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By Rod Walker | The Advocate
It started about as bad as it possibly could.
A Drew Brees interception on the first play of the game.
Losing defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins a few minutes later.
Then falling into a 14-point hole by the end of the first quarter.
But it ended just the way the noisy Mercedes-Benz Superdome crowd was hoping: with the Saints inching a step closer to their second Super Bowl trip in franchise history.
The Saints overcame their early struggles and kept their season alive with a 20-14 victory Sunday over the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.
Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore started the comeback.
And he finished it.
Lattimore sealed it, recording his second interception of the game with 1:52 left to stop the Eagles, who had driven to the Saints' 27-yard line looking for a go-ahead score. ...
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