The New Orleans Saints are trying to return to Super Bowl form under head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees, especially after a disappointing campaign a year ago. Ever since winning it all in the 2009-10 season, the Saints have endured some bizarre events — Bounty-gate and losing to a 7-9 team on the road in the playoffs, to name a couple — but hope to turn things back around in the upcoming year.
Much has been made of the Saints’ lack of home-field advantage in recent years at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome that seemed to be an integral part of their Super Bowl season. The Saints have to have more success on the road if they want to return to the playoffs. According to CBSSports.com, the Saints rank 24th out of 32 teams for miles traveled for the upcoming 2015 season. On tap, they have an estimated 11,942 miles, with zero games resulting in traveling over 2,000 miles in one single road trip.
Below are the three most expensive Saints tickets for road games on the secondary market, according to TiqIQ.com, along with some travel options provided by Hipmunk.com for any Saints fans looking to follow their team on the road this season.
11/29/2015 | Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints | NRG Stadium | Average Price: $251.24 | Get-in Price: $85
Brees and the Saints offense will have to navigate around the 2014 NFL Defensive MVP J.J.Watt when the two teams meet up in late-November. A road trip is not out of the question, as the estimated 350-mile trip would take five-and-a-half hours by car. Travel time gets cut down to just over an hour when looking at nonstop Houston flights on Hipmunk. A round trip flight will cost about $370.
10/11/2015 | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints | Lincoln Financial Field | Average Price: $238.04 | Get-in Price: $88
The 1,200-plus-mile trip to Lincoln Financial Field is most likely going to have to happen through the air. Flights to Philadelphia through Hipmunk will take less than three hours and will cost around $300 for a round trip trek. Expect a ton of points, as Chip Kelly and Payton are two of the best offensive minds in the sport today.
11/15/2015 | Washington Redskins vs. New Orleans Saints | FedEx Field | Average Price: $219.04 | Get-in Price: $31
Traveling to FedEx Field for the game against the Washington Redskins will require some flight time as well — about two-and-a-half hours worth. Driving over 1,000 miles on the road doesn’t sound like a great time. Round trip flights to Washington D.C. are the cheapest out of the three options, coming in at around $225.
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