TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Dirk Koetter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meets up on the field with head coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints following the Buccaneers' 31-24 win at an NFL football game on December 31, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Watch: Saints' Payton, Bucs' Koetter share heated postgame exchange

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Sean Payton and Dirk Koetter engaged in a postgame handshake Sunday that elicited memories of Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz.

Following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-24 upset victory over the New Orleans Saints, the coaches of the respective clubs met at midfield and shared a heated exchange. Payton appeared to offer one too many congratulatory pats and Koetter responded with one of his own.

It's likely any rift between the two began in Week 9 when Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans decked Saints corner Marshon Lattimore with an after-the-whistle, blindside hit.

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