By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune
Perhaps in a way to get under the skin of the hated Atlanta Falcons, loquacious former New Orleans Saints receiver Joe Horn, in 2002, boastingly said the Saints and Falcons were not a true rivalry.
His reasoning was simple. Horn deduced that in order for it to be a true rivalry both teams needed to win. And since the Saints were 3-1 against the Falcons since Horn had signed to the team in 2000, winning was something the Falcons hadn’t done often.
But later during the season, the Falcons beat the Saints twice, forcing Horn to eat his words: “It’s a rivalry now,” he said. “They whipped our butt twice.”
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