Rivals New Orleans Saints
1 rivals
1.1 divisional rivals
1.1.1 atlanta falcons
1.1.2 tampa bay buccaneers
1.1.3 carolina panthers
1.2 other rivals
1.2.1 dallas cowboys
rivals
divisional rivals
atlanta falcons
the saints oldest rival atlanta falcons. falcons lead rivalry series 49–45. 2 clubs joined nfl within year of each other expansion teams , have played each other twice season since saints joined league in 1967.
tampa bay buccaneers
the saints have developing rivalry tampa bay buccaneers, have been part of nfc south saints since 2002.
the teams played each other quite non-division rivals. between 1977 , 2001, there 5 years in teams did not play. includes 12 years in row 1981 1992 – result of scheduling formulas in place prior 2002 (this remains record consecutive years in 2 teams not same division met each other).
the saints won 13 of 20 games non-division opponents. since becoming division rivals, saints have edge in series, winning 16 games bucs 10.
one notable pre-division game 1977 matchup resulted in tampa bay s first win in franchise history coming against new orleans after starting out 0–26 overall.
carolina panthers
the saints , carolina panthers have been minor rivals since carolina joined league expansion franchise in 1995. teams have been divisional rivals since then, in nfc west , in nfc south since 2002. series has been extremely close. of end of 2014 regular season carolina leads 21–19.
carolina defeated new orleans on road every year 2002 2008, streak of 7 seasons. notable games include carolina s 19–7 home victory in 1996 sparked saints head coach jim mora s infamous diddley poo rant , resignation team, carolina s 10–6 win in 2002 season finale @ superdome knock saints out of playoffs, , emotional 2005 season opener @ carolina saints won 23–20 in face of hurricane katrina , eventual 3–13 season. after bounty scandal broke, revealed saints had deliberately targeted panthers rookie quarterback cam newton.
in last game in 2014 nfl season, fight between players broke out in end zone , spilled out tunnel entrance after cam newton touchdown, panther s tight end brandon williams getting ejected , both teams receiving offsetting penalties. panthers won contest 41–10, turnovers saints being factor in blowout.
other rivals
dallas cowboys
the new orleans saints rivalry nfc counterparts dallas cowboys more of regional rivalry rather divisional 1 2 franchises have never competed in same division since last time both clubs in same division, in 1969, part of nfl capital division, before afl–nfl merger in 1970. fanbases overlap in parts of northern louisiana, such shreveport – bossier city metropolitan area borders state of texas.
the teams have played each other 28 times, new orleans owning recent series winning 8 out of last 10 games. saints have won 4 of last 5 meetings in dallas, 2–1 record @ cowboys stadium. all-time series record stands @ 12–16, in favor of dallas. 2 teams met on october 4, 2015, saints won 26–20 in overtime in new orleans. in teams recent meeting @ superdome, saints set national football league record of 40 first downs , franchise record of 625 yards of total offense texas native drew brees throwing 4 touchdown passes without interceptions 15th time in career. additionally, saints defensive coordinator rob ryan, had been let go cowboys earlier year, , ryan s replacement monte kiffin demoted position @ end of 2013 season.
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