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METAIRIE — The more you talk about playing in the thin air of Mile High Stadium, the worse it’s going to be.

At least that’s the view of Saints’ linebacker Scott Shanle about the team’s first trip to Denver in four years coming up Sunday.

“To me, it’s more mental than anything else,” he said.

“I never really noticed the difference the last time we played there,

“Sometimes, you’re better off not being told about it. If too much is made of it, guys let that creep in.”

Still, as to help the players adjust from going below sea level to 5,280 feet above the team probably will leave on Friday, a day early, and have a walk through on Saturday, something they don’t always do for road games.

“The theory is if you are going to take a team to Denver, take them two days in advance to adjust,” interim coach Joe Vitt said.

“There are a lot of excuses you can find to lose a game, altitude being one of them.

“We are going to need our best performance this week to beat a good football team.”

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