Saints vs. Texans: Preseason Open Thread

The New Orleans Saints finally come marching into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the preseason home opener. After ending a 10-game preseason losing streak last week in Los Angeles, the Saints are ready to keep that winning feeling going tonight against the Houston Texans. The third preseason game is widely considered to be the most important of the four games, as this is the one where we will see the starters get some time on the field.

We’ve yet to see stars like Drew Brees and Mark Ingram on the field, but tonight would likely see them make their first starts. We might even see Adrian Peterson take a carry in this debut in the black and gold, but we’ll have to see about that one. The keys here are that the starters look good, the backups stay sharp, and everyone stays healthy!

Game time:

Saturday, August 26th - 5:00pm PST / 7:00pm CST / 8:00pm EST

Location:

Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana

Weather Forecast:

Perfect conditions under the dome

TV Broadcasts:

NFL Network (National re-broadcast) Sunday, August 27th - 4:00AM CST

WVUE FOX 8 New Orleans (Live)

-Featuring: Joel Meyers, Sean Kelley, and Jon Stinchcomb

Raycom Media - Television affiliates found here

DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket:

Preseason games not included in the package

Radio:

WWL 870AM/105.3FM New Orleans

-Featuring: Jim Henderson, Deuce McAllister, and Kristian Garic

SIRIUS XM Channel 230 (Internet 820)

New Orleans Saints radio network affiliates can be found here

Houston Texans radio network affiliates can be found here

Online Streaming:

NFL GAMEPASS (Subscription Required)

iOS/Android Streaming:

NFL Mobile only on Verizon

Odds:

Saints -4; Over/Under 43.5

Opponent Blog:

Battle Red Blog

Enjoy the game, and let’s see the Saints record back-to-back victories this preseason!