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By Rod Walker | The Advocate
The road to the Super Bowl officially runs through New Orleans.
The Saints made sure of that Sunday when Drew Brees connected with Michael Thomas for a 2-yard pass with 1:25 left to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
The Steelers had one last chance, but Sheldon Rankins caused JuJu Smith-Schuster to fumble at the New Orleans 34-yard line. Demario Davis recovered with 32 seconds left to seal it.
As the top seed, the Saints (13-2) not only earned a first-round bye but assured themselves that every playoff game will be in the Superdome.
"Nobody wants to come to the Dome," said cornerback Marshon Lattimore said on Thursday. "It's a whole different atmosphere for the other team, especially for them on offense. The crowd noise is unbelievable, so that's like an extra for us."
The Saints close out the regular season next week in a meaningless home game against the Carolina Panthers and then will get to rest during the first round of the playoffs. ...
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