The New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans are rolling back the Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s capacity from the previously announced capacity for the Dec. 20 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs from 15,000 to 3,000 due to COVID-19 trends in Louisiana.
Capacity for the Saints’ Christmas Day matchup with the Minnesota Vikings hasn’t been determined but will likely remain at 3,000.
The Saints began the season playing in an empty Mercedes-Benz Superdome but in October, along with the Mayor’s office, established a play that would allow a limited number of fans, starting with 3,000 and gradually increasing to 15,000, to attend games.
However, due to the area’s coronavirus numbers reaching predetermined thresholds, a positivity rate above 5 percent and cases over 25 per 100,000, the capacity is being reduced from the 6,000 that were allowed at the team’s last home game a win against the Atlanta Falcons.
"The Saints and Mayor Cantrell's office encourage all of our fans to wear their mask while in public, practicing good hygiene and maintaining social distance," a statement from the team read. "It is imperative that everyone does his or her part to make sure that we work to mitigate this increased spread.
"The Saints organization supports this data and wishes to return to a larger capacity as soon as possible, creating a healthy environment for our fans to arrive, enjoy and depart Saints home games safely."
