The Superdome is ready for Saints Scrimmage

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is ready for the New Orleans Saints to hold their scrimmage game on Saturday. Another scrimmage is likely to be on Thursday, September 3rd. It has been almost eight months since the Saints have played in the Superdome, as the stadium completes the first phase of renovations.

For months, there have been so many questions and uncertainties in the sports world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, football is back in New Orleans. There is no question the Mercedes-Benz Superdome event crews did not waste time preparing for the Saints' first entry since January's loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Divisional Playoff game. They installed new turf last week ahead of the Week 1 battle with Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"It's beneficial to go to the Dome and get some more reps, some live reps," Saints safety Marcus Williams said. "It's going to help especially without the preseason games. Being able to have that time is just gonna help in our preparation — get ready for Week 1. There's no preseason games, so we've gotta make the best of our opportunities over there at the Dome."

The Saints 2020 NFL opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be on September 13, 2020, at 3:25 PM CST. Fox Sports will broadcast the NFC South meeting between the two legendary quarterbacks, Drew Brees and Tom Brady. The game will be held inside of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for its 45th year of hosting professional sporting events in New Orleans.