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Saints Stumble, Fall in the Dome To Redskins

The stage seemed almost perfect for another one of those New Orleans Saints signature blowout wins at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. A soldout, raucous crowd ready to unleash frustrations caused by Hurricane Isaac and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. A motivated team, inspired by the return of two suspended former captains. A season-opener against a rookie quarterback.

Somebody obviously forgot to tell the Washington Redskins about the Saints’ storybook plans.

For all the build up and hype surrounding Sunday’s opener before 72,180 fans, the Saints came out and played the type of uninspired ball at home that had become uncommon under the Sean Payton regime.

Then again, Payton, who’s serving a season-long suspension for his role in what the NFL has called a pay-for-performance bounty system, wasn’t there for the disappointing 40-32 loss to the Redskins.

Read More: Nola.com

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