This is one of two games that we emphatically mark and underline on the calendar every single year, with the other game being the second meeting with the Saints. No matter what the circumstances are surrounding the season, the matchup against the New Orleans Saints will always be an important one because of the mutual disrespect shared by these franchises.
That disrespect stems far beyond just the current makeup of these teams. This is a rivalry and a hatred that had the seeds of disrespect planted long before any player on either roster was born, and before anybody in either front office or ownership had anything to do with professional football.