So Armstead appreciates the magnitude of what will happen at 2:05 p.m. Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, when the Saints play in what is easily the franchise's most significant game in nine years.
2 Los Angeles Rams (14-3) in Sunday's Nfc Championship game, they'll head to Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3.
Ginn is seeking his third trip to the Super Bowl, having played in one with the San Francisco 49ers and another with the Carolina Panthers.
Drew Brees, who will play his first football game as a 40-year-old after hitting the milestone birthday Tuesday, knows these opportunities are rare.
So the players know they aren't just playing for the guys in the locker room, but also for the 73,000-plus who will be in the Dome, not to mention all the others who will be watching from their homes or their favorite sports bar.
Saints running back Alvin Kamara, like his coach, admits that winning in the playoffs is like a drug.
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