Divisional rivals New Orleans Saints




1 divisional rivals

1.1 atlanta falcons
1.2 tampa bay buccaneers
1.3 carolina panthers





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.








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