New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram ignited his team's rivalry with NFC South rivals Atlanta Falcons.
In a video posted by the league's official Twitter account, Ingram trolled the Falcons by dropping a Jamal Anderson reference.
Hey @MarkIngram22, what's on the menu tonight?! 😂
📺: #ATLvsNO (8:20pm ET on NBC) https://t.co/JE1C86tYPQ
— NFL (@NFL) November 22, 2018
‘Dirty Bird' is on the menu this evening, Ingram stated.
The Dirty Bird is a touchdown dance popularized by former Falcons running back Anderson during their 1998 campaign in which the franchise reached its first Super Bowl.
The Saints and the Falcons will go head to head tonight in a Thanksgiving Day showdown. The former is currently on a hot streak, winning nine games in a row.
Their lone loss came in the opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in which they surrendered 48 points at home.
The Atlanta-based team meanwhile, is currently third in the AFC South with a 4-6 record. They are on pace to miss their first playoff appearance since 2015 if they could not turn things around.
The video would certainly motivate the Falcons as they wanted to prevent a second loss against their bitter rivals for the second time in 2018.
The two teams first met in the third week of the season in a shootout between Drew Brees and Matt Ryan. The Saints came up on top in overtime, 43-37 after Brees successfully crossed the goal line with a QB sneak.
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