Saints do their part vs. Panthers, eye help from Seahawks to earn 1st-round bye

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While some of the NFL's top playoff contenders found themselves in Week 17 battles, the New Orleans Saints throttled the Carolina Panthers, 42-10 on Sunday to secure a 13-3 regular-season finish. It was a convincing win, but it wasn't enough to clinch a first-round playoff bye despite the impressive record. Thanks to rallying from a 17-3 halftime deficit to beat the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers also secured a 13-3 record and one of the two first-round byes in the NFC thanks to a tiebreak edge over the Saints.

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