THE SAME PATH TO NOWHERE

John Walters

November 18, 1996

Their stadiums lie east of the Mississippi, but they compete in the NFC West, so maybe the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints are destined to forever be on the wrong side of things. Certainly they have found themselves on the wrong side of more outcomes than any of the other franchises in the Super Bowl era. Since Atlanta entered the NFL in 1966 and New Orleans followed a year later, they have lost 279 and 262 games, respectively. The next closest loser is the New York Jets, with 256 defeats since '66.