Saints to make emotional return to Superdome

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NEW ORLEANS (AFP) — A year after the Superdome became an emblem of the devastation wreaked upon New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, the National Football League's Saints will return to their refurbished home. The Saints will host the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night in a battle for first place in the NFC South division.

"The NFL and the New Orleans Saints have done a great job of promoting the game obviously," Saints running back Deuce McAllister said. "The city of New Orleans couldn't be more excited to show the world they're back." The Superdome became notorious in the wake of the massive storm, when it housed up to 25,000 increasingly desperate refugees in conditions that degenerated into squalor. The Saints were forced to move their home games last season and played four at...