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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 384 points (24.0/g), 11th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 7th.
Differential of 77 points (4.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: 1.5, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -2.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sean Payton (11-5-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams
Training Camp: Saints Training Facility (Metairie, Louisiana)
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| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Thu | September 9 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 9 | 18 | 308 | 229 | 79 | 12 | 253 | 162 | 91 | 1 | 2.86 | 6.45 | -4.34 | |||
| 2 | Mon | September 20 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 25 | 22 | 17 | 287 | 237 | 50 | 24 | 417 | 275 | 142 | 4 | 2.64 | -13.60 | 14.57 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | L | OT | 2-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 27 | 20 | 398 | 355 | 43 | 3 | 25 | 417 | 215 | 202 | 1 | 12.52 | -13.14 | -0.32 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 3 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 14 | 27 | 383 | 262 | 121 | 2 | 10 | 251 | 133 | 118 | 1 | 3.86 | -0.38 | 0.60 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | L | 3-2 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 20 | 30 | 19 | 358 | 273 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 194 | 153 | 41 | 1 | -11.48 | 10.49 | -7.11 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | 6 | 27 | 475 | 263 | 212 | 1 | 21 | 277 | 235 | 42 | 1 | 24.00 | 0.47 | 1.98 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | L | 4-3 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 30 | 25 | 394 | 336 | 58 | 4 | 12 | 210 | 85 | 125 | -7.96 | 1.30 | -9.87 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 10 | 19 | 318 | 288 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 279 | 171 | 108 | 2 | 0.77 | 10.66 | -1.27 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 34 | 3 | 27 | 408 | 243 | 165 | 1 | 15 | 195 | 68 | 127 | 2 | 5.07 | 22.40 | -0.85 | |
| 10 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | Seattle Seahawks | 34 | 19 | 26 | 494 | 382 | 112 | 2 | 21 | 424 | 366 | 58 | 2 | |||||
| 12 | Thu | November 25 | boxscore | W | 8-3 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 30 | 27 | 21 | 414 | 333 | 81 | 2 | 24 | 457 | 313 | 144 | 3 | 9.55 | -7.07 | 0.20 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | W | 9-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 30 | 19 | 436 | 290 | 146 | 1 | 21 | 311 | 215 | 96 | 17.61 | -5.05 | -8.41 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | boxscore | W | 10-3 | St. Louis Rams | 31 | 13 | 22 | 345 | 213 | 132 | 3 | 14 | 327 | 191 | 136 | 3 | 8.73 | 15.15 | -6.73 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 19 | boxscore | L | 10-4 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 24 | 30 | 21 | 269 | 242 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 356 | 148 | 208 | 2.10 | -10.15 | 3.42 | ||
| 16 | Mon | December 27 | boxscore | W | 11-4 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 14 | 23 | 368 | 296 | 72 | 2 | 14 | 215 | 140 | 75 | 2 | -7.34 | 9.80 | 1.22 | |
| 17 | Sun | January 2 | boxscore | L | 11-5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 23 | 20 | 305 | 199 | 106 | 3 | 18 | 317 | 233 | 84 | 2 | -2.99 | -3.26 | -3.14 | ||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | January 8 | boxscore | L | 11-6 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 36 | 41 | 32 | 474 | 397 | 77 | 1 | 19 | 415 | 265 | 150 | 1 | 13.16 | -13.99 | -4.70 | |