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If you've been alive longer than two years, you'll know why the wild-card matchup between the and brings an added bit of drama. And while that 2018 matchup featuring the Minneapolis Miracle happened in Minnesota, it'll be New Orleans hosting the rematch.That divisional round game saw the Vikings jump out to a 17-0 lead heading into halftime, but the Saints marched back to claim a 24-23 lead with just 25 seconds left. Then-Vikings quarterback heaved up a prayer to with 10 seconds left, and that prayer was answered when two Saints defenders collided into each other as Diggs made the catch, turned and sprinted into the end zone for the 29-24 win.The Saints would reach the playoffs again the following year, but saw their title hopes again end in heartbreak thanks in large part to the play that spurred the addition of pa s interference reviews to the rulebook. Will the third time be the charm for New Orleans?Below, you'll find info on how to watch the game along with what you need to know about the opening and current lines. Then, you'll see our CBSSports.com expert picks, along with some Sean Taylor Jersey analysis from some of our writers and SportsLine analysts. Vikings at SaintsTime:Sunday, 1:05 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on (Try for free) Open:Saints -7.5, O/U 47 Current:Saints -7.5, O/U 49.5 Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Vikings at Saints (-7.5) "This is a rematch of a cla sic playoff game two season ago, which was won by the Vikings on the Minneapolis Miracle. But this one is in New Orleans. The Saints are a much better team at home and and the offense move it much better inside the Superdome. The Vikings have had defensive i sues this season, and I think Brees will exploit those. , who has never won a playoff game, won't be able to keep up. Saints move on." -- Pete Prisco on "With Cook healthy, the Vikings should renew their play-action Deng Gak Jersey focus, and it will result in points. I'm not sure how they stop the Saints from scoring, though: Brees is playing lights out right now and may have benefited from mi sing six games because his arm doesn't look tired the way it did this time last year. is the best wide receiver in football right now. This over has been steaming up all week and I expect it to finish north of 50 -- I think this game is played in the 60s, but I would grab Over 49 if you can. In a shootout, take the points with the Vikings before it comes back down." -- Will Brinson on I have been on an outstanding run when it comes to picking Vikings games, hitting on 31 of my last 40 ATS picks for or against Minnesota. As SportsLine's top expert in 2017-18, I've doled out plenty of great advice when it comes to picking against the spread; over at SportsLine."Going into this game, I have two big i sues that are keeping me from picking Minnesota. For one, they choked in every big game they played in this year. The Vikings had four regular season games against teams that finished with double-digit wins and they went 0-4 in those games. They got blown out by the in Week 16, they were getting blown out by the in the fourth quarter of a Monday night game (they trailed 34-17) in Week 13, they lost to a team that didn't have in Week 9 and they also lost to the Packers in Week 2. They've done absolutely nothing to make me think that they can beat a good team. The other thing that worries me about the Vikings is their secondary, and let me just say that I'm not the only one who feels this way." -- John Breech on "It's easy to say that the Vikings need to find a way to get pre sure on Brees without blitzing, but A. duh; B. the Vikings rank in the bottom third of the league in blitz rate; and C. Brees gets rid of the ball so quickly, specifically because the Brad Kaaya Jersey Saints' pa sing offense is designed to neutralize pre sure. The offensive line in front of him does a good job of keeping rushers out of his face, but its true strength is on the outside. That's where Minnesota's best rushers are, but the primary way to bother Brees with the rush is actually up the middle. Brees rarely escapes the pocket to the outside; instead, he prefers to climb the pocket, reset himself, and load up to throw. Getting pre sure up the middle David Njoku Jersey prevents that climb-and-reset type of game, forcing him to do something he's not as comfortable with. That makes Linval Joseph, Shamar Stephen, and Jaleel Johnson key figures in this game." -- Jared Dubin, who , in his in-depth preview "I just don't really think this is a great matchup for the Vikings -- a team that I happen to think is quite good, but also needed to win the division to have a shot at reaching the . Kirk Cousins' struggles under pre sure -- both from defensive linemen and the magnitude of the moment -- have been documented to death and we saw it as recently as Week 16, when the Vikings allowed five sacks to the Packers and lost by double digits. The Vikings will now be tasked with blocking the likes of Cameron Jordan. The Saints' defense is also , so they should be able to slow down Dalvin Cook, who is ." -- Sean Wagner-McGough on The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,000 for $100 players on its top-rated since its inception four-plus years ago. Its biggest edge in this game comes on the spread, with one side cashing in 55% of simulations. See only at SportsLine."Please help me, I'm about to take Kirk Cousins in a playoff game. On the road. In the Superdome. Against Drew Brees. I know, I know, it seems crazy, but the numbers all say this spread is too large, and I believe that the reasons we should be terrified to take the Vikings are all playing a role in making it so. The Vikings did not look great in their final two games of the season, but they were playing without Dalvin Cook, and in last week's lo s to the Bears, they nearly won with Sean Mannion at QB. The key starters will be back for this game. There's even a chance Adam Thielen will be more than a decoy in the pa sing game as well. Plus, it's the early game on Sunday. We don't have to worry about Primetime Kirk Cousins on a Sunday afternoon! For real, I expect the Saints to win, but this spread is begging to come back down, so I'm going to get it while it's above a Jimmy Graham Jersey touchdown." -- Tom Fornelli on this weekend "This is a serious prove-it opportunity for Minnesota, who could easily advance to the NFC title game as long as it can escape Louisiana with a win. That's a big if, though, and the oddsmakers aren't crazy to forecast this as a two-score game. A ton of and Kirk Cousins play-action should keep the Vikings in play, but the Saints might be the most explosive team in the NFC, and their quick-strike attack should offset the Danielle Hunter-headlined pa s rush. . . Drew Brees. It's all t