Editing New Orleans Saints (section)

===Conference===
====Minnesota Vikings====
{{main|Saints–Vikings rivalry}}
The Saints have developed a strong postseason rivalry with the Minnesota Vikings as they have met in many consequential regular-season and playoff games, including the historic [[Minneapolis Miracle]].<ref name="k263">{{cite web | last=Peters | first=Craig | title=Big Performances & Dramatic Endings Define Vikings-Saints Postseason Games | website=Vikings.com | date=2020-01-02 | url=https://www.vikings.com/news/big-performances-dramatic-endings-define-vikings-saints-postseason-games | access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the Vikings lead the overall series 25–13 with a 4–1 record in the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nor&tm2=min&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

====Los Angeles Rams====
{{Main|Rams–Saints rivalry}}
The Saints and the [[Los Angeles Rams]] once shared a fierce divisional rivalry as the Saints played in the NFC West until the league's realignment in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hirstius |first=Barry |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/news/smash-mouth-once-upon-a-time-saints-rams-rivalry-was-legalized-violence|title=SMASH-MOUTH: Once Upon a Time, Saints-Rams Rivalry Was Legalized Violence |date=November 3, 2018 |website=[[FanNation]]}}</ref> Animosity resurged between the two teams during the 2010s after the Rams had lured Saints' controversial defensive coordinator [[Gregg Williams]] in 2012, shortly before Williams and Saints' head coach [[Sean Payton]] would be implicated in the infamous [[New Orleans Saints bounty scandal|Bountygate Scandal]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Van Bibber |first=Ryan |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/27/13758580/sean-payton-running-up-the-score-gregg-williams-saints-vs-rams|title=Sean Payton delighted in trouncing former Saints DC Gregg Williams in a 49–21 win over the Rams |date=November 27, 2016 |website=SBNation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Payton Revels in Mauling of Rams |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/nov/28/payton-revels-in-mauling-of-rams-201611/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Erik |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Saints Players Admit Sean Payton Ran Up Score On Rams |url=https://nflmocks.com/2016/11/28/saints-players-admit-sean-payton-ran-score-rams/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Fansided}}</ref> Both teams had thrown insults towards one another in the media, most notably during the controversial [[2018 NFC Championship Game]], in which a critical pass to Saints' receiver [[Tommylee Lewis]] was illegally broken up by Rams' cornerback [[Nickell Robey-Coleman]], though no flag was thrown, enraging the Saints for the blown call. Saints' receiver [[Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)|Michael Thomas]] expressed his anger towards the Rams and in regards to the no-call to the media following the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R_fq3FzuD0|title=Michael Thomas on refs: 'You gotta do your job. ... I don't think they really care.' |author=New Orleans Saints on NOLA.com |website=YouTube|date=January 20, 2019 }}</ref> As of the 2024 season, the teams are tied 1–1 in the postseason, but the Rams lead the all-time series 45–35.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New Orleans Saints vs. Cleveland/St. Louis/LA Rams |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nor&tm2=ram&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>