New Orleans Saints reward fans for patience 30 years ago | New Orleans Saints Central - - NOLA.com
Charlie Kurtz, proprietor of Charlie's Saints Corner, remembered the day Jerry The Rat, a regular at his watering hole, put his Budweiser aside and began singing, "It's Cryin' Time Again in Ol' New Orleans." It was Pearl Harbor Day, December 7.
Jerry The Rat had just watched a member of the San Francisco 49ers kick a field goal in overtime to defeat the New Orleans Saints 38-35.
The Saints led at halftime 35-7. They led 20-2 in first downs and 324-21 in total yards.
But miraculously, as their record dropped to 0-14, they had again found a way to lose a game that was then the greatest comeback in NFL history.
"We used to party here past midnight," moaned Kurtz. "Now we're closing at 7 o'clock. That shouldn't happen, not in this city. But that's how depressed people are."
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