Hurricane Delta threatens to move MNF from New Orleans to Indianapolis

If “Monday Night Football” cannot be played at the Superdome because of Hurricane Delta, it would be played at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, according to sources.

METAIRIE – The Monday night game between the New Orleans Saints Y Los Angeles Chargers would be transferred to Lucas Oil Stadium from Indianapolis for him Hurricane Deltasources told ESPN.

The Saints they could also change their practices to Indianapolis if necessary, as happened for a week in 2008 when the Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana. The Saints have long considered Indianapolis as a contingency option due to its large hotel space and convenient location of the stadium in the center of the city.

Delta approaches the state of Louisiana, and is expected to make landfall as a hurricane on Friday night. LSU has already moved his game scheduled for Saturday at home against Mizzou to Columbia, Missouri, as a result.

The Colts, who face the Cleveland Browns visiting on Sunday, they have been informed by the league that the game of “Monday Night Football“could be disputed in Lucas Oil Stadiumsaid a source to ESPN.

The Athletic reported in the first instance the possible change of the meeting.

The NFL generally has contingency plans for weather for such games, as for example happened recently with the forest fires in California.

“We will continue to monitor developments in the area, and in contact with the clubs,” said the league spokesman. Brian McCarthy. “We have contingency plans for all the games.”

The Saints They are scheduled to have their first practice of the week on Thursday, since it is a Monday night game. They would have to travel after the training session, if necessary, although no decision has been made yet.

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