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The Falcons–Saints rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints.. The rivalry began in 1967 when the Saints entered the NFL as an expansion team; the Falcons had joined the league a year earlier.
Atlanta finished last in 2007 (4–12) and finished second with a wild-card berth in 2008 (11–5). New Orleans finished last in 2008 (8–8) and finished first in 2009 (13–3). Tampa Bay finished last in 2009 (3–13) but despite finishing third in 2010 with a 10–6 record, did not make the playoffs, due to Green Bay holding the wild-card ...
Rozelle and Smith made the deal in about five minutes and the Atlanta Falcons brought the largest and most popular sport to the city of Atlanta. The Atlanta expansion team became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. [20]
The Saints have used the franchise tag before to sign free agents like Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, and Charles Grant. Marcus Williams is next. A brief history of the Saints and the franchise tag
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Saints. Aaron Brooks (2000–2005) Archie Manning (1971–1975, 1977–1981) The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
The most successful three-year stretch in franchise history is threatening to crash to earth before a fourth season is even complete. With just one victory in the past 50-plus days, reasons for ...
The Saints stunned the NFL in the first two weeks of the season, scoring a league-high 91 points in blowout wins over the Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. Derek Carr has lost to more teams than any ...
Sayre, Katherine (February 1, 2015). "Lawyers even dispute who owns Saints now - Asset swap on hold -- or a done deal". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. p. A1. By last year, Tom Benson owned 40 percent of the Saints, all in voting shares, while the trusts for his heirs owned about 60 percent, all in non-voting shares, Cordes said.