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Dan Campbell, Aaron Glenn, And Former Saints Players Earn A Trip To NFC Championship Game

Former New Orleans Saints assistant coaches and former players earn a trip to the 2024 NFC Championship game.
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Former New Orleans Saints assistant coaches Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn and former players earn a trip to the 2024 NFC Championship game.   

Detroit defeated the Buccaneers 31-23 in Sunday's 2024 NFC Divisional Round playoff game.

Jan 14, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell on the sideline during the second half of a 2024 NFC wild card game against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 14, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell on the sideline during the second half of a 2024 NFC wild card game against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports

Detroit hired Campbell as the Lions head coach on Jan. 20, 2021, with the goal of taking the storied football franchise to the Super Bowl.  

Well, New Orleans' ex-assistant head coach is a one win away from accomplishing the feat. His comrade-in-arms from the Saints staff is defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who has transformed the team's defense. 

Glenn's success with Detroit has caught the eye of the Atlanta Falcons, who conducted a virtual interview with him on Friday for its head coach vacancy.

The Saints allowed linebacker Alex Anzalone to leave in free agency and traded former draft pick C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Eagles in August of 2022.  

Former Saints starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is retiring at the end of the season, will have an opportunity to get closer to a Super Bowl.

The San Francisco 49ers will host and battle the Detroit Lions for the rights to hoist the 2024 NFC Championship Trophy at 3 PM ET on Sunday, Jan. 28.