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NEW ORLEANS -- Saints coach Sean Payton sees Monday nights matchup with rival Atlanta as a separate event from the 10th anniversary of the Superdomes reopening after Hurricane Katrina. Nike Schoenen Aanbieding .The game and the celebration will be going on in the same place at the same time, and the same two teams will be playing.Yet Payton sounds wary of blurring the line between the two, if for no other reason than out of respect for the unique, transcendent qualities of the Saints first true home game after being displaced by the storm for the entire 2005 season.Having been through the actual opening -- that was emotional, Payton said of the Saints 23-3 victory over the Falcons on Monday night, Sept. 25, 2006.The reopening of Superdome, and the rebirth of a community it symbolized, is not as significant to this game, Payton continued. This is an important division game ... one team is 0-2 and trying to get a win, and another team thats 1-1.That winless team happens to be the one from New Orleans, where only a handful of players remain from the 2006 squad.The Saints have a relatively youthful roster now. A number of players were in high school -- some in middle school -- a decade ago.By the time they joined the Saints, New Orleans was again home to a vibrant night life and restaurant scene, and the blue tarps covering roofs of damaged homes from horizon to horizon had long since vanished.So while the 2006 Saints drew a profound sense of purpose from playing for fans struggling through the early stages of disaster recovery, current realities in New Orleans simply do not provide for such a scenario, said veteran right tackle Zach Strief, who was a rookie when the dome reopened.You cant create that type of emotion. You cant create that type of a feel, Strief said, adding that the motivation to win Monday has more to do with the fact that guys are tired of losing and its a lot of work and theres a lot of prideful people in here.Falcons coach Dan Quinn still expects the energy in the Superdome to exceed that of a typical game.Quinn was a defensive assistant with Miami in 2005, when the Dolphins played the displaced Saints at LSUs Tiger Stadium.In 2006, Quinn caught moments of the domes reopening on television while working on a game plan at Dolphins headquarters.Quinn remembers how the Falcons were run out of the Superdome from the moment then-special teams standout Steve Gleason blocked a punt on Atlantas fourth play from scrimmage. But Quinn and his team sound pleased to be involved in another game in New Orleans with special billing.Getting a chance to play in games where the crowd is unique and there is a buildup for it, honestly, it is a real honor and a privilege to get to coach and play in games where it is rocking and loud, Quinn said. It is why we love to compete, because you get to be in moments like that.Here are some other story lines heading into the 94th regular-season game between Atlanta and New Orleans:OFFENSIVE DIP: The Saints offense looked prolific in Week 1, racking up a league-high 507 yards and 34 points, only to falter in Week 2, gaining 288 yards in a 16-13 loss to the Giants. But record-setting quarterback Drew Brees asserted that his unit could have been a lot more productive with just a few more clutch third-down conversions in New York, where the Saints were 3 of 13.NO NEAL, NO PROBLEM: Strong safety Keanu Neal, Atlantas first-round pick from Florida, has missed the first two games following arthroscopic knee surgery in the preseason. Neal returned to practice on a limited status on Thursday.Kemal Ishmael has played well as the fill-in starter, so the Falcons have no reason to rush Neals return. Coach Dan Quinn said Ishmael played a terrific game in last weeks win at Oakland.When (Neal) comes back, Ish will certainly still have a role, Quinn said. Hes very reliable in terms of his tackling and approach.DEFENSIVE HOPE: A Saints defense that looked porous against the Raiders in the season opener did not allow an offensive touchdown against the Giants despite a recent rash of injuries that has sidelined first-round pick and defensive tackle Sheldon Rakins, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, and cornerbacks Delvin Breaux and P.J. Williams.RYAN ON A ROLL: Matt Ryan needed a strong start following a decline in his first year in offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahans scheme in 2015, and Ryan has delivered. He is second in the NFL with 730 yards passing, with five TDs and only one interception. Ryan completed passes to nine receivers last week. Julio Jones and Jacob Tamme each had five catches.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Nike Schoenen Online Kopen . 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Jedd Gyorko is taking that to extremes.Gyorko homered for the fifth straight game off San Diego pitching, connecting twice with all three RBI in a 3-2 victory that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a doubleheader sweep Wednesday night.The kind of tear hes on, not many people do something like that, manager Mike Matheny said. I know it always does make it a little sweeter when its a team youve been on before, for whatever reason.Gyorko, dealt by the Padres in the offseason for outfielder Jon Jay, is 13 for 21 (.619) against his old team with six homers and 10 RBI. He has 11 homers and 27 RBI on the year with 40 starts spread across the infield. He started at third base both games of the doubleheader.Gyorko has four consecutive three-hit games against San Diego and four career multi-homer games, with both long balls in Game 2 off Paul Clemens (1-1). Hes the first Cardinal to homer in five straight games against the Padres since Albert Pujols in 2001-02.Hes their best hitter right now and either make quality pitches and get him out or walk him and make the next guy beat you, Clemens said. No harm, no foul in a walk.Gyorko hadnt been familiar with either of the starting pitchers. After the first game he did his best to downplay it all, saying he felt far from Superman.A couple good games, Gyorko said. So, hopefully just keep it going and try to stay locked in as long as I can.Carlos Martinez (9-6) was dominant after a shaky first inning and a nosebleed in the second, and the Cardinals took the opener 4-2. Gyorko, Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina homered off Colin Rea (5-4).The Cardinals, just 23-28 at home, go for a four-game sweep Thursday night with ace Adam Wainwright facing Andrew Cashner. Matheny said with a smile theres a good chance Gyorko will be in there.That team, I dont know what their record is and they might not be in first place but its a good lineup, a good team, Garcia said. To be able to get these two Ws is huge.Ryan Schimpf homered in both games for San Diego with his sixth and seventh of the season.All 11 runs in thee twin bill scored on homers. Nike Schoenen Online Goedkoop. .Garcia (7-6) allowed a run in 5 2/3 innings in the second game and Seung Hwan Oh earned his fourth save in five chances, and second of the day. Oh is the first Cardinals pitcher to save both ends of a doubleheader since Jason Isringhausen against the Pirates in 2004.The Padres had two on and no outs in the fifth but failed to execute on a safety squeeze when Travis Jankowski tapped back to the mound, giving Garcia time to throw to the plate for a tag.Only 11,191 fans were in the seats for the opener, rescheduled from a rainout on Tuesday night. Paid attendance was 40,184. Attendance was 41,012 for the finale.Martinezs nosebleed halted the opener for about 12 minutes but turned out to be just a minor issue. The right-hander was even better once trainers stopped the bleeding with cotton balls and petroleum jelly.San Diego opened with Jankowskis double and Schimpfs two-run homer but had just two more hits off Martinez. After play resumed, he retired 11 of his next 12 batters.Aledmys Diaz had two hits and has reached safely in 23 consecutive games, longest by a rookie this season. He is 13 for 19 against San Diego with a homer and four RBI.Rea had been 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA in his previous four starts. He allowed four runs in six innings in his first outing in two weeks.HOMER HAPPYMatt Kemps 20th of the year gave San Diego a homer in 18 consecutive games, extending a franchise record and the NLs longest streak since the Reds had an 18-game run in 2010. The Cardinals have homered in a season-best 11 straight games, totaling 23 in that time.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: C Christian Bethancourt took a foul ball off his right knee guard in the seventh inning of the opener but finished without issues. Derek Norris played the second game.UP NEXTPadres: Cashner (4-7, 5.05) has lost two of his last three starts.Cardinals: Wainwright (9-5, 4.19) is coming off a three-hit shutout against the Marlins and has allowed one run in his last 23 innings. ' ' '