New Orleans Saints Events

1966 Nov 1 New Orleans Saints awarded NFL's sixteenth franchise
The National Football League awarded its 16th franchise to New Orleans on November 1, 1966. Appropriately, it was All Saints Day. In mid-December, 28-year-old John W. Mecom Jr., a success...
2005 Nov 20 New England Patriots defeat New Orleans Saints, 24-17
As soundless as a figurative action is, one could almost hear the shift in gears. An early two-touchdown lead against a team whose mental toughness has been tested far too many times t...
2009 Oct 4 New Orleans Saints defeat New York Jets, 24-10
NEW ORLEANS - Darren Sharper loves New York and its quarterbacks. The playmaking safety has feasted on Eli Manning in the past and Sunday he intercepted Mark Sanchez twice, returning o...
2009 Oct 18 New Orleans Saints defeat New York Giants, 48-27
NEW ORLEANS - They had seen all the things Drew Brees could do on film, and they knew how explosive the New Orleans Saints were, but the Giants' confidence was still unbowed. They were, a...
2009 Nov 30 New Orleans Saints defeat New England Patriots, 38-17
With 17 players listed as questionable on their injury report entering last night’s game against the Saints, the Patriots arrived at the Superdome with an uncertain lineup. The ambiguity ...
2010 Jan 24 New Orleans Saints defeat Minnesota Vikings, 31-28
NEW ORLEANS - The signs hung in the locker stalls of several glassy-eyed Vikings players as they dressed quietly inside the visitor's locker room at the Louisiana Superdome and tried to c...
2010 Feb 7 Super Bowl XLIV Saints 31 Colts 17
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - After the confetti had dropped, after the tears were shed, after they stood in front of the cameras and the microphones and tried to put the greatest night of their ...
2010 Jun 8 New Orleans Saints Announce Superbowl Ring Raffle to Raise $1 Million for Gulf Oil Spill Relief
The New Orleans Saints will raffle off a Super Bowl championship ring to raise money for the cleanup efforts on the Gulf Coast. Raffle tickets will go for $2, and the team will set up a w...
2010 Sep 9 New Orleans Saints defeat Minnesota Vikings, 14-9
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints opened their title defense by winning with defense. Jonathan Vilma intercepted Brett Favre, and the Saints allowed the Minnesota Vikings only two f...