... Saints made an incredible run on their way to winning the Super Bowl.

This was a surprise to some NFL fans because the year before that the Saints posted a mediocre record of 8-8. This was not the first time that a team with a second-rate record has gone to the Superbowl.

In fact, in 2009, the Arizona Cardinals made it to the big game after finishing with a regular season record of 8-8, just one year earlier. This actually happens more than you might imagine.

The Giants finished at 8-8 in the 2006 regular season and still punched the ticket to Superbowl XLII.

In the 2004 regular season, the Sea...

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