The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons face off for the second time this year, but the Saints will have a different head coach this time. Dennis Allen was dismissed this week, Darren Rizzi steps into his place for at least the remainder of the season. The first game of the Rizz era is against the hated rivals.The rivalry’s all-time record is in favor of the Falcons, 56-55, due to this season’s earlier matchup. A muffed punt and perfectly deflected screen pass put 14 points on the board for Atlanta and were the deciding moments of the game.

Here are thee highlights from a few of the recent games in the rivalry:

2024, Week 4 (L)

2023, Week 18 (W)

2023, Week 12 (L)

2022, Week 15 (W)

2022, Week 1 (W)

This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Saints vs. Falcons: Keeping score in the NFL's best rivalry series