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57th season in franchise history

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2023 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerGayle Benson
General managerMickey Loomis
Head coachDennis Allen
Home fieldCaesars Superdome
Results
Record9–8
Division place2nd NFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRS Rashid Shaheed
LB Demario Davis
C Erik McCoy
AP All-ProsRS Rashid Shaheed (1st team)
LB Demario Davis (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2023 season was the New Orleans Saints' 57th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 48th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and the second and final full season under head coach Dennis Allen, as he would be fired during their next season. The team improved on their 7–10 record from 2022, but missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season. The Saints finished tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC South division title, as well as in a three-way tie with the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks for the last Wild Card spot; however, the Saints lost both tiebreakers.

The New Orleans Saints drew an average home attendance of 70,020 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NFL draft
2023 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 29 Bryan Bresee DT Clemson
2 40 Isaiah Foskey DE Notre Dame
3 71 Kendre Miller RB TCU
4 103 Nick Saldiveri OT Old Dominion From Chicago
127 Jake Haener QB Fresno State From Jacksonville
5 146 Jordan Howden S Minnesota
6 195 A. T. Perry WR Wake Forest
2023 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Nick Anderson LB Tulane
Sy Barnett WR Davenport
Jerron Cage DT Ohio State
Shaquan Davis WR South Carolina State
Mark Evans II OT Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Malik Flowers WR, RS Montana
Blake Grupe K Notre Dame
Lou Hedley P Miami (FL)
Anthony Johnson S Virginia
Anfernee Orji LB Vanderbilt
Alex Pihlstrom C Illinois
SaRodorick Thompson Jr. RB Texas Tech
Joel Wilson TE Central Michigan

Staff

2023 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

  • Owner – Gayle Benson
  • President – Dennis Lauscha
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
  • Senior vice president/chief operating officer – Ben Hales
  • Asst. general manager/college scouting director – Jeff Ireland
  • Asst. general manager & vice president of football administration – Khai Harley
  • Director of operations – James Nagaoka
  • Director of pro scouting – Justin Matthews
  • Director of pro personnel – Michael Parenton

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of sports science – Matt Rhea
  • Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning


Final roster

2023 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 reserve, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 26–24 1–0 Caesars Superdome Recap
2 August 20 at Los Angeles Chargers W 22–17 2–0 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 27 Houston Texans L 13–17 2–1 Caesars Superdome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 Tennessee Titans W 16–15 1–0 Caesars Superdome Recap
2 September 18 at Carolina Panthers W 20–17 2–0 Bank of America Stadium Recap
3 September 24 at Green Bay Packers L 17–18 2–1 Lambeau Field Recap
4 October 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 9–26 2–2 Caesars Superdome Recap
5 October 8 at New England Patriots W 34–0 3–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
6 October 15 at Houston Texans L 13–20 3–3 NRG Stadium Recap
7 October 19 Jacksonville Jaguars L 24–31 3–4 Caesars Superdome Recap
8 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts W 38–27 4–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
9 November 5 Chicago Bears W 24–17 5–4 Caesars Superdome Recap
10 November 12 at Minnesota Vikings L 19–27 5–5 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 26 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–24 5–6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Detroit Lions L 28–33 5–7 Caesars Superdome Recap
14 December 10 Carolina Panthers W 28–6 6–7 Caesars Superdome Recap
15 December 17 New York Giants W 24–6 7–7 Caesars Superdome Recap
16 December 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 22–30 7–8 SoFi Stadium Recap
17 December 31 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–13 8–8 Raymond James Stadium Recap
18 January 7 Atlanta Falcons W 48–17 9–8 Caesars Superdome Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 1: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 6 3 0615
Saints 3 3 10016

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 13:40. Titans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:16.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 10:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 3:07. Titans 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 7:11.

Second quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal, 7:37. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:17.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 31-yard field goal, 1:40. Titans 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:49.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 9:25. Tied 9–9. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:30.
  • NO – Rashid Shaheed 19-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 1:23. Saints 16–9. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 11:12. Saints 16–12. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:11.
  • TEN – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 2:17. Saints 16–15. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:25.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

In the Saints home opener against the Tennessee Titans, they barely held on with a 16–15 win. They start off the season 1–0.

Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 3 7720
Panthers 3 0 31117

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

First quarter

  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 52-yard field goal, 7:04. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:53.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 28-yard field goal, 0:36. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:28.

Second quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 23-yard field goal, 9:52. Saints 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 4:23.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 54-yard field goal, 9:09. Tied 6–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:16.
  • NO – Tony Jones Jr. 2-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick), 2:56. Saints 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:14.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 36-yard field goal, 5:30. Saints 13–9. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 7:17.
  • NO – Tony Jones Jr. 2-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick), 3:14. Saints 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:16.
  • CAR – Adam Thielen 2-yard pass from Bryce Young (Bryce Young–Adam Thielen pass), 3:14. Saints 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 21/36, 228 yards, INT
  • CAR – Bryce Young – 22/33, 153 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NO – Chris Olave – 6 receptions, 86 yards
  • CAR – Adam Thielen – 7 receptions, 54 yards, TD

With the win, the Saints started 2–0 for the first time since 2013.

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 0017
Packers 0 0 01818

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NO – Rashid Shaheed 76-punt return (Blake Grupe kick), 10:30. Saints 14–0.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 25-yard field goal, 0:06. Saints 17–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 4:24.

Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter

  • GB – Anders Carlson 38-yard field goal, 11:00. Saints 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:50.
  • GB – Jordan Love 1-yard run (Samori Toure pass from Jordan Love), 6:58. Saints 17–11. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:29.
  • GB – Romeo Doubs 8-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 2:56. Packers 18–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:27.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 13/18, 103 yards, TD
  • GB – Jordan Love – 22/44, 259 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Kendre Miller – 9 rushes, 34 yards
  • GB – Jordan Love – 9 rushes, 39 yards, TD

Top receivers

The Saints led 17–0 going into the fourth quarter, but the Packers mounted an 18-point comeback and won, 18–17, on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Love to Romeo Doubs, which was followed by a missed potential game-winning 46-yard field goal attempt by Saints kicker Blake Grupe. With the loss, the Saints fell to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 14 01226
Saints 3 0 339

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 37-yard field goal, 9:20. Saints 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:40.

Second quarter

  • TB – Cade Otton 4-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 5:19. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 87 yards, 8:51.
  • TB – Trey Palmer 1-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 0:19. Buccaneers 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:10.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 32-yard field goal, 0:49. Buccaneers 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:09.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Chase McLaughlin 51-yard field goal, 13:31. Buccaneers 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:18.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 44-yard field goal, 8:29. Buccaneers 17–9. Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, 5:02.
  • TB – Deven Thompkins 5-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (pass failed), 3:44. Buccaneers 23–9. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45.
  • TB – Chase McLaughlin 28-yard field goal, 2:24. Buccaneers 26–9. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:58.

Top passers

  • TB – Baker Mayfield – 25/32, 246 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • NO – Derek Carr – 23/37, 127 yards

Top rushers

  • TB – Rachaad White – 15 rushes, 56 yards
  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 11 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

  • TB – Chris Godwin – 8 receptions, 114 yards
  • NO – Michael Thomas – 4 receptions, 53 yards

The Saints endured their second consecutive loss, falling to 2–2. Last season, Lattimore and Evans were ejected for fighting.

Week 5: at New England Patriots

Week 5: New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 14 31034
Patriots 0 0 000

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NO – Alvin Kamara 2-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 14:23. Saints 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:16.
  • NO – Chris Olave 5-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 10:47. Saints 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:35.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Groupe 54-yard field goal, 11:34. Saints 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:26.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Foster Moreau 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 13:03. Saints 31–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:04.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 53-yard field goal, 5:43. Saints 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 18/26, 183 yards, 2 TD
  • NE – Mac Jones – 12/22, 110 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 22 rushes, 80 yards, TD
  • NE – Rhamondre Stevenson – 8 rushes, 24 yards

Top receivers

The Saints dominated the Patriots with a 34-point shutout, picking up the third win of the season. They improve to 3–2.

Week 6: at Houston Texans

Week 6: New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 3 3013
Texans 7 10 3020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 24-yard field goal, 10:28. Texans 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:45.
  • HOU – Robert Woods 6-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 2:56. Texans 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:11.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 48-yard field goal, 0:18. Texans 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 2:38.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 22-yard field goal, 7:01. Texans 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:09.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 45-yard field goal, 2:17. Texans 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:44.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

The Saints endured a loss to the Texans, thus bringing their record down to 3–3.


Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 7: Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 10 7731
Saints 3 3 31524

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

First quarter

  • JAC – Travis Etienne 2-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 9:44. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:16.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 23-yard field goal, 1:26. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:10.

Second quarter

  • JAC – Travis Etienne 17-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 13:09. Jaguars 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal, 1:57. Jaguars 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:44.
  • JAC – Brandon McManus 43-yard field goal, 0:32. Jaguars 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 42-yard field goal, 9:49. Jaguars 17–9. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:11.
  • JAC – Foyesade Oluokun 24-yard interception return (Brandon McManus kick), 6:47. Jaguars 24–9.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • JAC – Trevor Lawrence – 20/29, 204 yards, TD
  • NO – Derek Carr – 33/55, 301 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • JAC – Trevor Lawrence – 8 rushes, 59 yards
  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 17 rushes, 62 yards

Top receivers

  • JAC – Christian Kirk – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD
  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 12 receptions, 91 yards

For the first time since the 2003 season, the Saints were defeated by the Jaguars. They fall to 3–4. Foster Moreau dropped the potentially game-tying touchdown on the final seconds of regulation.

Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 8: New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 14 71038
Colts 7 13 0727

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • IND – Matt Gay 20-yard field goal, 14:49. Colts 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:55.
  • IND – Zack Moss 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 11:39. Colts 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:36.
  • NO – Taysom Hill 20-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 7:28. Colts 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
  • NO – Rashid Shaheed 58-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 5:42. Saints 21–17. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:42.
  • IND – Matt Gay 42-yard field goal, 0:21. Saints 21–20. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 5:21.

Third quarter

  • NO – Alvin Kamara 15-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 0:07. Saints 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:37.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Taysom Hill 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 10:49. Saints 35–20. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:53.
  • IND – Drew Ogletree 33-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Matt Gay kick), 8:19. Saints 35–27. Drive: 6 play, 75 yards, 2:30.
  • IND – Blake Grupe 27-yard field goal, 0:24. Saints 38–27. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 19/27, 310 yards, 2 TD
  • IND – Gardner Minshew – 23/41, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Taysom Hill – 9 rushes, 63 yards, 2 TD
  • IND – Jonathan Taylor – 12 rushes, 95 yards

Top receivers

  • NO – Chris Olave – 5 receptions, 46 yards
  • IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 8 receptions, 40 yards, TD

The Saints still defeated the Colts 38–27, even after a tough loss from last Thursday. The Saints improve to 4–4 and tie for first in the division with their rival Falcons.

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 9: Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 7 3017
Saints 7 7 3724

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CHI – Cole Kmet 9-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 12:52. Bears 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
  • NO – Taysom Hill 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 6:05. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:47.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 55-yard field goal, 11:43. Saints 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:16.
  • CHI – Cairo Santos 31-yard field goal, 3:27. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 8:16.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Juwan Johnson 3-yard pass from Taysom Hill (Blake Grupe kick), 11:05. Saints 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:54.

Top passers

  • CHI – Tyson Bagent – 18/30, 220 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
  • NO – Derek Carr – 25/34, 211 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • CHI – D'Onta Foreman – 20 rushes, 83 yards
  • NO – Taysom Hill – 11 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

  • CHI – Cole Kmet – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD
  • NO – Chris Olave – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD

The Saints defeated the Bears 24–17, while the Atlanta Falcons lost to the Minnesota Vikings, thus bringing the Saints' record to 5–4 and allowing them to take the Number 1 spot in the NFC South.

Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 10: New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 0 8819
Vikings 3 21 3027

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

First quarter

  • MIN – Greg Joseph 40-yard field goal, 10:47. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:13.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 48-yard field goal, 1:19. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:58.

Second quarter

  • MIN – Ty Chandler 2-yard run (Greg Joseph kick), 10:14. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05.
  • MIN – Josh Dobbs 7-yard run (Greg Joseph kick), 3:30. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:41.
  • MIN – T. J. Hockenson 28-yard pass from Josh Dobbs (Greg Joseph kick), 0:16. Vikings 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 1:31.

Third quarter

  • MIN – Greg Joseph 33-yard field goal, 10:09. Vikings 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:47.
  • NO – Chris Olave 14-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Alvin Kamara run), 5:26. Vikings 27–11. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – A. T. Perry 15-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Alvin Kamara run), 11:40. Vikings 27–19. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:15.

Top passers

  • NO – Jameis Winston – 13/25, 122 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • MIN – Josh Dobbs – 23/34, 268 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 9 rushes, 42 yards
  • MIN – Ty Chandler – 15 rushes, 45 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Chris Olave – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
  • MIN – T. J. Hockenson – 11 receptions, 134 yards, TD

Coming off the win over the Bears, the Saints traveled to U.S. Bank Stadium to take on the Minnesota Vikings. The two teams played in London last season. The Saints still lost to the Vikings 27–19, in which they dropped to 5–5 on the season despite also being on top of the NFC South.

Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 12: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 6 3315
Falcons 7 7 01024

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 25-yard field goal, 8:10. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:58.
  • ATL – Jessie Bates 92-yard interception return (Younghoe Koo kick), 1:46. Falcons 7–3.

Second quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 14:16. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:30.
  • ATL – Bijan Robinson 10-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 8:56. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 41-yard field goal, 3:54. Falcons 14–9. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:02.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 45-yard field goal, 3:27. Falcons 14–12. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 8:13.
  • ATL – Bijan Robinson 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 9:57. Falcons 21–12. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 5:03.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal, 6:24. Falcons 21–15. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:33.
  • ATL – Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 1:47. Falcons 24–15. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:37.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 24/38, 304 yards, INT
  • ATL – Desmond Ridder – 13/21, 168 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 15 rushes, 69 yards
  • ATL – Bijan Robinson – 16 rushes, 91 yards, TD

Top receivers

The Saints weren't able to win this game over the Atlanta Falcons, bringing their record to 5–6.

Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 13: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 21 3 3633
Saints 0 7 14728

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,003
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • DET – David Montgomery 2-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), 11:15. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:45.
  • DET – Sam LaPorta 13-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 10:24. Lions 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:40.
  • DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown 25-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 8:15. Lions 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:19.

Second quarter

  • NO – Jimmy Graham 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 9:08. Lions 21–7. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:39.
  • DET – Riley Patterson 26-yard field goal, 0:08. Lions 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:16.

Third quarter

  • NO – Alvin Kamara 2-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 10:04. Lions 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:56.
  • NO – Taysom Hill 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 4:34. Lions 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:37.
  • DET – Riley Patterson 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 27–21. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:34.

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Jameson Williams 19-yard run (pass failed), 14:07. Lions 33–21. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:49.
  • NO – Alvin Kamara 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 7:30. Lions 33–28. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

For the first time since the 2016 season, the Saints were defeated by the Lions. They fell to 5–7.


Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 14: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 3 306
Saints 0 14 01428

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,009
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake, and Drew Brees
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • NO – Alvin Kamara 9-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 14:55. Saints 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:12.
  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 47-yard field goal, 9:16. Saints 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:39.
  • NO – D'Marco Jackson 8-yard fumble return (Blake Grupe kick), 4:37. Saints 14–3.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 29-yard field goal, 4:57. Saints 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Chris Olave 7-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 5:59. Saints 21–6. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:13.
  • NO – Jimmy Graham 4-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 4:29. Saints 28–6. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:58.

Top passers

  • CAR – Bryce Young – 13/36, 137 yards
  • NO – Derek Carr – 18/26, 119 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 23 rushes, 87 yards
  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 12 rushes, 56 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CAR – Adam Thielen – 5 receptions, 74 yards
  • NO – Chris Olave – 4 receptions, 28 yards, TD


The Saints previously defeated the Panthers in Week 2. After scoring four touchdowns and allowing two field goals, the Saints held on with the 28–6 win over Carolina. They improve to 6–7 and sweep the Panthers for the first time since the 2020 season.

Week 15: vs. New York Giants

Week 15: New York Giants at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 3 006
Saints 7 0 10724

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,038
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYG – Jamie Gillan 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 39 yards, 2:55.

Third quarter

  • NO – Juwan Johnson 23-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 8:39. Saints 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 6:21.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 50-yard field goal, 4:17. Saints 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:03.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 10:47. Saints 24–6. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 7:02.

Top passers

  • NYG – Tommy DeVito – 20/34, 177 yards
  • NO – Derek Carr – 23/28, 218 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • NYG – Tommy DeVito – 4 rushes, 36 yards
  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 16 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

  • NYG – Darius Slayton – 4 receptions, 63 yards
  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 5 receptions, 44 yards

The Saints remain home in the Superdome to take on the New York Giants. It has been two seasons since they lost to them in overtime. For the first time since the 2018 season, the Saints defeated the Giants, primarily due to New Orleans dominating New York. They improve to 7–7, tying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and allowing the Panthers to defeat the Falcons.

Week 16: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 16: New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 7 01522
Rams 7 10 10330

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST/5:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,228
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (WDSU/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LAR – Lucas Havrisik 20-yard field goal, 10:23. Rams 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:09.
  • NO – Rashid Shaheed 45-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 2:28. Rams 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:25.
  • LAR – Demarcus Robinson 4-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Lucas Havrisik kick), 0:21. Rams 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 0:35.

Third quarter

  • LAR – Lucas Havrisik 22-yard field goal, 11:10. Rams 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:50.
  • LAR – Kyren Williams 10-yard run (Lucas Havrisik kick), 5:42. Rams 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:45.

Fourth quarter

  • LAR – Lucas Havrisik 32-yard field goal, 12:44. Rams 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:55.
  • NO – Juwan Johnson 5-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 6:33. Rams 30–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:11.
  • NO – A. T. Perry 35-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr-Chris Olave pass), 3:53. Rams 30–22. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:40.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 27/40, 319 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • LAR – Matthew Stafford – 24/34, 328 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • NO – Alvin Kamara – 9 rushes, 19 yards
  • LAR – Kyren Williams – 22 rushes, 104 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Chris Olave – 9 receptions, 123 yards
  • LAR – Puka Nacua – 9 receptions, 164 yards, TD

The Saints traveled to Sofi Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Rams. The Saints would lose this game and fall to 7–8.

Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 17: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 3323
Buccaneers 0 0 01313

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NO – Taysom Hill 22-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 1:53. Saints 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:47.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 45-yard field goal, 0:09. Saints 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 28-yard field goal, 4:25. Saints 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:05.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Trey Palmer 22-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 7:50. Saints 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:40.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 38-yard field goal, 3:48. Saints 23–7. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:02.
  • TB – Chris Godwin 47-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (pass failed), 1:37. Saints 23–13. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:15.

Top passers

  • NO – Derek Carr – 24/32, 197 yards, 2 TD
  • TB – Baker Mayfield – 22/33, 309 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NO – Juwan Johnson – 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD
  • TB – Chase Edmonds – 5 receptions, 40 yards

The Saints travel to Raymond James Stadium to take on the Buccaneers. In a must-win game, the Saints start off with the opening drive touchdown and held on with the 23–13 win, improving them to 8–8.

Week 18: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 18: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 14 3 0017
Saints 7 10 141748

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: January 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,072
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NO – Kendre Miller 3-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 11:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:09.
  • NO – Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Saints 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:32.
  • ATL – Younghoe Koo 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

  • NO – Chris Olave 26-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 13:01. Saints 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:35.
  • NO – Rashid Shaheed 39-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 8:54. Saints 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:41.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal, 9:57. Saints 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:17.
  • NO – A. T. Perry 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 9:02. Saints 41–17. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07.
  • NO – Jamaal Williams 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 1:10. Saints 48–17. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.

Top passers

  • ATL – Desmond Ridder – 22/30, 291 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • NO – Derek Carr – 22/28, 264 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

  • ATL – Bijan Robinson – 11 rushes, 28 yards
  • NO – Kendre Miller – 13 rushes, 71 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ATL – Bijan Robinson – 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
  • NO – Taysom Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards

The Saints were previously defeated by the Falcons. With a dominant comeback in the second half, the Saints go to 9–8, tying their record from the 2021 season. The game ended in controversy; with the team up 41–17, Saints head coach Dennis Allen called for a quarterback kneel to exhaust the final minute of the game. Instead, quarterback Jameis Winston handed the ball to running back Jamaal Williams who scored a one-yard touchdown. Williams had failed to record a rushing touchdown during the 2023 season up to that point. Allen and Falcons coach Arthur Smith would have a heated exchange on the field following the game's end over the perceived lack of sportsmanship.

Despite being eliminated from postseason contention, the Saints maintained a winning season.

Standings

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 348 325 W1
New Orleans Saints 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 402 327 W2
Atlanta Falcons 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 321 373 L2
Carolina Panthers 2 15 0 .118 1–5 1–11 236 416 L3

Conference

NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 San Francisco 49ers West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 10–2 .509 .475 L1
2 Dallas Cowboys East 12 5 0 .706 5–1 9–3 .446 .392 W2
3 Detroit Lions North 12 5 0 .706 4–2 8–4 .481 .436 W1
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .481 .379 W1
Wild cards
5 Philadelphia Eagles East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .481 .476 L2
6 Los Angeles Rams West 10 7 0 .588 5–1 8–4 .529 .453 W4
7 Green Bay Packers North 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .474 .458 W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 Seattle Seahawks West 9 8 0 .529 2–4 7–5 .512 .392 W1
9 New Orleans Saints South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .433 .340 W2
10 Minnesota Vikings North 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .509 .454 L4
11 Chicago Bears North 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .464 .370 L1
12 Atlanta Falcons South 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .429 .462 L2
13 New York Giants East 6 11 0 .353 3–3 5–7 .512 .353 W1
14 Washington Commanders East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 2–10 .512 .338 L8
15 Arizona Cardinals West 4 13 0 .235 0–6 3–9 .561 .588 L1
16 Carolina Panthers South 2 15 0 .118 1–5 1–11 .522 .500 L3
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed.
  2. ^ Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)
  4. ^ Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
  5. ^ Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.
  6. ^ Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).
  7. ^ Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)
  8. ^ Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.
  9. ^ Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.
  10. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. "2023 NFL Football Attendance". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". New Orleans Saints. April 30, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. "Saints agree to terms with rookie free agent DT Jerron Cage". New Orleans Saints. May 1, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. "Saints agree to terms with rookie free agent WR/RS Malik Flowers". New Orleans Saints. May 2, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. Rasmussen, Karl (October 20, 2023). "Saints' Foster Moreau Was Devastated on Sideline After Dropping Touchdown vs. Jaguars". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. Smith, Michael David (January 8, 2024). "Jameis Winston: Saints players have no regrets about Jamaal Williams' late TD". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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