Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 547 points (34.2/g), 2nd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 339 points (21.2/g), 13th.
Differential of 208 points (13.0/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total 11.4, Offense: 10.6, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -1.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sean Payton (13-3-0)
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 8 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 34 | 42 | 27 | 477 | 396 | 81 | 1 | 27 | 399 | 296 | 103 | 19.92 | -23.08 | 1.53 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Chicago Bears | 30 | 13 | 16 | 382 | 264 | 118 | 1 | 18 | 246 | 186 | 60 | 1 | 6.00 | 12.58 | 0.88 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Houston Texans | 40 | 33 | 27 | 454 | 354 | 100 | 2 | 21 | 473 | 364 | 109 | 1 | 17.11 | -13.31 | 7.01 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 23 | 10 | 30 | 503 | 326 | 177 | 2 | 15 | 274 | 170 | 104 | 1 | 11.89 | 11.87 | -4.95 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 30 | 27 | 27 | 444 | 343 | 101 | 1 | 20 | 381 | 219 | 162 | 1 | 18.85 | -15.17 | -0.55 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | L | 4-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 26 | 20 | 453 | 383 | 70 | 4 | 21 | 420 | 303 | 117 | 2.61 | -7.68 | -2.47 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | Indianapolis Colts | 62 | 7 | 36 | 557 | 321 | 236 | 11 | 252 | 97 | 155 | 3 | 41.78 | 15.54 | -4.18 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | L | 5-3 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 21 | 31 | 8 | 283 | 227 | 56 | 2 | 21 | 323 | 140 | 183 | 1 | -7.42 | 1.98 | -6.34 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 16 | 25 | 453 | 258 | 195 | 1 | 18 | 365 | 281 | 84 | 19.65 | -4.23 | -7.67 | |||
| 10 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | OT | 7-3 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 23 | 18 | 363 | 322 | 41 | 30 | 481 | 343 | 138 | 1 | 7.78 | -6.34 | 2.50 | |
| 11 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Mon | November 28 | boxscore | W | 8-3 | New York Giants | 49 | 24 | 31 | 577 | 372 | 205 | 29 | 465 | 392 | 73 | 2 | 33.74 | -13.42 | 6.18 | |||
| 13 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 9-3 | Detroit Lions | 31 | 17 | 21 | 438 | 338 | 100 | 25 | 466 | 379 | 87 | 1 | 18.58 | -9.84 | 7.37 | |||
| 14 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | W | 10-3 | @ | Tennessee Titans | 22 | 17 | 24 | 437 | 323 | 114 | 17 | 373 | 314 | 59 | 10.44 | -6.07 | -1.86 | |||
| 15 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 11-3 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 42 | 20 | 36 | 573 | 412 | 161 | 2 | 12 | 207 | 102 | 105 | 1 | 26.41 | 8.70 | -8.26 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 26 | boxscore | W | 12-3 | Atlanta Falcons | 45 | 16 | 26 | 463 | 299 | 164 | 2 | 23 | 469 | 434 | 35 | 1 | 23.71 | 2.72 | 0.92 | ||
| 17 | Sun | January 1 | boxscore | W | 13-3 | Carolina Panthers | 45 | 17 | 33 | 617 | 409 | 208 | 1 | 21 | 301 | 137 | 164 | 2 | 32.32 | -3.33 | 0.25 | ||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | January 7 | boxscore | W | 14-3 | Detroit Lions | 45 | 28 | 34 | 626 | 459 | 167 | 2 | 22 | 412 | 380 | 32 | 2 | 37.12 | -18.92 | -0.82 | ||
| Division | Sat | January 14 | boxscore | L | 14-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 36 | 26 | 472 | 435 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 407 | 264 | 143 | 1 | 10.37 | -0.42 | -14.42 | |