New Orleans Saints fans call on team to delete tweet celebrating wins over Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints renew their rivalry in Minneapolis on Sunday, and the Saints' social media team saw fit to highlight some of the major moments between the team in the past that ... missed a few.
As you might expect, there are references to the infamous "Bountygate" 2009 NFC Championship game, and Alvin Kamara's six touchdown performance over Mike Zimmer's team on Christmas Day 2020.
Saints v. Vikings through the years… 📸
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) November 9, 2023
📺 #NOvsMIN on @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/Z5krdT7ubS
But posting a picture celebrating all your victories makes your defeats all the more noticeable by their absence.
Naturally we'll start with the Minneapolis Miracle in 2018, then the Vikings' Wild Card round win over the Saints in New Orleans in January 2020. We can also talk last season's double-doink win for the Vikings in London.
Naturally we don't expect the Saints to celebrate these, but bring up past games between the two without referencing the Minneapolis Miracle, and you can be sure Vikings fans will be there to remind you.
And since Sunday's meeting between the teams coming at a crucial time since both have 5-4 records, some Saints fans suggested that the best way forward may have been to ... not say anything at all.
Needless to say, Vikings fans were well represented in the replies.
@VikingsDynasty they forgot a play! pic.twitter.com/IM7f3sOA0c
— 🇺🇸mr big z blackhawks enjoyer(1-1) (@CodZman65) November 9, 2023
Who can forget the classic saints vikings moment where Payton cheered Keenum on before the final play of the game with the skol chant! pic.twitter.com/LTgrdbFm2S
— KS (@BasedKs) November 10, 2023
Quite the franchise you got over there! pic.twitter.com/TKR69gxy31
— Vikings Central (@VikesCentral) November 9, 2023
Raised on the Isle of Man, Adam has 15 years experience as a reporter and editor at regional and national level in the U.K. and the U.S. He moved to Minnesota in 2014 and became a writer for Bring Me The News. He is now the co-owner and editor of Bring Me The News and Bring Me The Sports, mixing in some occasional sports writing with his other editorial duties. He lists his three great loves as his family, Liverpool F.C. and baked beans (the British kind).