Best thing is that all the pressure's off the Rams, they aren't in a matchup with a team they feel they should beat, they're in the #1 seed's house and can just ball out and take it.
But having Talib back this time is also big deal. Or our young QB knowing he led the team back from a 35-7 halftime deficit in the first matchup this year. Or the defense knowing they clamped down after they were down big in that one, even when they couldn't cover a damn thing in the secondary.
Also and btw... Littleton is quietly playing well on a more consistent basis and is very close to being a plus ILB. Fowler and Ebukam aren't great pass rushers but they do show good pursuit and have been buzzing around forcing mistakes of late. Even Barron had a solid game the other night vs Dallas too, I actually saw him decisively take the body on a run play couldn't believe it. And so on, like Suh and Brock seeming to come on.
Probably gonna hate myself later if we lose, but tbh I am very confident for some reason about this matchup. Which is weird, since I respect the Saints, their QB, and even their d!ckhead coach.