By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun Herald
The well-traveled Black and Gold will be home for the holidays ... and beyond!
After outlasting the Carolina Panthers 12-9 on Monday night to complete a challenging three-game road stretch since Thanksgiving, the New Orleans Saints took one step closer to capturing NFC home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Saints moved to a league-best 12-2 record and hold a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Rams (11-3) in the NFC. New Orleans also owns a tiebreaker over the Rams by virtue of a 45-35 win in Week 9.
The Saints closed out the road portion of their schedule with an impressive 7-1 record, leaving only home games against the AFC-North leading Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at 3:25 p.m. (CBS) and a return match against the Panthers at noon on Dec. 30 before the postseason commences in January. ...
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