Column: Atlanta braces for nightmarish Super Bowl matchup

I don’t even have to watch the games this weekend to know that this year’s super bowl is gonna be saints-patriots because the sports gods hate atlanta that much,” said another post on Twitter, filled with dread. Indeed, a city that has endured so much sporting heartbreak can sense what’s coming. The Saints are the Falcons’ most bitter rival, a twice-a-year NFC South opponent that already has some pretty big bragging rights over Atlanta: New Orleans won the Super Bowl nearly a decade ago.