History
424–493–5 through Week 3. One Lombardi. One NFC title. Nine division flags. Twelve Hall of Famers as the Saints count them. Brees enshrined in Canton Aug. 8.
Record
424–493–5
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Super Bowl
1
XLIV
NFC
1
2009
Division
9
West 2 · South 7
Playoffs
10–13
14 trips
HOF
12
Saints’ count
2009 · Super Bowl XLIV
Beat the Colts 31–17 in Miami. Brees MVP. First and only Lombardi. Payton’s fourth season.
2009 · NFC championship
Vikings, 31–28 in overtime. Tracy Porter’s pick-six in the Super Bowl sealed it two weeks later.
2006 · NFC championship game
Lost at Chicago 14–39. The Katrina-return season. First division title in the South.
2018 · NFC championship game
Lost to the Rams 23–26 in overtime. The no-call was 3rd-and-10 with 1:49 left in the fourth, 20–20. 13–3, then silence.
Divisions · Nine flags
NFC West 1991, 2000. NFC South 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
1967 · John Gilliam
Opening kickoff returned 94 yards. First play in franchise history, against the Rams.
1970 · Dempsey from 63
Record field goal to beat Detroit 19–17. Unbroken (tied three times) until Prater’s 64 in 2013.
1980 · The ’Aints
1–15. Bags over heads. Buddy D named it.
1987 · First playoffs
12–3. Dome Patrol. Lost the wild card to Minnesota 10–44.
2000 · First playoff win
Haslett. 31–28 over the Rams. Lost the next week at Minnesota.
2006 · The return
First game back in the Dome after Katrina. Payton’s first year. NFC title game.
Feb 7, 2010 · Who Dat nation
Super Bowl XLIV. Onside kick to open the second half. Porter. Lombardi.
2018 · The no-call
Nickell Robey-Coleman. Rams. Fourth quarter, 1:49 left, 20–20. The game died in overtime. The city still has the clip.
Aug 8, 2026 · Brees, first ballot
Enshrined Aug. 8, 2026. Inaugural first-ballot Hall of Famer in franchise history.
Sources: Saints.com history · Alvin Kamara stats · Pro Football Hall of Fame — Andersen