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NEW ORLEANS — DeShawn Wynn‘s agent said Monday night the running back has agreed to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints.

Christina Phillips said Wynn is expected to sign on Tuesday with the Saints, who open the playoffs on Saturday in Seattle.

The Saints have not announced any roster moves or responded to inquiries about how they’d make room for Wynn on the roster.

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Home: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, New York Giants, Houston, Indianapolis.

Away: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Tennessee.

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By Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune

There is a lot of mystery heading into Saturday’s NFC wild-card playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks.

Some five days before kickoff, questions abound.

Who will quarterback the Seahawks, Charlie Whitehurst or Matt Hasselbeck?

Will the Saints have enough backs and tight ends to field a traditional 11-man offense?

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By John DeShazier, The Times-Picayune

A tsunami of ado over the New Orleans Saints‘ regular-season finish last season dissipated to nothing, as the confident team justified every clenched-tooth reply.

Then, they calmly and defiantly sang the chorus that three consecutive losses entering the playoffs meant nothing to them, that the previous historical absolute that no team ever had done that and won a Super Bowl was moot, because none of the prior teams were these Saints.

So they’re accustomed to ado.

Good thing, too, because there’s more of it where that came from after Sunday’s 23-13 loss to Tampa Bay in the regular-season finale at the Superdome.

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By Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune

It sounds crazy but the Atlanta Falcons’ victory against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday might be the best thing for the New Orleans Saints.

Now the Saints have their work cut out for them.

Now they have the entire football world discounting their chances of defending their Super Bowl title.

Now they have the challenge of a lifetime in front of their face masks.

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By James Varney, The Times-Picayune

Grading the New Orleans Saints in their 23-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at the Superdome:

Offense: 1 fleur-de-lis

Coach Sean Payton intimated things might have been different if the Saints hadn’t fumbled near the goal line in the second quarter, and he might be right. But Julius Jones did fumble, and the offense never seemed to regain its touch against the visiting Buccaneers. Quarterback Drew Brees was guiding a unit depleted by injuries — three starters were inactive and two others, tight end Jimmy Graham and running back Chris Ivory, left the game in the first half. These are ominous signs, but so, too, were the three turnovers. Some of the team’s turnovers, including Brees’ interception, were the result of bad luck or bad breaks, but there is no changing the fact New Orleans’ regular season turnover margin of minus-6 isn’t a championship statistic.

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The New Orleans Saints will play the Seattle Seahawks in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on NBC.

The Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams 16-6 Sunday night to win the NFC West title.

The New York Jets-Indianapolis Colts will play Saturday night.

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