ATLANTA -- Michael Turner always heard how tense the rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints truly was, but the former NFL running back never fully experienced it until 2008.
Turner, who spent his first four NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers, signed a free-agent deal with the Falcons in March 2008. He split his first two matchups with the Saints, then had to cope with being swept in '09, including a 26-23 loss at the Georgia Dome.
"The ugliest thing? The Saints doing their dances in the street after they won," Turner said.