NEW ORLEANS -- Michael Mauti's blocked punt Thursday night was a game-changer -- and for that matter, a season-changer for the New Orleans Saints.
He can credit it to advance scouting.
Mauti was in the stands the night Steve Gleason made one of the greatest plays in Saints history, blocking a punt to beat the Atlanta Falcons in 2006 on the night the Superdome reopened after Hurricane Katrina.
"That's what I've been dreaming about since I was sitting in that seat up there," said Mauti, who recreated the moment Thursday night against the very same opponent in the first quarter.