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The Saints matched their record from the previous year after defeating their divisional rivals Carolina Panthers in week 17, sweeping them for the second time in three seasons, but were not able to secure a first round bye due to a three way tiebreaker with the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers. This was the first time in franchise ...
Instead, the 49ers finished one game better than the Saints, and the Saints ended up being the first team on the outside looking in the playoff picture despite finishing with the same record as the 7th-seeded Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated New Orleans earlier that season and thus owned the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot. [70]
The New Orleans Saints have played their home games at the Caesars Superdome since 1975. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL awarded the city of New Orleans the sixteenth franchise in the league on ...
Although the Saints and the Buccaneers have played since 1977, this matchup began a full-fledged rivalry in 2002 when the Saints and the Buccaneers moved into the same division, the NFC South. The first matchup was in 1977 at the Louisiana Superdome (now the Caesars Superdome ) when the Buccaneers won 33–14, their first win in franchise history.
A 5–1 preseason record was followed by a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by rookie John Gilliam to begin the 1967 season against the Los Angeles Rams. (There is a rumor in the annals of New Orleans Saints legends that following this play many fans allegedly heard another fan in Tulane Stadium shout out aloud "This is going to be the ...
On December 7, 1980, the 49ers rallied from down 35–7, scoring 31 unanswered points to defeat the winless New Orleans Saints in overtime. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This was the last full season until 1999 that the 49ers finished with fewer than ten wins.
New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings, Jan 3, 1988 (Wild Card Round) Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers, Jan 14, 1990 (NFC Championship Game) Chicago Bears vs New York Giants, Jan 13, 1991 (Divisional Round) Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Dec 29, 1996 (Wild Card Round) Seattle Seahawks vs Miami Dolphins, Jan 9, 2000 (Wild ...
In the 1988 season, San Francisco won the NFC West with a 10–6 regular season record, but it was a long uphill battle; the 49ers, Rams, and Saints all finished 10–6 with the 49ers winning the division on tiebreakers.