New Orleans officials fired back at Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for joking Tuesday she wanted to see "anybody other than the Saints" win Super Bowl LIII when it's held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3.
Beau Evans of The Times-Picayune provided the swift response from New Orleans as its team gets prepared to battle the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
"I'm disappointed that she felt that way, but we are still coming," New Orleans city councilman Jay Banks said. "And it's not our fault that her team [the Atlanta Falcons] sucks.