By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune

SEATTLE — The New Orleans Saints were in the playoffs Saturday, and once again pigs grew wings and Satan was forced into an igloo as football history was made.

But there will be no party with the Lombardi in Who Dat Land this time.

Instead, the Saints will have a long offseason searching for cures to the shortcomings exposed when the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks, the first losing team to make the playoffs in a nonstrike season, humbled the 11-5 defending Super Bowl champs, 41-36.

And anyone who followed this team knows there’s a lot of work to do.

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