'It's going to be electric': Saints eager for Superdome return after Hurricane Ida
 

The chant started while players were on their way into the New Orleans Saints’ victorious postgame locker room last Sunday at New England:

“We’re going home! We’re going home!”

Then a few hours later, when the flight attendant announced, “Welcome back to New Orleans,” the team plane erupted in cheers.

The Saints (2-1) were away for 29 days after evacuating to the Dallas/Fort Worth area because of Hurricane Ida. Players have spent this week talking about how much they appreciate spending time with family, sleeping in their own beds and getting back into a normal routine.

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There has also been plenty of talk about how excited they are to finally play a real home game in the Superdome on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, Fox) against the New York Giants (0-3). Their Week 1 home game against the Green Bay Packers was moved to a neutral site in Jacksonville, Florida.

“That was the first thing that I thought about, riding past the [team hotel where they had parked their cars downtown], riding past Caesars Superdome: ‘Man, we got a home game in the Superdome!’” quarterback Jameis Winston said. “Like, ‘Man, we’re back in our city.’ That’s what hit me.”

The Saints haven’t been waiting for this moment just the past four weeks. It has actually been nearly two years since they got to enjoy the Superdome at full capacity because of COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. Linebacker Demario Davis said he "can’t wait" to hear the place at full volume again.

“It’s going to be electric in that place, for sure,” Davis said. “I just know what this thing means to the city and the fan base. It's going to be crazy in that building.”

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I'll be happy to give my review to SP after the game.

Re: 'It's going to be electric': Saints eager for Superdome return after Hurricane Ida
 

Do you want to go with me when we have our weekly meeting? I couldn't make it before the Carolina game. My bad....

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Can't talk electric without Eddy Grant..

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I somewhat love that song but I cannot listen to it or I'll have it stuck in my head for the next 36 hours!

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It will be shocking just how much electricity there is in the Dome. :awe:

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I hope the players don’t overlook the Giants. Getting home, hanging out with family and friends, going out on the town. It would be a shame to lose this one.

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Man Thity3 a truer post I have never seen.

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I heard whoever was in charge of music and all did absolutely nothing to pump up the crowd. Pretty much played easy listening or songs that have no business in a high energy environment. Apparently someone dropped the ball/mic on that deal.

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Felt like the :censored: was playing Lawrence :censored: Welk.

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(the old people will get it...)

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Re: 'It's going to be electric': Saints eager for Superdome return after Hurricane Ida
 

One thing it wasn't is electric !

Come to find out, they got rid of the pedestrian ramps inside the dome and made everyone cram down much narrower stairways. WTF! Bloody Mary's, smallish at that, are $15.

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It sure wasn’t electric, but it definitely was shocking.

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Nice one :p

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This was ugly. On to next week.

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Apparently all the electricity was moved to the Chargers pre-game.

Re: 'It's going to be electric': Saints eager for Superdome return after Hurricane Ida
 

Not sure where you got that Bloody Mary. That's what doubles run in the Loge Club Lounge. As for the ramps, those were temporarily removed for remodeling purposes. This is a temporary inconvenience.

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I miss the Dome field advantage. And the Dome patrol and....