What better way to spend your Monday night than in a rewatch of one of the most important games in New Orleans Saints history?
ESPN will be broadcasting the Saints’ 2006 win over the Atlanta Falcons at 7 p.m. CT on Monday night, highlighting the first game played in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. That game’s significance carried far beyond the win itself — sure it’s always fun to smack around the Falcons, but Steve Gleason’s blocked punt remains a turning point in team history.
It all means more in hindsight. This was just the third Saints game coached by Sean Payton, and with Drew Brees under center. It helped kick off the most successful stretch of football in New Orleans history. And it’ll be great to relive that moment at a time when so many members of the Saints family need something to cheer about in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
