A look back at Vikings/Saints playoff history

Photo by Joseph Patronite/Getty ImagesWith the playoffs upon us, we can take a look back at the history between the Minnesota Vikings and their opponents this week, the New Orleans Saints. While our other history pieces focus on the regular season, this one will be centered solely on the postseason matchups between these two teams.

This will be the fifth matchup between the Vikings and the Saints in the postseason, which will move the Saints into a tie for the third-most playoff matchups against the Vikings. Minnesota has played the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys seven times each, and they’ve also played the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins five times. The…