The Saints face the Texans in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome tonight to open the 2019 NFL season. We’ve all waited a very long time for this game and this season to get underway, but at long last the time is nearly upon us. After coming within a heartbeat of reaching the Super Bowl last season, the goals are set even higher for the Saints this year.
The Saints have not won a season opener since 2013, and until two years ago the Saints had not reached the playoffs in a season where they lost a Week 1 game under Sean Payton.