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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 14th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 405 points (25.3/g), 27th.
Differential of -57 points (-3.6/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.6, Offense: -1.2, Defense: -4.3, SoS: -2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Haslett
Offensive Coordinator: Mike McCarthy
Defensive Coordinator: Rick Venturi
Training Camp: Saints' Training Facility (Metairie, Louisiana)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 12 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 21 | 12 | 281 | 207 | 74 | 3 | 21 | 415 | 246 | 169 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 27 | 17 | 302 | 256 | 46 | 1 | 22 | 370 | 190 | 180 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | W | OT | 2-1 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 28 | 25 | 27 | 462 | 316 | 146 | 25 | 403 | 325 | 78 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 34 | 14 | 279 | 238 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 373 | 162 | 211 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | L | 2-3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 20 | 16 | 251 | 106 | 145 | 2 | 16 | 319 | 238 | 81 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | boxscore | L | 2-4 | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 38 | 25 | 385 | 226 | 159 | 1 | 29 | 605 | 417 | 188 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | W | 3-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 31 | 26 | 20 | 322 | 280 | 42 | 20 | 432 | 350 | 82 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | boxscore | L | 3-5 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 17 | 43 | 18 | 220 | 165 | 55 | 2 | 28 | 402 | 250 | 152 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | boxscore | W | 4-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 20 | 20 | 374 | 240 | 134 | 1 | 28 | 497 | 297 | 200 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 34 | 20 | 411 | 362 | 49 | 4 | 18 | 389 | 224 | 165 | |||
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | boxscore | L | 4-7 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 24 | 19 | 306 | 165 | 141 | 2 | 21 | 396 | 210 | 186 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | L | 4-8 | Carolina Panthers | 21 | 32 | 15 | 280 | 250 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 401 | 269 | 132 | |||
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | boxscore | W | 5-8 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 13 | 21 | 344 | 239 | 105 | 2 | 18 | 269 | 148 | 121 | 4 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 19 | boxscore | W | 6-8 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 17 | 15 | 247 | 132 | 115 | 1 | 17 | 283 | 114 | 169 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 26 | boxscore | W | 7-8 | Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 13 | 17 | 369 | 209 | 160 | 2 | 15 | 267 | 174 | 93 | 3 | ||
| 17 | Sun | January 2 | boxscore | W | 8-8 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 21 | 18 | 15 | 360 | 196 | 164 | 21 | 320 | 274 | 46 | 3 | ||