The New Orleans Saints were founded in 1967 and play in the Southern Division of the National Football Conference for the NFL.
Click Here to Buy New Orleans Saints Football TicketsThe team has had a rough road over the years, waiting over a decade before finishing with a .500 record, and it was two decades before they saw a winning season. The height of the team's success came between the years of 1987 to 1992 when they made the playoffs four times and also winning records in the regular season.
The team has played in their home team stadium, the Louisiana Superdome since 1975, but after Hurricane Katrina, they played in 2005 starting at Giants Stadium, and then split between The Alamodome in San Antonio and LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. They have since returned in the 2006 season after a major renovation. The team has never seen a Super Bowl, and is only joined in this distinction by two other teams, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars. They are by far the oldest franchise that has never made it to the Super Bowl.
The team made strides in the 2006 season, making it to the NFC Conference game, the first to do so after losing more than 13 games the previous season. However they lost to the Bears.
The tradition that started in 2004 wherein the current Super Bowl champion hosts the following season's NFL Thursday night season kickoff, this year sees Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts welcome the New Orleans Saints to Indianapolis. The game takes place September 6 at 8:30 PM ET, and will be screened on NBC. Starting quarterbacks from the 2007 Pro Bowl Indianapolis' Peyton Manning and the Saints' Drew Brees, will feature, in what promises to be a star-studded opener to the season.
The Saints' Superdome stadium is all ready for their first home game of the 2007 season. Whether its luxury box suites or bleachers, the Superdome has a perfect atmosphere of celebration for which New Orleans is famous. New Orleans Saints tickets are a sought after commodity, and the Saints fan club and independent fans alike will be coming together in the Superdome in September to cheer on their heroes.
The Saints pledged to continue playing in New Orleans with an announcement that they'd extended the contract for the Saints to play in the Louisiana Superdome through the 2010 NFL season. After the excitement of the Saints excellent 2006 season, this is good news to people seeking New Orleans Saints tickets and possibly hoping to join the Saints' fan club for the coming years.
"Our commitment to New Orleans has been unwavering," said Owner Tom Benson. "I didn't want there to be any misunderstanding about the club honoring the contract. During this period, I anticipate both parties exploring all options available to retain this very important relationship beyond 2010."
The Saints were highly visible during the recent Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, when they returned immediately to New Orleans and joined their fellow citizens, taking a leading role in the rebirth of New Orleans. Next seasons changed roster and the new football schedule will likely bring new surprises for fans and players alike, and the rush for New Orleans Saints football tickets will now continue for several years to come in this fantastic city that refuses to take things lying down.