NEW ORLEANS —Talk about instant replay.

In posting a 20-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints secured a Superdome rematch next weekend with the Los Angeles Rams. The winner goes to the Super Bowl.

It was just two months ago that the Saints beat the Rams in this same venue, 45-35, pulling away down the stretch on a 72-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees to Michael Thomas.

Now Los Angeles is coming back, with a beefed-up running game and a healthier secondary.

“They’re a really good football team,” Brees said of the Rams, who advanced to the conference championship round Saturday night with a home win over Dallas. “We knew that when they came in here midseason. I had a feeling we’d be seeing these guys again. So here we are.”

The teams tied for the league’s best regular-season record at 13-3, but New Orleans will host next Sunday’s game because of its Nov. 4 victory over the Rams.

With their victory over the Eagles, the Saints advanced to the NFC championship game for the third time, joining the 2006 and 2009 teams. Their 14-point comeback was the biggest in Saints postseason history, eclipsing the 10-point deficit they overcame against Indianapolis in Super Bowl XLIV.

“We are one step closer to our goals,” linebacker Demario Davis said, “but there’s still a long way to go.”

The Saints also ensured the Eagles won’t repeat as Super Bowl champions. The last franchise to do so was the 2003-04 New England Patriots.

“It’s tough because it’s so final,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said.

Final for the Eagles, but not for the Saints and Rams —and in the AFC, the Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. They have at least one more game, with the two winners moving on to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

“It’s win or go home,” said Thomas. He tormented the Eagles as he did the Rams. He had 12 catches for 171 yards Sunday and scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter to put New Orleans up, 17-14.