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New Orleans Saints Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 299-386-5
Playoff Record (all-time) : 5-7 (Last appearance after 2010 season)
Super Bowls Won: 1 out of 1 appearance
Championships Won: 1
Passing Leader (all-time): Drew Brees - 28,394 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Deuce McAllister - 6,096 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Eric Martin - 7,854 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Jim Mora - 93 wins
Top Player by Approximate Value (all-time): Rickey Jackson - 144 AV
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All-time franchise leaderboards
| Single-season | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Returns | Kicking | Scoring | ||
| Career | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Returns | Kicking | Scoring | Defense | Approximate Value |
Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks
* indicate playoff appearances
| Top Players | Off Rank | Def Rank | Overall Rank | Simple Rating System | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Lg | Tm | W | L | T | Pts | PtsO | PtDif | Coaches | AV | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Pts | Yds | Pts | Yds | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | out of | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS |
| 2011 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 3 | 0 | 547 | 339 | 208 | Payton | Brees | Brees | Sproles | Graham | 2 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 13.0 | -1.6 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 384 | 307 | 77 | Payton | Evans | Brees | Ivory | Colston | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 4.8 | -2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 510 | 341 | 169 | Payton | Evans | Brees | Thomas | Colston | 1 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 11.2 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 463 | 393 | 70 | Payton | Brees | Brees | Thomas | Moore | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 4.4 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 2007 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 379 | 388 | -9 | Payton | Brees | Brees | Bush | Colston | 12 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 32 | -0.6 | -2.0 | -2.5 | 1.9 | -4.5 |
| 2006 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 413 | 322 | 91 | Payton | Brees | Brees | McAllister | Colston | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 5.7 | -1.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | 235 | 398 | -163 | Haslett | Brooks | Brooks | Smith | Stallworth | 31 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 32 | -10.2 | -0.9 | -11.1 | -6.2 | -4.9 |
| 2004 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 348 | 405 | -57 | Haslett | Brooks | Brooks | McAllister | Horn | 14 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 32 | -3.6 | -2.0 | -5.6 | -1.2 | -4.3 |
| 2003 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 340 | 326 | 14 | Haslett | McAllister | Brooks | McAllister | Horn | 14 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2002 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 7 | 0 | 432 | 388 | 44 | Haslett | McAllister | Brooks | McAllister | Horn | 3 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 5.8 | -3.3 |
| 2001 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 333 | 409 | -76 | Haslett | Brooks | Brooks | Williams | Horn | 13 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 31 | -4.8 | -0.1 | -4.8 | -0.1 | -4.7 |
| 2000 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 354 | 305 | 49 | Haslett | Glover | Blake | Williams | Horn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | 260 | 434 | -174 | Ditka | Roaf | Tolliver | Williams | Kennison | 29 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 31 | -10.9 | -1.3 | -12.1 | -5.3 | -6.9 |
| 1998 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 10 | 0 | 305 | 359 | -54 | Ditka | Glover | Tolliver | Smith | Dawkins | 21 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 30 | -3.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 10 | 0 | 237 | 327 | -90 | Ditka | Tubbs | Shuler | Zellars | Hill | 30 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 30 | -5.6 | -1.8 | -7.4 | -6.8 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | 229 | 339 | -110 | Mora,Venturi | Martin | Everett | Bates | Haynes | 29 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | -6.9 | -1.2 | -8.1 | -7.1 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 319 | 348 | -29 | Mora | Roaf | Everett | Bates | Early | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 30 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 348 | 407 | -59 | Mora | Roaf | Everett | Bates | Haynes | 9 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 28 | -3.7 | 0.1 | -3.6 | 1.0 | -4.6 |
| 1993 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 317 | 343 | -26 | Mora | Turnbull | Wilson | Brown | Martin | 11 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 28 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
| 1992 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 330 | 202 | 128 | Mora | Swilling | Hebert | Dunbar | Martin | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 8.0 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| 1991 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 211 | 130 | Mora | Swilling | Hebert | McAfee | Turner | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| 1990 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 8 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 275 | -1 | Mora | Swilling | Walsh | Heyward | Martin | 22 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 28 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -4.7 | 3.4 |
| 1989 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 7 | 0 | 386 | 301 | 85 | Mora | Hilliard | Hebert | Hilliard | Martin | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 5.3 | -0.7 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 283 | 29 | Mora | Mills | Hebert | Hilliard | Martin | 18 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 2.6 |
| 1987 | NFL | New Orleans Saints* | 12 | 3 | 0 | 422 | 283 | 139 | Mora | Waymer | Hebert | Mayes | Martin | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 288 | 287 | 1 | Mora | Jackson | Wilson | Mayes | Martin | 19 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 0.1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 11 | 0 | 294 | 401 | -107 | Phillips,Phillips | Jackson | Wilson | Wilson | Brenner | 21 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 28 | -6.7 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -3.0 | -3.9 |
| 1984 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 298 | 361 | -63 | Phillips | Jackson | Todd | Rogers | Young | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 28 | -3.9 | 1.0 | -2.9 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
| 1983 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 319 | 337 | -18 | Phillips | Jackson | Stabler | Rogers | Groth | 17 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 28 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -0.0 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1982 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 160 | -31 | Phillips | Jackson | Stabler | Rogers | Groth | 26 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 28 | -3.4 | -0.3 | -4.0 | -5.8 | 1.8 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 12 | 0 | 207 | 378 | -171 | Phillips | Rogers | Manning | Rogers | Merkens | 28 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 28 | -10.7 | 1.2 | -9.5 | -7.2 | -2.3 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 15 | 0 | 291 | 487 | -196 | Stanfel,Nolan | Manning | Manning | Rogers | Chandler | 21 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | -12.3 | 1.8 | -10.4 | -1.1 | -9.4 |
| 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 370 | 360 | 10 | Nolan | Muncie | Manning | Muncie | Chandler | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 0.6 | -1.8 | -1.2 | 2.3 | -3.5 |
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | 281 | 298 | -17 | Nolan | Manning | Manning | Galbreath | Childs | 16 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 28 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 11 | 0 | 232 | 336 | -104 | Stram | Muncie | Manning | Muncie | Childs | 15 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | -7.4 | -1.7 | -9.2 | 0.3 | -9.4 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 10 | 0 | 253 | 346 | -93 | Stram | Galbreath | Douglass | Muncie | Herrmann | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 28 | -6.6 | 0.5 | -6.1 | -0.6 | -5.5 |
| 1975 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 360 | -195 | North,Hefferle | Federspiel | Manning | Strachan | Seal | 26 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 26 | -13.9 | -0.1 | -14.1 | -8.2 | -5.9 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 9 | 0 | 166 | 263 | -97 | North | Pollard | Manning | Maxson | Newland | 24 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 26 | -6.9 | -0.4 | -7.3 | -5.7 | -1.7 |
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 9 | 0 | 163 | 312 | -149 | North | Lee | Manning | Phillips | Newland | 26 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | -10.6 | 1.9 | -8.7 | -7.0 | -1.7 |
| 1972 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 11 | 1 | 215 | 361 | -146 | Roberts | Manning | Manning | Gresham | Abramowicz | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 26 | -10.4 | 0.2 | -10.2 | -5.3 | -5.0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 8 | 2 | 266 | 347 | -81 | Roberts | Abramowicz | Hargett | Strong | Abramowicz | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 26 | -5.8 | 3.0 | -2.7 | 1.4 | -4.1 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 11 | 1 | 172 | 347 | -175 | Roberts,Fears | Abramowicz | Kilmer | Baker | Abramowicz | 25 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 26 | -12.5 | 4.6 | -7.9 | -4.6 | -3.3 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 9 | 0 | 311 | 393 | -82 | Fears | Abramowicz | Kilmer | Livingston | Abramowicz | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | -5.9 | -1.5 | -7.3 | 0.1 | -7.4 |
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 9 | 1 | 246 | 327 | -81 | Fears | Atkins | Kilmer | McCall | Abramowicz | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | -5.8 | -0.7 | -6.5 | -3.9 | -2.6 |
| 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 11 | 0 | 233 | 379 | -146 | Fears | Whitsell | Cuozzo | Taylor | Abramowicz | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -10.4 | -0.4 | -10.8 | -6.7 | -4.1 |