Saints hope to rekindle some ‘Monday Night Football’ magic

The New Orleans Saints look to rekindle some Monday Night Football magic when they take on the Detroit Lions to close out Week 15.

Overall, the black and gold have a 16-19 record on Monday Night Football. Under Sean Payton, the Saints have the 5th highest single game scoring performance (51 points vs. Green Bay Packers – 11/24/08) on Monday Night Football. The team is also 12-4 overall under Payton, but have lost 2 of their last 3 appearances.

Saints on Monday Night Football under Sean Payton

• 12/28/2014 – at Chicago (Week 15), 31-15 win
• 11/24/2014 – vs. Baltimore (Week 12), 34-27 loss
• 12/2/2013 – at Seattle (Week 13), 34-7 loss
• 9/30/2013 – vs. Miami (Week 4), 38-17 win
• 11/5/2012 – vs. Philadelphia (Week 9), 28-13 win
• 12/26/2011 – vs. Atlanta (Week 16), 45-16 win
• 11/28/2011 – vs. New York Giants (Week 12), 49-24 win
• 12/27/2010 – at Atlanta (Week 16), 17-14 win
• 09/20/2010 – at San Francisco (Week 2), 25-22 win
• 11/30/2009 – vs. New England (Week 12), 38-17 win
• 11/2/2009 – vs. Atlanta (Week 8), 35-27 win
• 11/24/2008 – vs. Green Bay (Week 12), 51-29 win
• 10/6/2008 – vs. Minnesota (Week 5), 30-27 loss
• 12/10/2007 – at Atlanta (Week 14), 34-14 win
• 9/24/2007 – vs. Tennesseee (Week 3), 31-14 loss
• 9/25/2006 – vs. Atlanta (Week 3), 23-3 win

Speaking of appearances, Drew Brees tends to find another gear on the Monday Night stage. He needs just 173 passing yards tonight to become the NFL’s 4th quarterback in history to pass for 60,000 yards.

Drew Brees on Monday Night Football

If you’re going to the game, be sure to get there early to meet Saints legend Vaughan Johnson. He’ll be at the Saints Hall of Fame hours before kickoff. The team will also induct kicker Morten Andersen, who is the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, into the Saints Ring of Honor. Andersen will be the fourth Saints player to be placed in the Ring of Honor, as he joins Archie Manning, Willie Roaf, and Rickey Jackson.

Andersen has a long list of accomplishments in his career. Here are some of the best ones:

• 6x All-Pro (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995)
• NFL 1980′s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1990′s All-Decade Team
• Hall of Fames: New Orleans Saints, Louisiana Sports, Greater New Orleans, Michigan State Athletics
• 79.7% Career Accuracy (565/709) – Most Field Goals Made & Attempted
• 2,544 Career Points Scored

If you are into the social media scene, be sure to keep an eye out for the Second Harvest Food Bank. Carnival Cruise Line teamed up with the New Orleans Saints for a holiday food and fund drive that generated over 17,000 cans of food. It will feed over 75,000 people, and there will be a canned cruise ship replica at the entrance of Champions Square.

The game will be nationally televised on ESPN with a 7:30PM CST kickoff time.