The get-in price for the Bucs-Saints game Sunday was $7.

That’s right. You could buy a ticket on the secondary market to see the game for less than a smoothie.

And for the resilient souls who sat through Tampa Bay’s 23-3 demolition of the Saints, $7 probably seemed high.

Whatever cost of admission Saints fans paid was too much for this stinker. On a chamber of commerce day in New Orleans, there were plenty of better ways for them to spend their fall afternoon.

Alas, this is where the Saints are midway through the 2025 season. Their 1-7 start is tied for the worst in the league and is the club’s worst since 1999, the dark days of Ditka and the Billy Joes.

For all intents and purposes, the Saints have become either an afterthought or a laughingstock, depending on your point of view.

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