I go to the games and then watch them on TV. The broadcasts obviously control how much crowd noise you hear through the TV and you can never tell the actual volume of the stadium. That and the Saints did a great job against the noise. It is possible the heavy wind and rain muffles the sound as well.
But make no mistake, it was loud on Saturday. Playoff loud. There was more noise than any other game this year and I was at both the Niners and Saints games. I would say the noise level at the huddle was as loud as the usual regular season noise at pre-snap. And the pre-snap was thunder loud.
I sit in a section where most seats are sold, so I am always usually around new people every game. At this game, everyone was yelling…which often isn’t the case.
That being said, next week will be stupid loud. :!: