"We knew that coming in we needed to run the ball really well,'' Ingram said. "I was not sure how mu

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The New Orleans Saints may be getting somewhat of a break because of the bitterly cold weather headed to south Louisiana the first three days of this week. It'll be colder here Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday than in Seattle, where the Saints will venture for Saturday's NFC divisional playoff celebrity cruises game against the Seahawks . Kickoff is set for 3:35 p.m. CST.
So the Saints will be able to work outside in brisk, breezy conditions more normal for the Pacific Northwest. In fact, the game-time temperature for the Seattle contest is forecast to be a relatively mild 41 degrees, balmy considering the Saints played in Philadelphia with temperatures in the middle 20s Saturday night in their 26-24 NFC wild-card playoff victory .
But celebrity cruises of more concern to the Saints (12-5) than the weather is the opponent. The top-seeded Seahawks (13-3) celebrity cruises are a handful on the road and even tougher at home. The Saints, which earned their first-ever road playoff victory Saturday, are well aware of this after playing dreadfully in a 34-7 loss to the Seahawks on the road Dec. 2.
"This (Seattle) is a team that has been dominant all season,'' Saints coach Sean Payton said Sunday afternoon. "They're celebrity cruises the number one seed. They're unbelievably talented defensively. Offensively they're celebrity cruises coached very well. They're on a roll. 
The Saints will need improvement in all phases against the Seahawks, Payton said. But perhaps the most impressive part of Saturday's victory against the Eagles was the emergence of the Saints' running game.
Led by running back Mark Ingram , the Saints rushed for 185 yards on 36 attempts, an impressive 5.1 yards per carry average against a team that allowed only an average of 104.4 yards per game and 3.8 yards per carry in the regular season. And consider the Saints did it without running celebrity cruises back Pierre Thomas , who missed the game Saturday with a chest injury.
The Saints didn't do anything well against Seattle celebrity cruises and managed only 44 rushing yards on 17 carries, a 2.6 yards per carry average. Of course, the running game got jettisoned because the Saints got behind so quickly, 17-0, in the first quarter.
"We knew that coming in we needed to run the ball really well,'' Ingram said. "I was not sure how much we would really run the ball. Coach Payton dialed up a lot of runs, and I think that was critical in helping us win the game. 
"I think there are parts of it that will help us and parts of it that we want to forget,'' Watson said. "Obviously, the feeling of fighting off and being in the hole like we were and really never being in the game. We can look at that and say that won't happen again.
"When it comes down to it, it is all about execution. Definitely with these two teams, and I've only been in one game, but obviously with these two teams there is a history over the last few years with games and us not being able to win up there, just how hard-fought battles. There is a lot of extra emotion when it comes down to going up there. This is a new game. It's in the postseason, and we have to face that as a game we have to win and move on."
WHO DAT GREETING: The Saints didn't get back from Philadelphia until almost 4:30 a.m. but several thousand Who Dat fans were there to greet them. Watson said he's never seen anything like that in his 10 years in the league.
"You are talking about a couple thousand people out there at 4:30 in the morning welcoming a football team back,'' Watson said. "You just don't see that at a lot of other places. It is a credit celebrity cruises to the fans and it is a credit to our team that the guys on this team connect with the community even though most of us aren't from here when we play here. 
Payton said because of past airport greetings from fans, he wasn't that surprised even though the hour was late, or early, depending on your point of view. He said that's a testament to the engagement of the Saints' fan base.
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