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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 463 points (28.9/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 393 points (24.6/g), 26th.
Differential of 70 points (4.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 22nd.
Coached by Sean Payton (8-8-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 1-0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 20 | 16 | 438 | 337 | 101 | 1 | 18 | 352 | 206 | 146 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 24 | 29 | 16 | 250 | 195 | 55 | 3 | 25 | 455 | 306 | 149 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 32 | 34 | 27 | 502 | 414 | 88 | 1 | 20 | 369 | 264 | 105 | 2 |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 2-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 17 | 24 | 467 | 363 | 104 | 2 | 20 | 312 | 221 | 91 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 6 | box | L | 2-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 30 | 17 | 375 | 320 | 55 | 4 | 16 | 270 | 226 | 44 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 3-3 | Oakland Raiders | 34 | 3 | 23 | 441 | 319 | 122 | 12 | 226 | 141 | 85 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 3-4 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 7 | 30 | 17 | 343 | 228 | 115 | 2 | 19 | 336 | 193 | 143 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 4-4 | San Diego Chargers | 37 | 32 | 28 | 409 | 339 | 70 | 22 | 451 | 341 | 110 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | L | 4-5 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 20 | 34 | 25 | 521 | 416 | 105 | 3 | 18 | 361 | 248 | 113 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 5-5 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 30 | 20 | 22 | 369 | 266 | 103 | 1 | 21 | 330 | 206 | 124 | 1 |
| 12 | Mon | November 24 | box | W | 6-5 | Green Bay Packers | 51 | 29 | 21 | 416 | 318 | 98 | 1 | 22 | 343 | 234 | 109 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 6-6 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 23 | 18 | 332 | 288 | 44 | 3 | 11 | 254 | 105 | 149 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 7-6 | Atlanta Falcons | 29 | 25 | 24 | 414 | 230 | 184 | 22 | 414 | 315 | 99 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Thu | December 11 | box | L | 7-7 | @ | Chicago Bears | 24 | 27 | 22 | 345 | 226 | 119 | 2 | 16 | 226 | 171 | 55 | 3 |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 8-7 | @ | Detroit Lions | 42 | 7 | 32 | 532 | 351 | 181 | 1 | 15 | 255 | 126 | 129 | 2 |
| 17 | Sun | December 28 | box | L | 8-8 | Carolina Panthers | 31 | 33 | 22 | 417 | 367 | 50 | 2 | 23 | 478 | 244 | 234 | ||