Saints look to solidify playoff position in dangerous game

There is nervous excitement here in the Superdome this morning. The New Orleans Saints have a chance to make this season more special -- and create some leeway -- with a win against San Francisco today. However, the 49ers aren't bad. They come in 5-6 and winners of three of their last four games. No matter what happens this week, the Saints will face a huge contest next week at Dallas, so this would be a prototypical "look-ahead" game. If the Saints are the real deal, this game should result in a victory. But then again, this is the NFL, and this season, anything can and has happened.