New Orleans Saints Tribute -- by Thomas Jordan Gallery

New Orleans Saints Tribute, a tribute to the New Orleans Saints football team. For most of their first 20 years, the Saints were barely competitive, only getting to .500 wins twice. In 1987, they finally qualified for the NFL playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Minnesota Vikings 44-10. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast region. The Superdome was used as an emergency, temporary shelter for displaced residents. The stadium suffered damage from the hurricane (notably from flooding and part of the roof being torn off as well as internal damage from lack of available facilities). It was rumored that Saints' owner Tom Benson might deem the Superdome unusable and seek to legally void his contract and relocate the team to San Antonio, where he had business interests. Ultimately, however, the Superdome was repaired and renovated in time for the 2006 season. The New Orleans Saints' first post-Katrina home game was an emotio