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I don't mean the Falcons putting 45 on the board....I just mean them winning in general. These guys have been matched up against us at some of the worst times. 2006 MNF was pretty much a no-win situation for them. 2007 MNF was right when Petrino was getting ready to quit (you have to figure he was probably already close to that even before the game sealed it). 2009 MNF....well, they were just kinda in the way while we were rolling through most of the league. 2010 MNF was actually during a stretch that season when we were playing some of our best football. 2011 MNF? Brees was on the verge of setting a record......and in primetime that season, the team not only won games .....they annihilated teams.
Even some of the non-MNF matchups.......for instance, game 1 in 2013. The "Payton Returns" game.........or instances such as 2012 and 2015, where they walked into the Dome with an undefeated record.
For all the times they've gotten it wrong.....at some point did it just seem like they'd eventually get it right? For me the whole "10 YEAR REBIRTH ANNIVERSARY !!!" thing didn't seem like it'd be enough to carry the Saints by itself. Especially considering much of the team was probably not even in high school when that game happened...
Even some of the non-MNF matchups.......for instance, game 1 in 2013. The "Payton Returns" game.........or instances such as 2012 and 2015, where they walked into the Dome with an undefeated record.
For all the times they've gotten it wrong.....at some point did it just seem like they'd eventually get it right? For me the whole "10 YEAR REBIRTH ANNIVERSARY !!!" thing didn't seem like it'd be enough to carry the Saints by itself. Especially considering much of the team was probably not even in high school when that game happened...