The only thing holding this rivalry back is the fact that the falcons and saints have only played each other in the playoffs like once. Very little playoff battles compared to Niners Seahawks or eagles cowboys.
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What a wild qualifier to have. How often are division rivals facing each other in the playoffs?! Denver has played the Chiefs once and Raiders twice.
Isn’t there someone with a saints falcons flair? I wonder who they cheer for today
I don’t think anyone outside their division cares. I would say it is correctly appreciated, that is to say ignored.
Same. This game is just a mid-off for sure
You were supposed to have our backs! I thought we shared our hatred towards the Aints! I FAKED EVERY SKOL CHANT!
I don't hate the Aints, I hate cheater Payton who is a vile human being and cheated his way into a superbowl that should have been taken away from him. Now that he's gone meh.
Should be a fun watch today.
Battle of Shit Mountain
Can’t believe one of our trash ass teams is gonna go to the playoffs
Fuck that. I wish the raiders could end up in the playoffs that way.
And it is not impossible for the Panthers to be that team.
Panthers are out of this league in suck ass
I think it’s very impossible for this version of the Panthers to be that team. Bless their hearts.
Even if we all sent a joint nfcs all star team I’m not sure they’d be favored
Is the QB Carr, Jameis, or Baker? Lol…that’s grim. As long as Arthur isn’t coaching I think it’d be ok. But who is the best NFC South coach? Arthur, Dennis Allen, Bowles, and Reich are the choices…yeesh.
Talented receivers in Evans, Godwin, Olave, and London at least and maybe the new coach can figure out Pitts and Bijan. Bijan + Kamara is a nice start to a backfield. Rachaad White looks good too.
But yeah serious coaching and QB deficiency in the division as a whole and they wouldn’t be favored. The defense might be good, Saints and Falcons both have (well had, RIP Grady) some nice pieces on defense.
Yeah but once you get there, anything can happen. #BeastQuake
I love watching Derek Carr do nothing for 3 hours
Nobody really cares about the South divisions tbh
Saints and Falcons love this game. Nobody else does. The problem with it is that both teams have rarely been very good at the same time, which has stopped it from becoming more talked about by other fans.
the problem with it is that both teams have rarely been very good
You can cut it off there
Yeah sorry bud, but two bottom feeding franchises going back and forth hitting each other with their pillow hands isn't exactly compelling to watch for the rest of us. That's great you and your pops enjoy it, but it's not exactly must see tv for anyone outside those fanbases.
Also, Super Bowl. Two words. Has been and always will be.
I think it's appropriately appreciated. It's not one of the marquee rivalries, but it will come up in discussion, and has the potential to grow over time if they ever hit a stretch where they're both really good again
I mean if it was one of the best it wouldn’t be under appreciated. I’m all for it and love rivalry games and this should be a good one but for me it’s nothing like how I feel about how the entire NFC East hates each other, steelers/ravens, bears/packers, or even lions/refs.
And the Bucs have won more SBs that both lol
And they’ve also won the Lions’ division more recently than they have
The NFCS is the strangest division to me
It’s under appreciated bc we both suck. Fun for us. But I don’t blame you for not being invested if you’re not in the fanbases
A lot of people that arent Falcons or aints fans wont understand the rivalry like fans do but it is really one of the only NFL rivalrys with CFB level pettiness between teams and fans
Counterpoint: No, it isn't.
The fans genuinely hate each other, but everything else about this rivalry is so corny and forced. This is not a must-see matchup like Eagles-Cowboys, any AFC North matchup, 49ers-Seahawks or Packers-Vikings. Stop trying to make Saints-Falcons a thing.
What about us:( it’s really a hate triangle
Aw look at the cute lil kitty cat 🥰
But, seriously, Panthers fans tend to be cool. Y’all’s blue is really nice. Cam Newton was fun for the most part. Sam Mills. There are a few non nfc south teams I dislike way more than y’all.
Just please don’t be like the Bucs fans who were trying to force a rivalry with us. That’s just weird
As a Saints fan I’ve always thought the panthers were the least annoying in the division, yall tend to be quiet and more relaxed. Bucs fans are so annoying, don’t be like them
I could think of 5 rivalries in the nfc I’d rather see.
The NFCS is a forced divison that few care about
Saints Falcons were in the nfc west together
I grew up as the only football fan in my family and a falcons fan. No one ever told me to hate the saints but I have always hated the saints more than any other team.
Funny you say. You see the Washington Redskins used to hold a monopoly on the Southern States. Everything below the Mason-Dixon Line was solid Redskins territory mirroring the old borders of the Confederacy. Until the Dallas Cowboys came around, largely why the Redskins wouldn’t allow the Cowboys to join as it took away that massive market until the cowboys then owner bought the rights to HTTR until The Redskins finally allowed their entry.
Maybe in the Brees-Matt Ryan days but not anymore. The game has to be meaningful for a rivalry to be meaningful for anyone else other than the team’s fans
We’re fighting for first place in the division. How is that not meaningful?
When i visited new orleans and saw 28-3 grafitti everywhere i knew it was goated
The more notable one? Nah.. that was 28-3 for me buddy lol
It will continue to be unappreciated by me, because these are 2 of the teams I have literally less than zero interest in regardless. Yawn
Agreed, mostly because the saints and falcons are routinely shit on this sub.
I don’t understand why this wasn’t a thanksgiving game. Every turkey day game sucked. At least there’s some legit bad blood here.
In 2018 sure