9-7 and 145-79 overall.
Check my post from 11/30/09. Preditced between 2 and 4 losses in Vikings last 5. I expect the Giants to tank against the Vikings because it will help eiher the Eagles or Cowboys. They just aren't bright enough to realize that the better the division looks in the playoffs, the better they look.
Resting players for the playoffs has only ever worked in basketball, because they play so many more games. I've never seen a situation where a team lost a starting qb or rb when still playing even though playoff seeds are clinched. If losing other players to injury costs you that much in the playoffs, you probably aren't deep enough to win in the post season anyway. I've seen a few instances that resting players did more harm than good, going back to the 98 Vikings.
The thing that will hurt the Saints, and has hurt them lately, is they only score on drives that have plays of 25 or more yards. In the playoffs you have to be able to grind out some 8-15 play drives.
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