SAMEDI

After a few days of hunkering down and watching Isaac knock our city around, New Orleans could use a lift. Luckily, our favorite source of said lifts will be on tonight. The New Orleans Saints finish out their preseason schedule against they Tennessee Titans tonight at LP Field in Nashville.

It's the last chance for many of the players fighting for a spot on the team to make an impression on the coaches, as the roster has to be cut to 53 players by Friday evening.

"There are some guys who have really gotten better in our training camp and Thursday will be a big night for them," Interim Head Coach Joe Vitt said of the young players.

Though they weren't here, the Saints have had a crazy, upended week by their standards. After taking Sunday to get their families out of town, the team left town for Cincinnati Monday afternoon. They practiced there for a couple days before heading down to the volunteer state. Vitt said dealing with storms and adversity is part of why they hire and draft the players that they do.

"This is a strong franchise." He said. "It's not built on 2x4s and clay. It's built on cement and cinder blocks from the bottom up."

Even though it doesn't count for the record books, tonight's encounter marks a rematch of a game that came down to the final play last year during the regular season. The Saints won the late season game at LP Field, but barely. The Black and Gold are coming off Saturday's 32-27 win at home against the Titans. The game marked the first time during the preseason that the offense started to look like their old selves, with the offense gaining more than 400 yards.