SAN ANTONIO - The New Orleans Saints will have two homes away from home this season.

With the Superdome damaged and rendered unusable by Hurricane Katrina, the Saints will play four home games in Baton Rouge, La., and three more in San Antonio, where they've already set up operations for the season.

Owner Tom Benson was pleased that the Saints would have some semblance of a home-field advantage.

"Us winning football games is going to mean more to the Gulf South relief effort - more than money or anything else can do," Benson said. "The one thing they have got is the Saints winning football games."

Many of the Saints are living in a hotel across an interstate from the Alamodome. So they'll have a short commute for games Oct. 2 or 3 against Buffalo, Oct. 16 or 17 against Atlanta and Dec. 24, 25 or 26 against Detroit.

The team, which won its season opener 23-20 at Carolina on Sunday, will travel to LSU's Tiger Stadium for games Oct. 30 or 31 against Miami, Nov. 6 or 7 against Chicago, Dec. 4 or 5 against Tampa Bay, and Dec. 17, 18 or 19 against Carolina.

The Saints' first home game against the New York Giants was set for next Sunday, but was moved to next Monday night and will be played at Giants Stadium. Saints season-ticket holders and anyone who purchased tickets for the Giants-Saints game at the Superdome were given first call for tickets to the relocated game. After that, however, Giants season-ticket holders were given priority, meaning it will be a true road game for the Saints.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the hurricane, Benson repeatedly deflected discussions about the team's future beyond this season.

"We're not going to worry about that today," he said.

Henry Cisneros, a former San Antonio mayor who spearheaded the drive to have voters approve a half-cent sales tax increase to finance construction of the Alamodome to NFL specifications in the late 1980s, said now is not the time to encourage the Saints to relocate.

"We need to be helpful," he said. "That city is on its back. It would not be appropriate to think about relocating a major asset."

After spending last week getting settled into a new routine in San Antonio, coach Jim Haslett began to like the idea of playing in the Alamodome.

"It's more of a travel issue," he said. "I know what their agenda was, to play as many games as possible in our home state. Our players like that, too."

No decision was made on the site of potential Saints home playoff games this season.

Agreement on the schedule was reached after a meeting Monday in Baton Rouge involving Benson, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, LSU chancellor Sean O'Keefe and other school officials.

Benson has a home in the San Antonio area and for decades owned car dealerships in the city. He urged local fans to fill every seat and he encouraged the networks to bring the games to a national audience to "give this city great recognition for what they've done for the New Orleans Saints."

"It's most important for there to be capacity crowds to attend every game we have here," Benson said. "It could make me proud, not only of our football team, but show what kind of city you have here."

The Alamodome seats roughly 65,000 for football. Tiger Stadium seats more than 91,000.

The manager of the Superdome has said it will take months before the building's future can be determined. It's possible the stadium will be torn down, leaving the Saints to find a new home.

During the storm, with thousands inside seeking refuge, three large holes were blown through the roof. In all, about 70 percent of the roof failed and water poured into the building during the storm, along with debris.