Bushrod wants silence

New Orleans Saints left tackle Jermon Bushrod eagerly hope the NFC championship game can be played in somewhere the quietest.

He wants to hear the calls from his teammates with saints jerseys clearly and have his best chance to keep star Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen in check. “You want the fans to be excited and all, but just kind of calm when we’re on the field,” Bushrod said of the Saints offense. “As a defensive player, it’s great having all that noise,” Allen said Wednesday, hoping that playing in the Superdome will help more than hurt. “I think we have an experience playing down there. We’re used to playing in a dome. We’re used to playing with loud noises so I think it’s kind of a blessing in disguise.”