Saints' return unclear after fire on roof of Superdome

New Orleans firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze on the roof of the Superdome on Tuesday afternoon.

One worker sustained non-life-threatening burns and was taken to a local hospital for treatment, the New Orleans Fire Department said.

Flames and black smoke were seen billowing from the arena, which is home to the NFL'S Saints, about 12:35 p.m. local time, and the fire department said the blaze was under control by 1:05 p.m.

Fire officials said it appeared to have started accidentally as a result of work being done on the roof.

Multiple reports indicated the 10-acre (four-hectare) roof was being pressure washed this week in preparation for painting.

There was no immediate word on whether this will affect the Saints' plans to return to the Superdome to face the New York Giants on Oct. 3.

The team has been displaced since Aug. 29, when Hurricane Ida slammed into the New Orleans area as a Category 4 storm.

They've taken shelter at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, and played their season-opening “home” game — a 38-3 win against the Green Bay Packers — in Jacksonville, Fla.

Rookie quarterback Davis Mills will make his first NFL start when his Houston Texans host the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.

Texans coach David Culley announced Tuesday that starter Tyrod Taylor would miss the Week 3 contest after injuring his hamstring in Sunday's 31-21 loss to Cleveland. A third-round selection out of Stanford, the 22-year-old Mills completed eight of 18 passes for 102 yards, with one touchdown and one interception, after replacing Taylor in Cleveland.

Culley was asked what he wanted to see out of Mills this week.

“Basically, just do what we ask him to do,” Culley said. “We'll actually have the same playbook, obviously there's some things that he is a little different than Tyrod, but we actually have the same kind of plays. But we'll use the things that fit him more so than what we did with Tyrod. Some of the things we did with Tyrod we may not do with him in the run game, but as far as the pass game it will basically be the same thing.”

Culley confirmed on Monday that Deshaun Watson would not be active for Thursday's game.

The Texans (1-1) are expected to activate Jeff Driskel from the practice squad to serve as Mills' backup against the Panthers (2-0).