Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- Mike Wessel and other fans selected by the New Orleans Saints stretch out a team flag on the playing field during a rehearsal before the Saints take on the New England Patriots at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Wessel and the others unfurled the flag for real during the pre game events on the field.
Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- Helen Hog from New Hampshire said she "loves my Patriots" and apparently her boyfriend Rick Taglialovoe from Slidell Louisiana has strong feelings about the Saints as they wait for the two teams to play at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La.