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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.
The winner receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The contest is held in an American city, chosen three to four years beforehand, [ 1 ] usually at warm-weather sites or domed stadiums . [ 2 ] Since January 1971, the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game has faced the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC ...
Lombardi is the grandson of Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, who died the year before he was born, and son of Vince Lombardi Jr. [14] [15] The youngest of four siblings, [16] [17] Lombardi also lived in Washington, New York, and Michigan. [18] [19] Lombardi played high school football at Seattle Prep, and graduated in 1990. [20]
The Falcons would enter their final game of the season in New Orleans on December 19 with a 6–6–1 record, needing to beat the Saints to have their first winning record. The Falcons beat New Orleans, 24–20, with 40 seconds left in the game. The victory gave the Falcons a then-franchise best 7–6–1 record. In 1972, the Falcons finished 7-7.
Since Super Bowl 30, the Lombardi Trophy presentation has been done on a constructed stage brought onto the playing field. Bradshaw has done the honors for FOX every time except for Super Bowl 48 ...
That's roughly one-third of the league that has never hoisted a Lombardi Trophy. While some of the teams, like the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings, saw success prior to the AFL-NFL merger ...
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winning team of each season's Super Bowl, the NFL's championship game.The original trophy, designed by jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., was awarded in 1967 to the winner of the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, known retroactively as Super Bowl I.
The New Orleans Saints finished their season Sunday with a 48-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons punctuated by an extra dig at their biggest rival. After the game, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith was ...