Seems like every time the Saints and Niners match up, something wild’s going to go down. First and foremost in fans’ minds, the NFC Divisional Round showdown between the road favorite Saints and the home dog Harbaugh 49ers remains one of THE great playoff shootouts of this century so far.
In the 2013 regular season, a controversial roughing the passer penalty on Ahmad Brooks negated a victory-sealing sack strip before flipping the outcome, which ultimately set up the NFC Championship to be played in Seattle with the Niners one loss behind them in the standings.