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New Orleans Saints

3rd NFC South (1-0-0)

Founded: 1967

Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome

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Game Averages (2012)

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PTS
17.4
YDS
369.0
PASS YDS
262.4
RUSH YDS
106.6
(league rank)

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Team News more

  • 'Real recognize real': Vaccaro nearly brawls with several Saints

    07/31/2013
    Kenny Vaccaro must not care where rookies sit on the NFL totem pole. The New Orleans Saints rookie picked a fight with Jimmy Graham in training camp -- and nearly every other teammate.
  • Saints LB Wilson reportedly out 2 to 4 weeks with elbow injury

    07/29/2013
    The New Orleans Saints continue to run into injury issues at outside linebacker. Martez Wilson reportedly is out 2 to 4 weeks after suffering an elbow injury during Monday's practice.
  • Saints place Butler, Harper and Robinson on PUP list

    07/23/2013
    The New Orleans Saints placed three key defensive players on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday: Victor Butler, Roman Harper and Patrick Robinson. The Saints' defense ranked No. 32 in 2012.
  • Making the Leap, No. 14: Pierre Thomas

    07/18/2013
    New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas could be a candidate for the Role Player Hall of Fame someday. But can he still emerge as a star?
  • NFC South training camp preview: Four big questions

    07/18/2013
    The NFC South represents one of the NFL's most intriguing divisions as we approach 2013. Dan Hanzus examines one big question facing all four teams, including Cam Newton's Carolina Panthers.
  • Making the Leap, No. 27: Rob Ryan

    07/09/2013
    The New Orleans Saints are banking on Rob Ryan to turn around a defense that proved woeful in 2012. Their new coordinator also is looking to bounce back from a tough year of his own.
  • Caddyshack

    07/03/2013
    New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton sure is enjoying what little time is left in the offseason. This week, Payton is carrying pro golfer Ryan Palmer's bag at a PGA Tour tournament in West Virginia.
  • Brees: This is 'first normal offseason' for Saints in years

    06/28/2013
    Drew Brees is feeling optimistic as he and the New Orleans Saints enter a new season without the distractions of recent years. What has been the biggest difference for the superstar QB?
  • Saints: All-time underrated, overrated players

    06/27/2013
    There are Saints heroes and goats stretching from early struggles all the way to the glory days of the late 2000s. Find out who makes the cut as the most overrated and underrated Saints of all time.
Draft 2013 more
Pick Player
Rd 1, Pick 15 (15) Vaccaro, Kenny SS 
Rd 3, Pick 13 (75) Armstead, Terron OT 
Rd 3, Pick 20 (82) Jenkins, John DT 
Rd 5, Pick 11 (144) Stills, Kenny WR 
Rd 6, Pick 15 (183) Johnson, Rufus DE 
Scoreboard more
Mercedes-Benz Superdome - Wk 17 1 2 3 4 T
Carolina Panthers 3 10 14 17 44
New Orleans Saints 0 17 7 14 38
Schedule more
Wk Date Opponent Time
P1 Fri, Aug 09 Kansas City 8:00 PM ET
P2 Fri, Aug 16 Oakland 8:00 PM ET
P3 Sun, Aug 25 @ Houston 4:00 PM ET
P4 Thu, Aug 29 @ Miami 7:30 PM ET
1 Sun, Sep 08 Atlanta 1:00 PM ET
2 Sun, Sep 15 @ Tampa Bay 4:05 PM ET
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Injuries more
Player (Pos) Injury
No Injuries Reported
Preseason Leaders more
Passing Att Cmp Yds TDs
No Statistics to Report
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
No Statistics to Report
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
No Statistics to Report
Transactions more
Date Transaction
7/31 Jarred Fayson (WR) Passed Physical (passed physical).
7/30 Tim Toone (WR) Free Agent Signing (free agent signing).
7/27 Kenyon Coleman (DE) Passed Physical (passed physical).
7/26 Marques Colston (WR) Declared Physically Unable to Perform (declared physically unable to perform).
NFC South more
Team W L T Win %
Atlanta 13 3 0 .813
Carolina 7 9 0 .438
New Orleans 7 9 0 .438
Tampa Bay 7 9 0 .438

Head Coach more

Sean Payton

Regular Season: 62-34

Postseason: 5-3

Experience: 6

Career record: 67-37

Payton was hired as the 14th head coach in Saints history on Jan. 18, 2006 after being a member of the Dallas Cowboys staff since 2003. In 2009, he led the Saints to their first Super Bowl championship by defeating the Indianapolis Colts.


In 2010 Payton led the Saints to their second consecutive postseason appearance and third in five seasons with an 11-5 record, becoming the only the second coach in franchise history to post three double-digit win seasons. It was only the second time in club record books that the Saints had back-to-back 11-win campaigns. He followed that up with a 13-3 campaign in 2011.

In 2012, Payton was suspended as part of the Saints' bounty program from April 1, 2012 to Jan. 22, 2013.

Payton came to Dallas after four years with the New York Giants (1999-2002), the last three as offensive coordinator.

Payton wrapped two coaching stints at San Diego State University (1988-89 and 1992-93) around a stop at Indiana State (1990-91). During his second stretch with the Aztecs, Payton was running backs coach, working with Heisman Trophy runner-up Marshall Faulk before becoming quarterbacks coach.

Following the 1993 season, Payton moved to Miami of Ohio (1994-95) where he was quarterbacks coach and later co-offensive coordinator. He spent 1996 as quarterbacks coach at Illinois before entering the NFL with Philadelphia.

Payton earned a bachelor's degree in communications at Eastern Illinois, where as a quarterback he had 10,665 passing yards, then the third-highest total in NCAA Division I-AA history. He had professional stints with Chicago of the Arena Football League, Ottawa of the Canadian Football League and the Chicago Bears in 1987.

Payton was born Dec. 29, 1963 in San Mateo, Calif., and raised in Naperville, Ill.

 


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  1. Published: Dec. 31, 2012 at 07:25 a.m.

    (2:55) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to D.Sproles for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass -6, YAC 39

  2. Published: Dec. 31, 2012 at 07:20 a.m.

    (5:15) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 9, YAC 0

  3. Published: Dec. 31, 2012 at 05:50 a.m.

    (10:49) D.Brees pass short middle to J.Graham for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 9, YAC 10

  4. Published: Dec. 31, 2012 at 05:42 a.m.

    (13:48) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep middle to L.Moore to CAR 31 for 51 yards (C.Godfrey). Pass 45, YAC 6

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