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Steve Gleason appeared as a guest on "The Manningcast" during Monday night's Falcons victory over the Saints. The broadcast highlighted the 20th anniversary of the Superdome reopening after Hurricane Katrina. Gleason, known for his blocked punt against the Falcons in 2006, joked about hitting Peyton Manning’s forehead if given the chance to punt. Drew Brees also made an appearance during the game, which saw the Falcons dominate with strong performances from running backs Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr., who combined for five rushing touchdowns and over 200 yards on the ground. The Saints lost their third game of the season at home, dropping them to a 1-3 record.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
During the 20th anniversary game of the Superdome reopening after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, former Saints player Steve Gleason appeared on "The Manningcast" as a special guest during the Falcons' victory over the Saints. Known for his blocked punt against the Falcons in 2006, Gleason jokingly said he would hit quarterback Peyton Manning's forehead if given another chance, referencing Manning’s recent punting demonstration. The game saw impressive performances from Atlanta running backs Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr., with Bijan accumulating 145 yards rushing and scoring two touchdowns. Notably, Drew Brees also made an appearance at the event.
Written for “Steve Gleason Roasts Peyton Manning” on 2026-10-06,
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Saints hero Steve Gleason did not hold back on Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning on Monday night.
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Gleason → hold → night
During the Falcons’ 45-24 victory over the Saints in New Orleans, “The Manningcast” had Gleason on as a special guest during the 20th anniversary game of the Superdome reopening for the first time post-Hurricane Katrina.
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Manningcast → have → time
The former Saints special teamer and ALS advocate became the star of the broadcast near the end of the third quarter as the Falcons led 31-10 once Manning showed a clip of himself hitting a couple of punts.
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himself → become → punts
Gleason, who’s known in the bayou for his blocked punt on Falcons punter Michael Koenen’s in the first 90 seconds of the emotional game back in 2006, expressed what he would do if Peyton were back there.
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Peyton → know → what
“Peyton, unfortunately for both of us, long before I hit the ball, I [would] hit your forehead,” Gleason said.
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Gleason → hit → forehead
Recently inducted Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees also made an appearance Monday night.
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Brees → induct → appearance
With so many franchise stars in attendance, the dome fell silent early as Atlanta ran roughshod behind the monster performances of running backs Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr.
Bijan put up 145 yards rushing with two touchdowns, one being a 65-yard sprint on the opening possession.
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one → fall → possession
Brian added 62 yards and a season-high three rushing touchdowns.
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Brian → add → yards
Atlanta put up over 200 rushing yards in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2010 season, as well.
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Atlanta → put → season
Despite the raucous crowd, the Saints dropped another home game and fell to 1-3 on the season.
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Saints → drop → season
They have lost 13 of their last 19 in the Superdome.
asserted
They → lose → Superdome
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