Do the saints have a rival? does anyone care about them?

[theDIRTYcode]

The Falcons and Saints can't stand each other. Like London said it goes back to who was gonna finish last in the old NFC West. I simply despise New Orleans, it was absolutely horrible to watch them win the Super Bowl. The I-85 rivalry needs more time to develop.

[blak-n-blu]

Up until recently, the Saints biggest rival was the Bucs.

They had been battling it out for last place in the NFC South division.

[SCP]

Up until last year, hating on the Saints was like hating on a kid with downs syndrome. Now though, I can't stand those bastards. It's a combination of Sean Payton and the swamp tards/ex-Patriot fans that now follow the team and claim to be life long Taints fans (Yeah you DrewBreesIsGod, you bandwagon piece of dog poop).

I also hate the Falcons and the Bucs with a passion. Screw them all man.

[cjjr72984]

the saints-falcons rivalry is pretty big tbh. bigger than all the rivalries you listed

This. Saints-Falcons is the most heated rivalry in this division.

And this goes back to the old NFC West days.

[sarcra]

The Saints and Falcons have been in the same division for decades, they definitely have a long-standing rivalry. Saints fans definitely hate the Falcons much more than any other NFC South team.

[cdandi1]

Good rivalries are a result of two teams being consistently good when the play (DUKE-UNC, PATRIOTS-COLTS,etc). So for NFC South reasons, panthers vs falcons in the vick era was pretty intense and bucs vs panthers this past decade was pretty fun to watch. But the panthers saints has been one sided for years. Saints vs Falcons is good due to length of being in the same division.

[Baschski]

I hate all our divisional opponents. But if I had to put it in order of most hated to least hated, it would be ATL-TB-NO.

[WhiteBoysCanRun22]

CAR vs TB

CAR vs ATL

ATL vs CAR

all bring out emotions

but when saints play no one gives a poo. Would we even care if they they didnt win the bowl?

I actually used to support them a little but now they really annoy the crap out of me, especially the fans. If you win a Super Bowl, it's proper to celebrate for about a month or two & that's it, not 6-7 months as they did.

[WhiteBoysCanRun22]

I hate all our divisional opponents. But if I had to put it in order of most hated to least hated, it would be ATL-TB-NO.

Yeah, that's how I feel about our rivals. I totally hate the falcons, really dislike the bucs & try not to think about the saints

[Maxie]

We don't have the same rivalry with the Saints as we do the Falcons and Bucs because the Saints were horrible for so long. For most of the current NFC South's history, they just haven't been much of a threat to us.

Of course, that's changed in recent years, and I think the rivalry is starting to intensify.

OK, I've got to jump in here. To be accurate, since '95 (Carolina's first year) the Saints and Panthers overall records are almost identical, as a matter of fact the Saints have a slightly better reg season record in that time frame.

It's a little misleading to say "they just haven't been a threat to us". I think that the reason it feels that way is because by coincidence, it seems the Saints have been bad during Carolina's good years and visa versa therefore the two franchises haven't butted heads in many big games. There were a lot of meaningless games played between the two teams late in the seaon. 2006 and 2009 come to mind immediately when the Saints had the division sewed up, but there were also years where Carolina was leading the division and the Saints were playing out the string.

Most of the other stuff is pretty accurate. The Saints hate the Falcons more than anyone in the division by far, and yes, Saints/Falcons did fight it out to stay out of the cellar in the NFC West for many years. As most of you know, the pre 1986 Saints (before the ownership change) was one of the most maligned franchises in sports. What most don't realize is that despite limited post season success, the Saints overall record since '86 is very respectable.

[Mother Grabber]

The Saints are to the NFCS what Maryland is to the ACC. They're occasionally annoying, but no one really thinks of them as a true rival.