Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- Mike Wessel and other fans selected by the New Orleans Saints stretch out a team flag on the playing field during a rehearsal before the Saints take on the New England Patriots at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Wessel and the others unfurled the flag for real during the pre game events on the field.
Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- Mike Wessel and other fans selected by the New Orleans Saints stretch out a team flag on the playing field during a rehearsal before the Saints take on the New England Patriots at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La.