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New Orleans Saints
2016 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	; Sean Payton;
General manager	; Mickey Loomis;
Owner	; Tom Benson;
Home field	; Mercedes-Benz Superdome;
Results
Record	; 7–9
Division place	; 3rd NFC South;
Playoff finish	; Did not qualify;
Pro Bowlers	; Drew Brees (QB)
Uniform
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	; ; ← 2015; ; ; Saints seasons; ; ; 2017 →; ; ;

The 2016 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 41st to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and the 10th under head coach Sean Payton. The Saints matched their 7–9 record from 2014 and 2015, and missed the playoffs for the third year in a row.

4 Schedule
- 4.1 Preseason
- 4.2 Regular season
- 4.3 Game summaries
  - 4.3.1 Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
  - 4.3.2 Week 2: at New York Giants
  - 4.3.3 Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons
  - 4.3.4 Week 4: at San Diego Chargers
  - 4.3.5 Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers
  - 4.3.6 Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
  - 4.3.7 Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
  - 4.3.8 Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers
  - 4.3.9 Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos
  - 4.3.10 Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
  - 4.3.11 Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams
  - 4.3.12 Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions
  - 4.3.13 Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  - 4.3.14 Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals
  - 4.3.15 Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  - 4.3.16 Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons

5 Standings
- 5.1 Division
- 5.2 Conference

6 References

7 External links

Draft

2016 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	12	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville
2	47	Michael Thomas	WR	Ohio St.
2	61	Vonn Bell	S	Ohio St.
4	120	David Onyemata	DT	Manitoba
7	237	Daniel Lasco	RB	California

Notes

The Saints traded their 2016 sixth-round selection, along with their 2015 sixth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins 2015 fifth-round selection.

The Saints traded their 2016 third and fourth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for the New England Patriots second-round selection (61st overall).

The Saints traded their 2016 fifth-round selection, along with their 2017 fifth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins fourth-round selection (120th overall).

Staff

2016 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Owner – Tom Benson

President – Dennis Lauscha

Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis

Asst General Manager/College Scouting Director – Jeff Ireland

Vice President of Football Administration – Khai Harley

Director of Operations – James Nagaoka

Director of Pro Scouting – Terry Fontenot

Head coaches

Head Coach – Sean Payton

Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Dan Campbell

Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Joe Vitt

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael

Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi

Running Backs – Joel Thomas

Wide Receivers – John Morton

Offensive Line – Dan Roushar

Offensive Assistant – Ronald Curry

Offensive Assistant – Brendan Nugent

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dennis Allen

Senior Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta

Defensive Line – Bill Johnson

Pass Rush Specialist – Brian Young

Secondary – Aaron Glenn

Defensive Assistant – Marcus Ungaro

Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – James Willis

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Greg McMahon

Assistant Special Teams – Stan Kwan

Strength and conditioning

Head Strength and Conditioning – Dan Dalrymple

Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Charles Byrd

Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rob Wenning

Final roster

2016 New Orleans Saints final roster

Quarterbacks

9 Drew Brees

7 Luke McCown

Running backs

38 Travaris Cadet

34 Tim Hightower

22 Mark Ingram Jr.

29 John Kuhn FB

36 Daniel Lasco

23 Marcus Murphy RS

Wide receivers

16 Brandon Coleman

10 Brandin Cooks

11 Corey Fuller

19 Jake Lampman

87 Tommylee Lewis

83 Willie Snead

13 Michael Thomas

Tight ends

82 Coby Fleener

86 John Phillips

Offensive linemen

66 Jack Allen G

73 Jahri Evans G

76 Tony Hills T

65 Senio Kelemete G

68 Tim Lelito G

75 Andrus Peat T

64 Zach Strief T

78 Landon Turner G

60 Max Unger C

Defensive linemen

95 Tyeler Davison DT

91 Kasim Edebali DE

90 Nick Fairley DT

94 Cameron Jordan DE

99 Paul Kruger DE

93 David Onyemata DT

98 Sheldon Rankins DT

55 Darryl Tapp DE

Linebackers

97 Sam Barrington MLB

59 Dannell Ellerbe OLB

42 Travis Feeney OLB

52 Craig Robertson OLB

54 Nate Stupar MLB

57 Jason Trusnik LB

Defensive backs

37 Chris Banjo FS

48 Vonn Bell FS

31 Jairus Byrd FS

39 Taveze Calhoun CB

41 Roman Harper SS

21 De'Vante Harris CB

49 Shiloh Keo S

24 Sterling Moore CB

35 Robenson Therezie S

28 B. W. Webb CB

Special teams

47 Justin Drescher LS

3 Wil Lutz K

6 Thomas Morstead P

Reserve lists

50 Stephone Anthony MLB (IR)

72 Terron Armstead T

40 Delvin Breaux CB (IR)

46 Ken Crawley CB (IR)

58 Obum Gwacham DE (IR)

30 Erik Harris SS (IR)

89 Josh Hill TE (IR)

84 Michael Hoomanawanui TE (IR)

44 Hau'oli Kikaha OLB (Active/PUP)

-- Mitchell Loewen DE (NF-Inj.)

56 Michael Mauti MLB (NF-Inj.)

-- D. J. Pettway DE (IR)

43 Jimmy Pruitt CB (IR)

33 Jamarca Sanford SS (IR)

27 Damian Swann CB (IR)

32 Kenny Vaccaro SS (Susp.)

25 P. J. Williams CB (IR)

24 Kyle Wilson CB (IR)

67 Avery Young T (NF-Inj.)

Practice squad

53 Brian Blechen LB

79 Rob Crisp T

77 John Fullington G

18 Garrett Grayson QB

45 Garrett Griffin TE

96 Ashaad Mabry DT

85 Jake Stoneburner TE

81 Jordan Williams-Lambert WR

92 Justin Zimmer DT

Rookies in italics

53 Active, 19 Inactive, 9 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	at New England Patriots	L 22–34	0–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	at Houston Texans	L 9–16	0–2	NRG Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–27	0–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
4	September 1	Baltimore Ravens	L 14–23	0–4	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	Oakland Raiders	L 34–35	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
2	September 18	at New York Giants	L 13–16	0–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	Atlanta Falcons	L 32–45	0–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
4	October 2	at San Diego Chargers	W 35–34	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	Carolina Panthers	W 41–38	2–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
7	October 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–27	2–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Seattle Seahawks	W 25–20	3–4	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
9	November 6	at San Francisco 49ers	W 41–23	4–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Denver Broncos	L 23–25	4–5	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
11	November 17	at Carolina Panthers	L 20–23	4–6	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	Los Angeles Rams	W 49–21	5–6	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
13	December 4	Detroit Lions	L 13–28	5–7	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
14	December 11	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 11–16	5–8	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	at Arizona Cardinals	W 48–41	6–8	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–24	7–8	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
17	January 1	at Atlanta Falcons	L 32–38	7–9	Georgia Dome	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week One: Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	0	3	22	35
Saints	3	14	7	10	34

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: September 11

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,028

Referee: John Parry

TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 12:23. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −8 yards, 2:22.

NO – Wil Lutz 42-yard field goal, 6:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:52.

OAK – Latavius Murray 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:43. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 4:48.

Second quarter

NO – Willie Snead 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 11:57. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:46.

NO – Brandin Cooks 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 4:55. Saints 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:06.

Third quarter

NO – Brandin Cooks 98-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 7:52. Saints 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 98 yards, 0:11.

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 3:11. Saints 24–13. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 4:41.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Jamize Olawale 2-yard run (pass failed), 11:53. Saints 24–19. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:49.

NO – Wil Lutz 20-yard field goal, 8:42. Saints 27–19. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:11.

OAK – Jalen Richard 75-yard run (Derek Carr–Amari Cooper pass), 8:26. Tied 27–27. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:16.

NO – Travaris Cadet 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:03. Saints 34–27. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 2:23.

OAK – Seth Roberts 10-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr–Michael Crabtree pass), 0:47. Raiders 35–34. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:16.

Top passers

OAK – Derek Carr – 24/38, 319 yards, TD

NO – Drew Brees – 28/42, 423 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

OAK – Jalen Richard – 3 rushes, 84 yards, TD

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 12 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Amari Cooper – 8 receptions, 137 yards

NO – Willie Snead 9 receptions, 172 yards, TD

The Saints opened the season at home against the Oakland Raiders in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Despite 423 passing yards—including a franchise-record 98-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brandin Cooks^[1]—and four touchdowns from Drew Brees, the Raiders came from behind to win 35–34.^[2] The Raiders scored a touchdown with 47 seconds remaining in the game to bring them within one point. Instead of kicking an extra point, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio ordered a two-point conversion, which quarterback Derek Carr successfully converted with a pass to receiver Michael Crabtree. The Saints received the kickoff and Brees led the team down the field in two plays to give kicker Wil Lutz a chance at a game-winning 61-yard field goal, but the kick went wide left.^[3] The Saints defense was criticized for its performance, as it gave up 210 yards and 22 points in the fourth quarter.^[4]^[5]

Week 2: at New York Giants

Week Two: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	3	0	10	13
Giants	0	7	3	6	16

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 18

Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), mostly cloudy

Game attendance: 77,727

Referee: Gene Steratore

TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NYG – Janoris Jenkins 65-yard return of blocked field goal (Josh Brown kick), 2:30. Giants 7–0.

NO – Wil Lutz 39-yard field goal, 0:07. Giants 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 2:23.

Third quarter

NYG – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 2:46. Giants 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:58.

Fourth quarter

NO – Willie Snead IV 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 13:45. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:01.

NYG – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 8:46. Giants 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:59.

NO – Wil Lutz 45-yard field goal, 2:54. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:13.

NYG – Josh Brown 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 16–13. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:54.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 29/44, 263 yards, TD

NYG – Eli Manning – 32/41, 368 yards

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 9 rushes, 30 yards

NYG – Shane Vereen – 14 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

NO – Brandin Cooks – 7 receptions, 68 yards

NYG – Sterling Shepard – 8 receptions, 117 yards

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Three: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	10	7	45
Saints	7	10	8	7	32

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: September 26

Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,003

Referee: Pete Morelli

TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NO – Coby Fleener 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 8:25. Saints 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75, yards, 6:35.

ATL – Tevin Coleman 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:52.

Second quarter

ATL – Devonta Freeman 13-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 14:53. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74, yards, 5:08.

NO – Michael Thomas 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 9:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75, yards, 4:58.

ATL – Tevin Coleman 2-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:31. Falcons 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:24.

ATL – Justin Hardy 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:28. Falcons 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 94, yards, 1:23.

NO – Wil Lutz 57-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 28–17. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 0:28.

Third quarter

ATL – Tevin Coleman 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 12:03. Falcons 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.

NO – John Kuhn 3-yard run (Mark Ingram Jr. run), 7:38. Falcons 35–25. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.

ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 2:58. Falcons 38–25. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Deion Jones 90-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 13:37. Falcons 45–25. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:21.

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 10:00. Falcons 45–32. Drive: 7 plays, 75, yards, 3:37.

Top passers

ATL – Matt Ryan – 20/30, 240 yards, 2 TD

NO – Drew Brees – 36/54, 376 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Devonta Freeman – 14 rushes, 152 yards

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 15 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD

NO – Coby Fleener – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	7	7	14	35
Chargers	7	17	0	10	34

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 2

Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT

Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), fair

Game attendance: 60,641

Referee: Walt Coleman

TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 10:32. Saints 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:28.

SD – Hunter Henry 20-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 1:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:30.

Second quarter

NO – John Kuhn 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 9:20. Saints 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:50.

SD – Dontrelle Inman 57-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:16.

SD – Josh Lambo 30-yard field goal, 4:50. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:05.

SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 0:13. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

NO – John Kuhn 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 9:00. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:18.

Fourth quarter

SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 12:15. Chargers 31–21. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:28.

SD – Josh Lambo 47-yard field goal, 8:39. Chargers 34–21. Drive: 6 plays, −3 yards, 2:48.

NO – Michael Thomas 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 4:50. Chargers 34–28. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:50.

NO – John Kuhn 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 1:57. Saints 35–34. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:45.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 23/36, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

SD – Philip Rivers – 28/43, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 18 rushes, 56 yards, TD

SD – Melvin Gordon – 19 rushes, 36 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 6 receptions, 49 yards

SD – Dontrelle Inman – 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

For the first time in 11 years, Drew Brees returned to San Diego to face his former team, the Chargers, where he began his NFL career. In the game, the Saints got their first win of the season, rallying in the 4th quarter after trailing 34–21 to win 35–34, mostly due to two key fumbles by the Chargers.

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	10	7	21	38
Saints	14	10	7	10	41

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: October 16

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,138

Referee: Walt Anderson

TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NO – Coby Fleener 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 8:55. Saints 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:05.

NO – Brandin Cooks 87-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:31. Saints 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 93 yards, 0:57.

Second quarter

NO – Michael Thomas 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 13:47. Saints 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:48.

CAR – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 3:02. Saints 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:09.

CAR – Devin Funchess 17-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 1:15. Saints 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:09.

NO – Wil Lutz 33-yard field goal, 0:10. Saints 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

CAR – Ed Dickson 1-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 6:49. Saints 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:57.

NO – Coby Fleener 50-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 4:56. Saints 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:53.

Fourth quarter

CAR – Jonathan Stewart 2-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 14:49. Saints 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:04.

CAR – Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 9:38. Saints 31–30. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:51.

NO – Josh Hill 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:02. Saints 38–30. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:36.

CAR – Cam Newton 2-yard run (Cam Newton–Devin Funchess pass), 2:58. Tied 38–38. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:04.

NO – Wil Lutz 52-yard field goal, 0:11. Saints 41–38. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 2:47.

Top passers

CAR – Cam Newton – 27/47, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT

NO – Drew Brees – 34/49, 465 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 19 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 16 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 94 yards

NO – Brandin Cooks – 7 receptions, 173 yards, TD

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seven: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	0	7	7	21
Chiefs	14	7	3	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 23

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT

Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny

Game attendance: 76,282

Referee: Clete Blakeman

TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NO – Brandin Cooks 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:07. Saints 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:40.

KC – Spencer Ware 46-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:00.

KC – Daniel Sorensen 48-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:46. Chiefs 14–7.

Second quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 38-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:02. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:58.

Third quarter

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:57. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:03.

KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 3:21. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:36.

Fourth quarter

NO – Brandon Coleman 10-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:33. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:27.

KC – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 0:28. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:05.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 37/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT

KC – Alex Smith – 17/24, 214 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 16 rushes, 62 yards

KC – Spencer Ware – 17 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

NO – Michael Thomas – 10 receptions, 130 yards

KC – Spencer Ware – 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	3	3	20
Saints	0	13	3	9	25

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: October 30

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,188

Referee: Ed Hochuli

TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Earl Thomas 34-yard fumble return (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:53. Seahawks 7–0.

Second quarter

NO – Wil Lutz 22-yard field goal, 11:33. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 7:00.

SEA – Christine Michael 2-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 9:53. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:40.

NO – Wil Lutz 53-yard field goal, 5:15. Seahawks 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:38.

NO – Drew Brees 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 0:49. Seahawks 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:13.

Third quarter

SEA – Steven Hauschka 44-yard field goal, 8:56. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:04.

NO – Wil Lutz 21-yard field goal, 3:14. Seahawks 17–16. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:42.

Fourth quarter

NO – Brandin Cooks 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (pass failed), 12:24. Saints 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:27.

SEA – Steven Hauschka 21-yard field goal, 6:38. Saints 22–20. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:46.

NO – Wil Lutz 41-yard field goal, 1:57. Saints 25–20. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:41.

Top passers

SEA – Russell Wilson – 22/34, 253 yards, INT

NO – Drew Brees – 27/35, 265 yards, TD

Top rushers

SEA – Christine Michael – 10 rushes, 40 yards, TD

NO – Tim Hightower – 26 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers

SEA – C. J. Prosise – 4 receptions, 80 yards

NO – Michael Thomas – 6 receptions, 63 yards

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Nine: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	14	17	0	10	41
49ers	3	17	3	0	23

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Date: November 6

Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST

Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), mostly sunny

Game attendance: 70,178

Referee: Jerome Boger

TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SF – Phil Dawson 49-yard field goal, 9:25. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:53.

NO – Tim Hightower 4-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 5:11. Saints 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:14.

NO – Michael Thomas 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:14. Saints 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:22.

Second quarter

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 7:40. Saints 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:05.

SF – DuJuan Harris 47-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 5:56. Saints 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:44.

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 75-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 5:45. Saints 28–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.

SF – Phil Dawson 48-yard field goal, 3:53. Saints 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:52.

SF – Vance McDonald 65-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 1:05. Saints 28–20. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:42.

NO – Wil Lutz 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 31–20. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

SF – Phil Dawson 46-yard field goal, 9:07. Saints 31–23. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:07.

Fourth quarter

NO – Michael Thomas 32-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 13:13. Saints 38–23. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:23.

NO – Wil Lutz 41-yard field goal, 8:52. Saints 41–23. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:02.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 28/39, 323 yards, 3 TD

SF – Colin Kaepernick – 24/39, 398 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 15 rushes, 158 yards, TD

SF – DuJuan Harris – 10 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

NO – Michael Thomas – 5 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

SF – Quinton Patton – 6 receptions, 106 yards

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	3	0	15	25
Saints	0	3	14	6	23

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 13

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,138

Referee: Bill Vinovich

TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jordan Taylor 14-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 5:45. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:15.

Second quarter

DEN – Brandon McManus 50-yard field goal, 13:42. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:11.

NO – Will Lutz 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:29.

Third quarter

NO – Willie Snead 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Will Lutz kick), 8:30. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:50.

NO – Willie Snead 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Will Lutz kick), 3:59. Saints 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:36.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Demaryius Thomas 2-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 9:37. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:52.

DEN – Brandon McManus 28-yard field goal, 3:23. Broncos 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:18.

DEN – Brandon McManus 37-yard field goal, 2:50. Broncos 23–17. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:18.

NO – Brandin Cooks 32-yard pass from Drew Brees, 1:22. Tied 23–23. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:28.

DEN – Will Parks defensive two-point conversion, 1:22. Broncos 25–23.

Top passers

DEN – Trevor Siemian – 25/40, 258 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

NO – Drew Brees – 21/29, 303 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Devontae Booker – 24 rushes, 76 yards

NO – Mark Ingram – 11 plays, 50 yards

Top receivers

DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 8 receptions, 87 yards, TD

NO – Brandin Cooks – 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

Week Eleven: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	0	0	17	20
Panthers	3	17	3	0	23

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: November 17

Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST

Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear

Game attendance: 73,288

Referee: Pete Morelli

TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Twitter): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 8:29. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 18 yards, 4:46.

NO – Wil Lutz 27-yard field goal, 0:36. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 7:53.

Second quarter

CAR – Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:40. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:37.

CAR – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 2:50. Panthers 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:22.

CAR – Ted Ginn Jr. 40-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:16. Panthers 20–3. Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 8:17. Panthers 23–3. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:43.

Fourth quarter

NO – Wil Lutz 30-yard field goal, 14:56. Panthers 23–6. Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, 8:21.

NO – Brandon Coleman 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 11:22. Panthers 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:37.

NO – Coby Fleener 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:52. Panthers 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:11.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 35/44, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT

CAR – Cam Newton – 14/33, 192 yards, TD

Top rushers

NO – Tim Hightower – 12 rushes, 69 yards

CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 18 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

NO – Michael Thomas – 5 receptions, 68 yards

CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 3 receptions, 56 yards

As part of Color Rush, the Saints wore all-white uniforms for this game, inspired by the ones they wore in 1975. Due to this, it was the first time the Saints have worn white pants since 1985 and the second season they wore all-white uniforms in franchise history, the first being the 1975 season.^{[citation needed]} The Saints went into the fourth quarter with a 20-point deficit to the Panthers. The Saints rallied and got within three with 5:11 left to go in the game, but the Panthers were able to hold them off.

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Twelve: Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	0	0	21
Saints	7	21	14	7	49

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 27

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,067

Referee: John Hussey

TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

LA – Tavon Austin 24-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 12:08. Rams 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.

NO – Brandon Coleman 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:33.

Second quarter

LA – Kenny Britt 6-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 14:43. Rams 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:04.

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 10-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 9:38. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:05.

NO – Drew Brees 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 7:46. Saints 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 1:39.

NO – Michael Thomas 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:24. Saints 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.

LA – Lance Kendricks 15-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:55. Saints 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 1:29.

Third quarter

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 21-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 12:58. Saints 35–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.

NO – Michael Thomas 21-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 3:42. Saints 42–21. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 3:17.

Fourth quarter

NO – Tim Hightower 50-yard pass from Willie Snead IV (Wil Lutz kick), 10:15. Saints 49–21. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:45.

Top passers

LA – Jared Goff – 20/32, 214 yards, 3 TD, INT

NO – Drew Brees – 28/36, 310 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

LA – Todd Gurley – 13 rushes, 50 yards

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 14 rushes, 146 yards, TD

Top receivers

LA – Kenny Britt – 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD

NO – Michael Thomas – 9 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Thirteen: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	10	6	9	28
Saints	0	6	0	7	13

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: December 4

Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,137

Referee: Clete Blakeman

TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DET – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 8:14. Lions 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:09.

Second quarter

DET – Theo Riddick 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 13:03. Lions 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 7:25.

NO – Wil Lutz 40-yard field goal, 5:05. Lions 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:45.

DET – Matt Prater 29-yard field goal, 0:56. Lions 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:09.

NO – Wil Lutz 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

DET – Matt Prater 32-yard field goal, 8:57. Lions 16–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 6:03.

DET – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 1:42. Lions 19–6. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:33.

Fourth quarter

NO – John Kuhn 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 13:32. Lions 19–13. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:10.

DET – Golden Tate 66-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (pass failed), 11:38. Lions 25–13. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:54.

DET – Matt Prater 52-yard field goal, 7:10. Lions 28–13. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:06.

Top passers

DET – Matthew Stafford – 30/42, 341 yards, 2 TD

NO – Drew Brees – 31/44, 326 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

DET – Zach Zenner – 9 rushes, 40 yards

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 7 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

DET – Golden Tate – 8 receptions, 145 yards, TD

NO – Coby Fleener – 5 receptions, 86 yards

Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Fourteen: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	8	3	0	11
Buccaneers	3	10	0	3	16

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: December 11

Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST

Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), cloudy

Game attendance: 62,140

Referee: Walt Anderson

TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TB – Roberto Aguayo 41-yard field goal, 8:05. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:00.

Second quarter

TB – Doug Martin 1-yard run (Roberto Aguayo kick), 14:50. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:37.

TB – Roberto Aguayo 39-yard field goal, 8:26. Buccaneers 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:45.

NO – Wil Lutz 42-yard field goal, 5:29. Buccaneers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:57.

NO – Doug Martin tackled in the end zone by Paul Kruger for a safety, 5:20. Buccaneers 13–5.

NO – Wil Lutz 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Buccaneers 13–8. Drive: 14 plays, 35 yards, 5:20.

Third quarter

NO – Wil Lutz 22-yard field goal, 3:35. Buccaneers 13–11. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

TB – Roberto Aguayo 26-yard field goal, 12:46. Buccaneers 16–11. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:49.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 25/41, 257 yards, 3 INT

TB – Jameis Winston – 16/26, 184 yards

Top rushers

NO – Tim Hightower – 6 rushes, 31 yards

TB – Doug Martin – 23 rushes, 66 yards, TD

Top receivers

NO – Willie Snead IV – 6 receptions, 85 yards

TB – Cameron Brate – 4 receptions, 47 yards

Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	10	14	3	21	48
Cardinals	7	13	7	14	41

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: December 18

Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST

Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

Game attendance: 65,072

Referee: Carl Cheffers

TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Kerwynn Williams 49-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 12:27. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:33.

NO – Wil Lutz 37-yard field goal, 5:27. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:00.

NO – Travaris Cadet 10-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 1:33. Saints 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:59.

Second quarter

ARI – Calais Campbell 53-yard fumble return (kick failed, wide left), 7:08. Cardinals 13–10.

NO – Brandin Cooks 65-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:11. Saints 17–13. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:57.

NO – Brandin Cooks 45-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 1:51. Saints 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:41.

ARI – J. J. Nelson 10-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:40. Saints 24–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

NO – Wil Lutz 39-yard field goal, 6:06. Saints 27–20. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:57.

ARI – David Johnson 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 3:19. Tied 27–27. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:47.

Fourth quarter

NO – Tim Hightower 3-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 12:59. Saints 34–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.

ARI – David Johnson 7-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 8:57. Tied 34–34. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:02.

NO – Michael Thomas 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 5:33. Saints 41–34. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:24.

NO – Tim Hightower 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 3:27. Saints 48–34. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:46.

ARI – John Brown 30-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:19. Saints 48–41. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 37/48, 389 yards, 4 TD

ARI – Carson Palmer – 28/40, 318 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 17 rushes, 78 yards

ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 3 rushes, 63 yards, TD

Top receivers

NO – Brandin Cooks – 7 receptions, 186 yards, 2 TD

ARI – John Brown – 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Sixteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	14	3	24
Saints	7	6	15	3	31

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: December 24

Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 73,177

Referee: Jerome Boger

TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 6-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 0:57. Saints 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:32.

Second quarter

TB – Cameron Brate 12-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 10:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:13.

NO – Wil Lutz 42-yard field goal, 6:45. Saints 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:05.

NO – Wil Lutz 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:38.

Third quarter

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 14-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 14:01. Saints 20–7. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05.

TB – Jacquizz Rodgers 3-yard run (Roberto Aguayo kick), 8:38. Saints 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.

NO – Travaris Cadet 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Mark Ingram Jr. run), 6:20. Saints 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18.

TB – Mike Evans 34-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 1:52. Saints 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:28.

Fourth quarter

NO – Wil Lutz 21-yard field goal, 11:55. Saints 31–21. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:57.

TB – Roberto Aguayo 35-yard field goal, 2:00. Saints 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 2:33.

Top passers

TB – Jameis Winston – 23/35, 277 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

NO – Drew Brees – 23/34, 299 yards, TD

Top rushers

TB – Jacquizz Rodgers – 15 rushes, 63 yards, TD

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 18 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

TB – Mike Evans – 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD

NO – Brandin Cooks – 5 receptions, 98 yards

Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Seventeen: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	10	3	0	19	32
Falcons	14	21	3	0	38

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: January 1, 2017

Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST

Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)

Game attendance: 70,835

Referee: Ronald Torbert

TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Tevin Coleman 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 11:55. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:11.

NO – Wil Lutz 19-yard field goal, 3:53. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 8:02.

ATL – Devonta Freeman 75-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 3:42. Falcons 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.

NO – Tim Hightower 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 0:52. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50.

Second quarter

ATL – Julio Jones 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 14:17. Falcons 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35.

ATL – Mohamed Sanu 10-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:51. Falcons 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:41.

NO – Wil Lutz 40-yard field goal, 3:40. Falcons 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:11.

ATL – Justin Hardy 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:32. Falcons 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:08.

Third quarter

ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 5:17. Falcons 38–13. Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 5:06.

Fourth quarter

NO – Michael Thomas 14-yard pass from Drew Brees (run failed), 12:41. Falcons 38–19. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:11.

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:47. Falcons 38–25. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:18.

NO – Travaris Cadet 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 0:39. Falcons 38–32. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 2:08.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 29/50, 350 yards, 2 TD, INT

ATL – Matt Ryan – 27/36, 331 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 20 rushes, 103 yards, TD

ATL – Devonta Freeman – 12 rushes, 96 yards, TD

Top receivers

NO – Michael Thomas – 10 receptions, 156 yards, TD

ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Standings

Division

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾Atlanta Falcons	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	540	406	W4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	354	369	W1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	469	454	L1
Carolina Panthers	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	369	402	L2

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Dallas Cowboys	East	13	3	0	.813	3–3	9–3	.471	.440	L1
2	Atlanta Falcons	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.480	.452	W4
3	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	5	1	.656	3–2–1	6–5–1	.441	.425	W1
4	Green Bay Packers	North	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	.508	.453	W6
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.486	.455	W1
6^[a]	Detroit Lions	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.475	.392	L3
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	.492	.434	W1
8	Washington Redskins	East	8	7	1	.531	3–3	6–6	.516	.430	L1
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	.492	.457	W1
10	Arizona Cardinals	West	7	8	1	.469	4–1–1	6–5–1	.463	.366	W2
11^[b]	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.523	.393	L1
12^[b]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.559	.518	W2
13	Carolina Panthers	South	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	.518	.354	L2
14	Los Angeles Rams	West	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.504	.500	L7
15	Chicago Bears	North	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	.521	.396	L4
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	.504	.250	L1
Tiebreakers^[c]
^ ^a^b Detroit finished ahead of Tampa Bay for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Detroit's cumulative record against Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New Orleans was 3–2, while Tampa Bay's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. ^ ^a^b New Orleans finished ahead of Philadelphia based on better record vs. conference opponents. ^ 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

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External links

2016 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1-1-6] Detroit finished ahead of Tampa Bay for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Detroit's cumulative record against
Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New Orleans was 3–2, while Tampa Bay's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3.

[2-1-7] New Orleans finished ahead of Philadelphia based on better record vs. conference opponents.

[TieBreaker-8] 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.

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2016 New Orleans Saints season

Contents

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: at New York Giants

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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2016 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Sean Payton
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Drew Brees (QB)
Uniform

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