New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings: 3 key matchups

New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings: 3 key matchups

New Orleans Saints wide recipient Michael Thomas (13) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) take the field amid the trump card playoff amusement between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Sunday, January 7, 2018. (Photograph by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

By Josh Katzenstein [email protected],

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints have an opportunity to gain a spot in the NFC Championship on Sunday, however beating the Minnesota Vikings out and about won't be simple.

The Vikings were 7-1 at U.S. Bank Stadium this season and are 12-4 so far in their new stadium. The Saints completed the standard season 4-4 out and about, and they lost their last three street amusements.

There will be some outside weight on the Vikings this end of the week similar to the principal Super Bowl host to play a divisional-round diversion at home. Minnesota is definitely seeking after the Vikings to wind up noticeably the principal Super Bowl home group, yet the Saints have an opportunity to ruin that fantasy.

Here are three matchups that could decide the result of Sunday's amusement:

Holy people quarterback Drew Brees versus Vikings security Harrison Smith

No, it's not a one-on-one matchup, but rather the waiting amusement amongst Brees and Smith will probably assume a gigantic part in how fruitful the Saints offense can be Sunday.

With the Vikings having a first class cautious line, anticipate that Brees will attempt to toss rapidly for the greater part of the diversion, and he'll need to focus for Smith laying in the weeds endeavoring to goad him into tosses. Smith had effectively settled himself as a best level wellbeing before this season, yet despite everything he had five captures since he has an eye for the ball.