City of Baltimore: "No Purple Doubt" Ravens Host "Who Dat" Saints NFL Home Opener 9-20

August 23, 2026 - The "Charm'tastic Mile" of Baltimore (CTMB-1.3) www.thecharmtasticmile.com. The chic & famed 1.3 mile corridor located in the heart of Charm City (Est.1975) that connects Dwtn-West, the Inner Harbor & Harbor East (S. Greene & W. Pratt Street to S. President & Fleet Street) that is now listed on Google search as one of the Top 10-15 Most Famous Streets in America is reporting it's "Sports'tastic" Sunday in B'more.

The Ravens defense was dominant vs the Minnesota Vikings in a 13-3 preseason road win yesterday. There's "No Purple Doubt" the D will be one of the NFL's Best.

3 weeks from today they will be hosting their NFL home opener '26 vs the visiting New Orleans Saints. The "Who Dat" in B'more. "Who Dat" the New Orleans Iconic chant became part of the team and NFL culture in September 1983. When the Saints hosted the NY Jets (week 12) on November 21, 1983. The "Who Dat" chant and signs were heard on Monday Night Football behind the voices of Frank Gifford and the legendary Howard Cosell. The Jets defeated the Saints 31-28.

The "Who Dat" origin in association with football also goes back to New Orleans high school powerhouse football team St Augustine, their mascot name is the "Purple Knights". In 1983 the Orioles won the World Series (vs Phillies) and the Baltimore Colts played their last-season in Charm City. The Ravens & their purple would arrive nearly 13-years later. There would be 4,641 days between the Colts last-game on 12-18-83 and the Ravens 1st-game on 9-1-96.

The Ravens new fan-based slogan "No Purple Doubt" is the Best NFL Team Slogan for the '26 season. It's "Who Dat" vs "No Purple Doubt", Week 2 home opener. The Ravens open the '26 campaign on the road September 13th vs the Indianapolis Colts. The Ravens last Super Bowl (47) victory was at the Superdome in New Orleans when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 on February 3, 2013. It was the last-played game for Ravens legend Ray Lewis.

2026 also marks the 30th Anniversary-year (1996) of the Ravens in Charm City. When the Ravens debuted in 1996 a young rapper out of Brooklyn, NY released his debut album "Reasonable Doubt", that rapper was Shawn Carter, most people know him by his stage name Jay-Z. 30-years later Jay-Z is a global music Icon.

For more information or news media interview requests on the City of Baltimore: City of Baltimore: "No Purple Doubt" Ravens Host "Who Dat" Saints NFL Home Opener 9-20 please contact Derrick E Vaughan (Famous Streets & Sports Culture In America-Analyst) at 443-851-5244 or email: thecharmtasticmile@gmail.com.

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