Saints Owner Tom Benson Celebrates Garrett Hartley’s Missed Field Goal

Despite being the talk of the NFL for most of the regular season because of their 13-0 start, the Saints have slipped out of the spotlight lately. They lost at home last Saturday night to the Cowboys and they gave an encore performance that was nothing short of embarrassing. New Orleans fell to the lowly Buccaneers who won for just the third time all season, 20-17 in overtime. That the Saints actually lost was news to team owner Tom Benson who got caught on camera celebrating prematurely:

Thanks to Black Sports Online for the video and my boy Botros for the tip. The enthusiastic celebration of Garrett Hartley’s miss makes one wonder where Benson’s luxury box is located. Yes, Hartley’s kick hooked and barely missed, but why would you start celebrating if you realized how close it was? The best part was the woman who joined Benson in the celebration (his wife?) — do you think she had a clue what happened or do you think she was just one of Benson’s hype chicks?