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By Bob Rose | SI

The New Orleans Saints hope to give their fans a 2020 Christmas gift when they host a longtime postseason nemesis on Christmas Day in Week 16 of the NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings. It will be the 36th meeting between the Saints and Vikings all-time, which includes five playoff showdowns, with Minnesota holding a 23-12 advantage in the series, including a 4-1 record against the Saints in the postseason. The Vikings also have a 9-8 record against the Saints in New Orleans, site of this holiday clash, where the Saints have just a 1-2 record in the playoffs against their conference rivals. Minnesota has snuffed out the Saints chances for a second Super Bowl championship in two of the last three seasons in the final seconds of regulation or overtime.

The Vikings defeated the Saints on January 14, 2018, during a divisional-round matchup in Minnesota 29-24 when WR Stefon Diggs took advantage of a blown coverage and missed tackle to score a game-winning 61-Yd touchdown reception on the game's final play. Last season, Minnesota marched into New Orleans and upset the heavily favored Saints in the 1st round of the playoffs, 26-20 in overtime. Head coach Sean Payton and QB Drew Brees are 5-4 against Minnesota, 3-2 at home, since their arrival to New Orleans in 2006, including a 31-28 dramatic home victory in overtime of the 2010 NFC Championship Game that sent the Saints to their only Super Bowl.

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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

It’s tough to overlook the few bad moments that Marcus Williams has turned in during his New Orleans Saints career, considering how bright the spotlights have been on him at times. But fans should remember that there is more to Williams than a missed tackle here or an ugly facemask penalty there. He’s one of the NFL’s brightest young stars at safety for his consistent, high level of play on a snap-by-snap basis.

That’s the argument made by Mark Schofield over at Touchdown Wire, where he listed Williams among the game’s top tier of talented safeties. Williams is on the same level as players like Earl Thomas, Tyrann Mathieu, Minkah Fitzpatrick, and Harrison Smith. Here’s some of what Schofield wrote to justify that lofty praise:

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By Matt Hladik | The Spun

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was just one of many people to offer his reaction to Derrick Henry’s new contract.

The running back fraternity is a tight one. Whenever one standout at the position gets paid, it elicits positive reactions from many other stars. They know that in an NFL landscape that increasingly devalues running backs, its good for everybody if one guy gets big money.

Henry and the Tennessee Titans came in just before the deadline with a four-year, $50 million contract. Over $25 million of that pact is guaranteed, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

No sooner did news of the deal become public, Kamara took to Twitter to shout out his buddy Henry.

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