You also stated at one point the Vikings were up 21-0 during the game.
Again, the Saints won some close games, but they had plenty of blowouts throughout the season. It’s not like the Vikings didn’t win any close games. The only reason the Vikings had a chance at homefield was due to the Saints kicker missing a chip shot FG in week 16 to win the game. The Vikings had two fluke wins at home and all of their losses were by double digits. The Saints played a tougher schedule, had the highest point differential in the league. The Vikings got blown out by a ty Panthers team on Sunday Night Football.
The Saints offense played one of its worst game of the season and the Vikings and especially Favre handed them the game with turnover after turnover. Favre had the biggest turnover of the game just like the season before when he got picked off by the Giants.