Team season

1971 New Orleans Saints

NFC South · 14 indexed games

4–8–2

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

266–347

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1971

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1971

New Orleans Saints vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1971

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1971

Cleveland Browns vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1971

Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1971

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1971

New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1971

WSH

New Orleans Saints vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1971

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1971

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1971

New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1971

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1971

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