New Orleans Saints fans voted the team's regular season opener in Atlanta against the Falcons as the 2014 road contest they're most excited about, in a NewOrleanSaints.com poll last week.

The Falcons contest received 30 percent of the 1,020 votes in the poll. After the Falcons, the Cowboys (29%) and Steelers (13%) rounded out the top three.

Some notes on the Saints-Falcons regular season series:
*Atlanta holds a 46-43 regular-season advantage in the all-time series, although New Orleans has won 12 of 16 meetings since 2006, with the Saints conducting series sweeps five-of-eight years during this period.

*The Saints have played the Falcons more than any other opponent.

*The two clubs opened the season against each other in 2013 for the first time since 1986.

*The 2014 opener will be the first time that the Saints have started their season in Atlanta since 1981.

*In the 2013 season opener at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, a pass tipped by S Kenny Vaccaro in the end zone into the hands of S Roman Harper secured a 23-17 victory.

*On Nov. 21 at the Georgia Dome in a Thursday night nationally televised contest, New Orleans improved to 9-2 as QB Drew Brees tossed two touchdowns and RB Pierre Thomas had 130 total yards from scrimmage.