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Tuesday, 26 September 2006 |
New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta at Superdome home
New Orleans Saints made a victorious return to their Superdome home in their first NFL game there since Hurricane Katrina as they defeated Atlanta with a 23-3 score.
A sell-out crowd of 70,003 saw them take complete control of the match and cruise to their third straight victory of the new season.
The New Orleans Saints had to relocate all their home games last season and played in Louisiana, San Antonio and New York but the franchise made a commitment to take part in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region and the grateful fans responded really well with all this season's home matches already sold out.
The Superdome stadium had housed huge numbers of desperate and homeless people in the aftermath of the hurricane in conditions that soon became squalid.
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said: "We gave the game ball to the city of New Orleans. I thought the fans were magnificent. They were a big part of this win.
"This night belongs to the city, the state of Louisiana and everyone in the Gulf South. There is still a lot of work to be done but this night belongs to the people of New Orleans. They deserve something."
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