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New Orleans Saints

Indexed from 1967 through 2025 · NFC South

942

Games

59

Seasons

1967

First season

2025

Latest season

The full franchise story

Every era of the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints moved from bags-over-head futility to the Dome Patrol, then became a symbol of civic recovery and offensive invention through Sean Payton and Drew Brees.

Historical reference: New Orleans Saints official NFL team page ↗
1

1967—1986

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

Peak indexed season1983 · 8–8→

The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Archie Manning →Tom Dempsey →Chuck Muncie →
2

1987—1999

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

Peak indexed season1992 · 12–4→

The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Rickey Jackson →Sam Mills →Pat Swilling →
3

2000—2005

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

Peak indexed season2000 · 10–6→

The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Aaron Brooks →Joe Horn →Deuce McAllister →
4

2006—2011

An offense and a city rise together

Peak indexed season2009 · 13–3→

Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Drew Brees →Marques Colston →Jahri Evans →
5

2012—2016

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

Peak indexed season2013 · 11–5→

Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Drew Brees →Cameron Jordan →Jimmy Graham →
6

2017—2020

A brilliant draft restores balance

Peak indexed season2018 · 13–3→

One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Drew Brees →Alvin Kamara →Cameron Jordan →
7

2021—present

Veteran continuity meets an overdue reset

Peak indexed season2023 · 9–8→

After Brees and Payton

The championship partnership ended and New Orleans began navigating the difficult transition from an aging, aggressively financed roster.

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Alvin Kamara →Demario Davis →Chris Olave →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Cameron JordanLB · 246 gamesDrew BreesQB · 245 gamesMorten AndersenK · 200 gamesThomas MorsteadP · 200 gamesRickey JacksonLB-DE · 199 gamesFrank WarrenDE-NT · 192 gamesStan BrockT · 190 gamesJim WilksDE-NT · 187 gamesHoby BrennerTE · 179 gamesDerland MooreDT-NT-DE · 170 gamesWayne MartinDE-DT · 157 gamesJim DombrowskiG-T · 154 games

Season history

Every indexed season

59 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Latest indexed games

942 total · loaded 10 at a time