Saints vs. Falcons is the biggest rivalry.

That being said, I think Saints fans felt the 49ers were our biggest rivalry in the 80's because we either got slaughtered 46-6 or it was a 9-6 game.

I hated the fact that we played the 49ers in the 80's and 90's when they were awesome and not Tampa when they sucked, but when Tampa got good and the 49ers started to suck we switched them out. Come on NFL, give us Saints fans a break.

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Posted by tigersnsaints

Kenner, LA

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 5/5/09 at 10:12 am to Suntiger

i've been a Saints fanatic since i was a fetus....when i was growing up in the 80's, by far, the biggest and nastiest rivalry around was us vs. the Niners....first it was Montana throwing touchdown passes to Rice then after Joe was dealt to the Chiefs, it was Young's turn to shatter our dreams for awhile....it was a terrific rivalry to watch, if you're a Niners fan....but for Saints fans, it's almost tough to think back to all those close games we lost to Montana or Young's 4th quarter heroics....i know one thing, Montana and Young to this day speak very highly of the ole Saints defense of the 80's and 90's, particularly the Dome Patrol.....

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Posted by blueslover

deeper than deep south

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 5/5/09 at 10:22 am to Suntiger

Opponent ----------------------W -L -T- W-L% Tm Opp
Atlanta Falcons --------------35 44 0 .443 1565 1715
St. Louis Rams --------------29 38 0 .433 1342 1509
San Francisco 49ers ------23 45 2 .341 1261 1691
Tampa Bay Buccaneers---20 14 0 .588 669 633
Carolina Panthers ----------12 16 0 .429 515 587

I can't say I liked the 34% win pct against SF. I always thought, and still wonder, what those 80's teams might have done if they weren't in the same division with THE team of the 1980's.

Rams had the old school history and some more recent shootouts.

Bucs always tough, glad they're in the same division. Hoping the regime there will bring an era of futility.

Carolina always seems like tight games but they never had the rivalry pizazz cept for Jake to me.

Guess it's gotta be the dirty birds then- seeing that both teams were born within a year of each other, the geographic proximity, and longevity of playing each other. Hebert and Anderson going there fueled the fire some too. Maybe Rod Coleman as comeback player of the year with 10 sacks might help too.

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