The NFC South was intense in 2017. The Saints, Falcons and Panthers all made the playoffs and it all came down to the month of December to find out who made it and who went where. The bad news for Saints fans was that it wasn’t until December that the Saints finally got to face the Falcons. Twice. Two weeks apart. That won’t be the case in the 2018 Season.
Divisional opponents face each other twice each season. That makes divisional rivalries all the more intense. Once at home and once on the road. In 2018, the Saints face their first divisional foe, the Atlanta Falcons, in Week 3 of the season on Sunday, Sept.