The head referee for the New Orleans Saints' first-round playoff against the Minnesota Vikings will be a familiar -- and friendly -- face.

Carl Cheffers and his crew will work Sunday's game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and New Orleans has won more than 90% of the games in which Cheffers has worked the past 13 season.

Cheffers last worked the Saints' 12-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football in late September.

He has been a crew chief since 2008, and, according to coach Sean Payton, has worked 14 Saints games since 2006.

New Orleans' record in those games is 13-1.

Statistical evidence suggests Alvin Kamara must really like the number 81 With two catches Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, Alvin Kamara has now finished his third straight regular season with exactly 81 catches.

"So if I see anyone complaining to the officials, they'll get an earful," Payton joked back in September.

In that game against Dallas, the Saints had nine penalties accepted for 80 yards.

According to NFLpenalties.com, the Saints are the sixth-most penalized team in the league and average about 7.5 accepted penalties accepted against them per game.

On the flip side, Minnesota is the seventh-least penalized team in the league and averages six penalties per game.

The Vikings and Saints play at noon Sunday. If the Saints win, they would travel to Green Bay to face the Packers in the divisional round on Jan. 12. If the Vikings win, they would travel to play the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round.