When Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton looks across the field at the Caesars Superdome on Thursday night, he'll be faced with 16 years of memories as the former coach of the New Orleans Saints.
There was Steve Gleason's blocked punt during the Saints' first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and Garrett Hartley's kick to send the 2009 squad to the Super Bowl. Payton watched Drew Brees break records from a suite while serving a Bountygate suspension in 2012 and witnessed the "No-Call" heartbreak in the NFC Championship Game from the 2018 season.