It should prove a fascinating matchup, pitting perhaps the NFL’s best defense in the 49ers with the Saints undisputed best offense. The Saints underscored that attribute against the Lions, breaking a handful of NFL records, and the 626 yards the team gained broke a postseason record that had stood since 1963.

That sort of firepower overwhelmed Detroit (10-7), which played quite well in its first playoff appearance since 1999 and was in the game into the third quarter. The Lions will now look to build on the franchise’s most successful campaign in years, while the Saints continue their pursuit of a Super Bowl return.

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