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The Arizona Cardinals are going to be facing the New Orleans Saints this Saturday’s afternoon. Kurt Warner’s aerial performance was quite spectacular in their wild card victory over Green Bay. And the team still managed to make 156 rushing yards for that game. More then half of those carries were completed by freshman Beanie Wells. He is fast, agile and strong and could make a difference this Saturday.

The Saint’s defense now has to find a way to stop Warner from throwing like he did last week. Because the Saints are certainly going to have to get their awesome back if they plan to control Arizona’s QB, who threw 29/33 for 379-yards with no interceptions and 5 touchdowns on his last game. The Saints also need to cover Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston, a duo that meant so much trouble for Green Bay.

Although the Saints were coming super-strong from the beginning of the season, with a franchise record 12-game win steak, their recent performance has surprised many. In their last couple performances the Saints have been more righteous then perfect, and they brought down their tempo. There is one big issue here when it comes to choosing sides. New Orleans is playing at home, and its men are well rested.

Drew Brees has proved to be solid in the air attacks, and the Saint’s offensive line counts with at least 5 players with more then 45 catches per head. As of press time, Instant Action Sports is offering the following odds for the Saints: -7-110 / ML-300 with a ML+250 comeback for the Cardinals.

Let us begin with the New York Jets. They are looking good. They took down the AFC North champion with a bit of ease. Their defense is strong. Strong enough to have kept Cincinnati Bengals’ Chad Ochocinco under control for most of the game: he only ran 28 yards for the night. Quarterback Mark Sanchez had a brilliant performance in his first ever playoffs. He completed 12 of his 15 attempts for one touchdown and 182 passing yards. And both the defense and the team’s ability to run the ball have given quite good results.

In the Jets last 7 games, the team’s defense has not allow more then 15 points per game. But now Sanchez is going to face the San Diego Chargers at home, and it’s not quite certain if he is going to play like he did last week. Even though the Jets have an impressive defense, they are facing a team that has scored more then 20 points in their last 20 games.

Now the Chargers have won 11 games in a row, and they might just keep up their momentum. Actually, they are looking so strong that they are the second most favorite team in the odds to win Super Bowl XLIV with a ML of +325 just behind the Colts. Quarterback Phillip Rivers has passed the ball along 4254-yards completing 28 touchdown passes this season.

The New York Jets have a great defense, but just take a look at these numbers by the Chargers: both Vincent Jackson and Antonio Gates have more then 1100 yards each, and if this is not enough LaDainian Tomlinson has rushed 730 yards for 72 points. Tomlinson had a rough game against Washington two weeks ago, but he has had time to recover, and there’s a big chance he could play. As of press time, the Chargers are the favorite by 7½ points on Sportsbook industry leader Instant Actions Sports.