The memory is fairly vivid for New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton.
On this morning 15 years ago, he was the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants, fresh off a season-opening road game in Denver, a 31-20 loss to the Broncos at Denver’s new stadium, Invesco Field.
Likely, that was the last bit of normalcy about that morning. Because shortly after the Giants landed back home, the Sept. 11 attacks were launched. The series of four attacks coordinated by Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda targeted, in part, the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.