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New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore (23) dances to music while stretching during practice at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. The Saints will host the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Championship on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Saints redeemed secondary confident vs. high-powered Rams

By Brett Martel Jan. 17, 2019 08:29 PM EST

Rams-Saints Preview Capsule

By The Associated Press Jan. 17, 2019 03:45 PM EST
LOS ANGELES RAMS (14-3) at NEW ORLEANS (14-3) Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET, Fox OPENING LINE — Saints by 3½ RECORD VS. SPREAD — Los...

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees (9) scrambles away from a Carolina Panthers defender during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. Offense wins championships in the new NFL. For the first time since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, none of the teams playing in the conference title game have a defense ranked in the top 10 in total yards. Only New England is among the top 10 in fewest points allowed. But, the Chiefs, Patriots, Saints and Rams do possess the four most prolific offenses in the league. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek, File)
It's all about offense in NFL's conference championships

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 17, 2019 10:34 AM EST

FILE - In this May 21, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Marcus Peters leaves after practice at the NFL football team's training camp, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Marcus Peters is ready to eat. The Rams' volatile cornerback promised to have "a nice little bowl of gumbo" with New Orleans coach Sean Payton after Peters felt disrespected in the wake of the Saints' win over Los Angeles earlier this season. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Soup's off: Peters, Payton downplay gumbo beef in big game

By Greg Beacham Jan. 16, 2019 08:55 PM EST

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram (22) is hit by Philadelphia Eagles free safety Avonte Maddox (29) in the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Saints' Ingram cherishing playoff run as uncertainty looms

By Brett Martel Jan. 15, 2019 06:55 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott passes against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Anderson shines after rejected by 3 non-playoff teams

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 15, 2019 02:03 AM EST

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) lies on the turf in front of New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) after the Saints intercepted a pass in the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. The Saints won 20-14. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Saints defense optimistic it can hold up without Rankins

By Brett Martel Jan. 14, 2019 08:51 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley scores past Dallas Cowboys cornerback Chidobe Awuzie during the first half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Gurley, Anderson form dynamic rushing tandem for Rams

By Greg Beacham Jan. 14, 2019 08:06 PM EST

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates one of his team's five first-half touchdowns against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Column: Top 4 scoring machines power into championship games

By Barry Wilner Jan. 14, 2019 11:35 AM EST

El quarterback Drew Brees (9), de los Saints de Nueva Orleáns, lanza una intercepción en la primera serie ofensiva del partido del duelo divisional de los playoffs de la NFL ante los Eagles de Filadelfia, en Nueva Orleáns, el domingo 13 de enero de 2019. (AP Foto/Gerald Herbert)
Risk-taking Saints advance to host Rams for NFC title

By Brett Martel Jan. 14, 2019 03:10 AM EST

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) walks off the field after an NFL divisional football playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 31-13. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Patriots-Chiefs, Saints-Rams in conference championships

By Jay Cohen Jan. 13, 2019 10:36 PM EST

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) celebrates a run against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)
Saints WR Thomas unstoppable force for Eagles defense

By Barry Wilner Jan. 13, 2019 10:00 PM EST

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) pulls in a touchdown reception against Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cre'von LeBlanc (34) in the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)
Saints rally past Eagles 20-14, will host NFC title game

By Barry Wilner Jan. 13, 2019 09:46 PM EST

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) pulls in a reception against New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore in the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
NFL Today, Divisional Playoffs

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2019 09:26 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is tackled by Los Angeles Rams linebacker Dante Fowler, top, and cornerback Aqib Talib during the second half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Rams succeeding with clever offense and major toughness

By Greg Beacham Jan. 13, 2019 08:46 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott pushes off Los Angeles Rams inside linebacker Cory Littleton during the first half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Young Cowboys have hope, but divisional-round block remains

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 13, 2019 08:13 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is tackled by Los Angeles Rams linebacker Dante Fowler, top, and cornerback Aqib Talib during the second half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Whitworth's line dominates as Rams power past Cowboys, 30-22

By Greg Beacham Jan. 13, 2019 03:05 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2018, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles throws during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. The Eagles and New Orleans Saints play in a divisional playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Payton: Playoff stakes more important than perceived slights

By Brett Martel Jan. 13, 2019 02:57 AM EST

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is tackled by Los Angeles Rams linebacker Dante Fowler, top, and cornerback Aqib Talib during the second half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Grounded: Cowboys' running game, defense struggles vs. Rams

By Joe Reedy Jan. 13, 2019 01:28 AM EST

Los Angeles Rams running back C.J. Anderson scores against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half in an NFL divisional football playoff game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Rams rush past Cowboys, advance with 30-22 playoff victory

By Greg Beacham Jan. 13, 2019 01:00 AM EST