The New Orleans Saints have clinched the top seed in the NFC for the playoffs, so Teddy Bridgewater will start at quarterback against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday to save Drew Brees for the playoffs, head coach Sean Payton announced on Friday.
Bridgewater's last start came for the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs after the 2015 season, and he drove the Vikings into position for a game-winning field goal attempt that Blair Walsh missed.