Saints Fan Miraculously Avoided Frightening 600-Level Fall At Superdome [VIDEO]
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
A Saints fan sat on the 600 level at the Caesars Superdome on Monday night, and the view from those seats sits a long way above the field. The franchise had built the night as a Domecoming, marking 20 years since the first game back after Hurricane Katrina.
Commissioner Roger Goodell had specifically wanted this Falcons matchup on Monday night, and the building answered with a full Who Dat chant. As fans screamed the “Who Dat” chant and phones came out across the upper deck, the night turned, and Atlanta never gave the home side a chance to settle.
Bijan Robinson scored from 59 yards on Atlanta’s third snap, and the Falcons led 24-7 by halftime. New Orleans had opened the anniversary with the 2006 memory in the building, including the blocked punt that helped beat these same Falcons 23-3. That script did not survive the first quarter this time. The stands shifted from cheers to boos, and some fans headed for the exits before the fourth quarter.
A Saints Fan Goes Down on the Upper Stairs
As if the experience wasn’t bad enough for one fan, he took a hard fall with the Who Dat chant still rolling. A TikTok video reshared on X said, “the saxophones started getting louder,” preparing viewers for what came next.
The camera then drops to the aisle. A man in a black shirt and a light cap is on his back across the steep yellow-striped steps, and nearby fans reach in to stop the slide.
The video shows him grabbing a rail as two people help him sit up, and his cap ends up a step below him. He appears conscious, and the clip does not show a fall over the railing.
The same building already produced a stands scuffle that spilled down the stairs against the Raiders two weeks earlier.
The Blowout Turns the Dome Loud for the Wrong Side
Atlanta closed the night with a 45-24 win, and Robinson finished with 147 total yards and two touchdowns. Saints fans booed going into halftime and again at the end, then left in numbers large enough to expose red jerseys in the seats. The Saints fell to 1-3, and they are still winless at home.
“Fans understandably are upset,” quarterback Tyler Shough said. “We had some opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of and you’re playing the Falcons and you lose like that. I mean, I’d boo, too. That sucks.”
The 600 level has a reputation inside the building because the steps rise sharply and the rail is the only buffer above the lower bowl. The overlay says the person filming was trying to catch the chant, and the tumble interrupts that recording.
The anniversary night still belonged to the Falcons on the scoreboard, and the upper deck now has a second clip that has nothing to do with the blocked punt from 2006.
