How many more home games at the Caesars Superdome are going to be dominated by visiting fans? We're not even a year and a half into Kellen Moore's tenure as head coach, but the New Orleans Saints have squandered the NFL's best home field advantage.
As observed by NewOrleans.Football's Mike Triplett, the Saints are now 3-11 in their last 14 home games -- dating back to their 2024 Week 12 bye. That stretch starts before Moore was hired, but he's been at the helm for most of it. He and his team have let the fanbase down even as the Saints pulled out all the stops to celebrate the "Domecoming" twentieth anniversary and induct Drew Brees to the team Hall of Fame. We're only reminded how far away success has become every time they trot out Brees and the members
of the Super Bowl XLIV-winning team.
It's frustrating. Seeing the lower bowl at the Superdome fill up with Minnesota purple or Atlanta Falcons red in back-to-back weeks is disappointing, but it's easy to understand. Moore's teams lack star power and a confidence that they can win on any given Sunday. Forget the cost of tickets, travel, and parking; why pay $17 for a beer and $18 for a cheeseburger when the home team is almost guaranteed to trail at halftime? It's a bad product, and until it improves, more and more fans are going to sell their tickets and watch from home. It's a hole the Saints have dug for themselves. And because they get so much of their revenue from broadcasting rights deals, there isn't enough incentive for the front office to make the gameday experience better for fans. It's a sad state of affairs. And the fault lies on the desk of Mickey Loomis for getting us here in life without Sean Payton.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: The Saints have squandered the NFL's best home field advantage
