Team season

1978 New Orleans Saints

NFC South · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

281–298

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 1978

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

New Orleans Saints vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1978

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1978

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1978

Tennessee Titans vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1978

New Orleans Saints vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1978

Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1978

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1978

New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1978

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1978

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1978

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 3, 1978

Cleveland Browns vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1978

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