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Saints' Jahri Evans, Falcons' Jonathan Babineaux set to continue personal rivalry

(Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons have long had a fierce rivalry, and over the past 10 years, Jahri Evans and Jonathan Babineaux have been at the center of the competition.

Evans, the Saints' right guard, and Babineaux, Atlanta's defensive tackle, can claim to be among the most familiar opponents in the NFL.

A second-round pick in 2005, Babineaux has played 22 games against the Saints. Evans, a fourth-rounder in 2006, started 19 of those games.

"It's very competitive between us two," Babineaux said Thursday on a teleconference.