Vikings to face Saints in rematch of 2009 NFC championship game

Eight years later, the Vikings can get some revenge against the New Orleans Saints.

With the Saints defeating Carolina 31-26 in a wild-card game Sunday at home, they advanced to face the Vikings in a divisional playoff at 3:40 p.m. next Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. It will be the first playoff meeting between the teams since New Orleans defeated Minnesota 31-28 in overtime in the 2009 NFC championship game.

https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/07/vikings-to-face-saints-in-rematch-of-2009-nfc-championship-game/