2009 New Orleans Saints Draft Fest 3rd Annual Crawfish Boil
April 22, 2009
Who: New Orleans Tailgaters and GotSaints.com(this group will be joining us next year for tailgating)
What: 3rd Annual Draft Fest Crawfish Boil
When: Saturday April 25, 2009
Where: Zephyrs Stadium
Time: Anytime you can get there(We’ll start about 8am)
We are giving away a pair of 2009 New Orleans Saints Season Tickets immediately following the Saints draft pick. Tickets are still for sale so this is your last chance to get in on the raffle. All proceeds go to the tailgating organization. We are boiling 300lbs of crawfish at draft fest Saturday. It’s just like game day $10 all you can eat. Redfish Grill has been kind enough to donate two kegs of beer and 160lbs of the crawfish. There will plenty for kids and the weather will be perfect. Anyone have any questions give me a call or email me. Don’t forget to tell anyone that isn’t on our email list. I will be starting an email roster for this years season.
Draft Fest Details from WWL:
http://wwl.itmftp.com/DraftFest2009/index.html
ROADTRIP!!! WE OFF TO…..
April 15, 2009
MIAMI
OCTOBER 25th is the away game in MIAMI. We will be gathering ticket, flight, and hotel information and sending it to as soon as we get it. Flights are cheap from New Orleans to Miami $219.19 and that is a non-stop flight!!!
Here is the schedule:
April 15, 2009
PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Aug 14 vs. CINCINNATI BENGALS 7 p.m.
Aug 22 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 7 p.m.
Aug 29 @ OAKLAND RAIDERS 3 p.m.
Sept. 03 vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS 7 p.m.
REGULAR SEASON:
Week 1 Sunday Sept. 13 vs. Lions noon
Week 2 Sunday Sept. 20 at Eagles noon
Week 3 Sunday Sept. 27 at Bills 3:05 p.m.
Week 4 Sunday Oct. 04 vs. Jets 3:05 p.m.
Week 5 Sunday Oct. 11 BYE
Week 6 Sunday, Oct. 18 vs. Giants noon
Week 7 Sunday, Oct. 25 at Dolphins 3:15 p.m.
Week 8 Monday, Nov. 02 vs. Falcons 7:30 p.m.
Week 9 Sunday, Nov. 08 vs. Panthers 3:05 p.m.
Week 10 Sunday, Nov. 15 at Rams noon
Week 11 Sunday, Nov. 22 at Buccaneers noon
Week 12 Monday, Nov. 30 vs. Patriots 7:30 p.m.
Week 13 Sunday, Dec. 06 at Redskins noon
Week 14 Sunday, Dec. 13 at Falcons noon
Week 15 Saturday, Dec. 19 vs. Cowboys 7:20 p.m.
Week 16 Sunday, Dec. 27 vs. Buccaneers noon
Week 17 Sunday, Jan. 03 at Panthers noon
The New Orleans Saints will host three night games this season, including two on Monday Night Football
April 15, 2009
The New Orleans Saints will host three night games this season, including two on Monday Night Football
Posted by Brian Allee-Walsh, The Times-Picayune April 14, 2009 8:21PM
Categories: SaintsThree provocative prime-time home games and a potentially treacherous five-game stretch during Weeks 10 through 14 highlight the Saints’ 2009 regular-season schedule released Tuesday by the NFL.
The Saints open the regular season against Detroit at noon at the Superdome on Sept. 13 and close out their 16-game schedule at noon Jan. 3 at Carolina.
In between, they face a formidable slate that features Monday night home games against Atlanta (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) on Nov. 2 and New England (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) on Nov. 30 and a Saturday night game against Dallas (7:20 p.m., NFL Network) on Dec. 19.
The Times-Picayune archiveThe last time the Patriots’ Tom Brady played in the Superdome was when he was the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XXXVI.Their open date falls in Week 5.
Unlike last season when the Saints spent 42 days away from the Superdome, including a trip to London to face San Diego at venerable Wembley Stadium, the Saints have one treacherous stretch when they play four out of five games on the road Weeks 10 through 14.
All in all, the eight-hardest schedules for the 2009 season belong to teams in the AFC East and NFC South. The Saints’ schedule ranks eighth toughest in the NFL with their combined opponents’ winning percentage at .557 (142-113-1 in 2008).
“As a team, we like that we are kicking off our season in the Superdome for the second year in a row, and the schedule gives our fans the chance to see prime-time games at home against Atlanta, New England and Dallas,” Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis said in a prepared statement. “In the NFL, you never take for granted the strength of any opponent based on the previous year. It is a challenging schedule and one that offers our fans a lot to get excited about.”
The Saints are trying to make it back to the playoffs under Coach Sean Payton for the first time since 2006 when they advanced to the NFC championship game against Chicago at Soldier Field.
New Orleans has finished 7-9 and 8-8 the past two seasons.
“We look forward to opening the season in front of our fans,” Payton said in the same prepared release. “It’s a fair but challenging schedule. There is a lot for the people who follow our team to be excited about with the Monday night games where we host Atlanta and New England and the Saturday night game against Dallas. Those games are always fun for the fans and a great environment for our players in the Superdome.”
Payton noted the final five weeks of the season also should be “exciting:” at Washington, at Atlanta, home against Dallas and Tampa Bay, and at Carolina.
Fans also should note a quirk in the schedule. For one of the rare times in franchise history, the Saints host two Sunday home games beginning at 3:05 p.m. — against the Jets on Oct. 4 and Carolina on Nov.¤8. Typically, Saints home games on Sundays kickoff at noon.
The Saints also play at Miami at 3:15 p.m. Oct. 25 in what is considered a national broadcast in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader on Fox.
Other highlights include:
* The Saints play five 2008 playoff teams: Philadelphia, New York Giants, Miami, Atlanta (twice) and Carolina (twice).
* Quarterback Eli Manning will play against his hometown team at the Superdome for the first time since joining the Giants in 2004. The Giants come to the Superdome on Oct. 18. A scheduled game between the teams at the Superdome in September 2005 had to be shifted to Giants Stadium in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Giants won 27-10.
* The Saints will play five games against rookie head coaches: Jim Schwartz (Detroit), Rex Ryan (Jets), Steve Spagnuolo (St. Louis) and Raheem Morris (Tampa Bay, twice).
* New England and two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Tom Brady will make their first trip to the Superdome since winning Super Bowl XXXVI after the 2001 season. Brady was named Super Bowl MVP after leading the Patriots past St. Louis 20-17.
* Former Saints coach Wade Phillips will bring his Cowboys to the Superdome for a prime-time game Dec. 19 on NFL Network. It will mark the Saints’ first prime-time regular-season game played on a Saturday night.
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