En af de mest ikoniske kampe i Monday Night Football-historien fandt sted i uge 3 af 2006-sæsonen. Her vendte New Orleans Saints tilbage til Superdome for første gang siden orkanen Katrina, og slog Atlanta Falcons. Tjue år senere ønsker NFL-kommissær Roger Goodell at gentage den følelsesladede begivenhed med en returkamp i 2026.
Ifølge NFL’s direktør for broadcasts, Mike North, er det Goodell selv, der har krævet, at Falcons og Saints mødes på Monday Night Football i New Orleans i uge 4 af 2026-sæsonen. "Det var kommissærens ønske at få dette på skemaet," siger North. "Det var ikke et krav om, at det skulle ligge i den præcise uge, men det var et direkte krav fra toppen, at det kom med."
Selvom nogle i New Orleans ønskede, at kampen blev spillet i uge 3 – ligesom i 2006 – viste det sig, at uge 4 passede bedre ind i NFL’s samlede skema. "Vi ville gerne være inden for et par uger fra årsdagen, men vi ville ikke ofre hele skemaet for at ramme præcis," forklarer North. "Fans husker stemningen og spændingen fra 2006. Om det var en uge før eller efter, ville det ikke ændre på det store billede."
Den legendariske 2006-kamp huskes især for Steve Gleasons blokkerede punt, som blev sikret af Curtis Deloatch for Saints’ første touchdown. I 2026 får New Orleans endnu en chance for at fejre dette historiske øjeblik i klubbens historie.
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