Patriots at Superdome Monday, first time since Super Bowl

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots are heading back to New Orleans for the first time since they won the Super Bowl there.

They don't expect to spend a lot of time reminiscing.

The Patriots will play the 10-0 New Orleans Saints on Monday night. Unlike the Super Bowl against the St. Louis Rams, the Louisiana Superdome will be anything but a neutral site. Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he expects the environment to be "pretty awful" for the visitors.

The Patriots are 7-3.

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