METAIRIE, La. - The New Orleans Saints have canceled Saturday's preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals due to the looming impact of Hurricane Ida.
The Saints initially moved up the start time from 7 p.m. to noon CT, but made the decision to cancel the game late Friday afternoon as weather forecasts became more daunting. Ida is on track to make landfall in Southern Louisiana on Sunday night, with the possibility that it could strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane with top winds of 140 mph by then.
"Due to the intensification of the hurricane throughout the day and after the most recent tropical update, the team's leadership has made the decision in the best interests of all personnel that may have been directly and indirectly affected by the storm," the Saints said in a statement.