2023 New Orleans Saints season
The 2023 season is the New Orleans Saints' 57th season in the National Football League, the 48th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and the second under head coach Dennis Allen. They attempt to improve upon their 7–10 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
2023 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Owner | Gayle Benson |
General manager | Mickey Loomis |
Head coach | Dennis Allen |
Home field | Caesars Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 3–4 |
Division place | 3rd NFC South |
Uniform | |
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Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 29 | Bryan Bresee | DT | Clemson | |
2 | 40 | Isaiah Foskey | DE | Notre Dame | |
3 | 71 | Kendre Miller | RB | TCU | |
4 | 103 | Nick Saldiveri | OT | Old Dominion | From Chicago |
127 | Jake Haener | QB | Fresno State | From Jacksonville | |
5 | 146 | Jordan Howden | S | Minnesota | |
6 | 195 | A. T. Perry | WR | Wake Forest |
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Nick Anderson | LB | Tulane | [1] |
Sy Barnett | WR | Davenport | |
Jerron Cage | DT | Ohio State | [2] |
Shaquan Davis | WR | South Carolina State | [1] |
Mark Evans II | OT | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
Malik Flowers | WR, RS | Montana | [3] |
Blake Grupe | K | Notre Dame | [1] |
Lou Hedley | P | Miami (FL) | |
Anthony Johnson | S | Virginia | |
Anfernee Orji | LB | Vanderbilt | |
Alex Pihlstrom | C | Illinois | |
SaRodorick Thompson Jr. | RB | Texas Tech | |
Joel Wilson | TE | Central Michigan |
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–24 | 1–0 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
2 | August 20 | at Los Angeles Chargers | W 22–17 | 2–0 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 27 | Houston Texans | L 13–17 | 2–1 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | W 16–15 | 1–0 | Caesars Superdome | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 18 | 6:15 p.m. | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–17 | 2–0 | Bank of America Stadium | ESPN | Recap |
3 | September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–18 | 2–1 | Lambeau Field | Fox | Recap |
4 | October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 9–26 | 2–2 | Caesars Superdome | Fox | Recap |
5 | October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | W 34–0 | 3–2 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
6 | October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Houston Texans | L 13–20 | 3–3 | NRG Stadium | Fox | Recap |
7 | October 19 | 7:15 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 24–31 | 3–4 | Caesars Superdome | Prime Video | Recap |
8 | October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Fox | |||
9 | November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Chicago Bears | Caesars Superdome | CBS | |||
10 | November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Fox | |||
11 | Bye | |||||||
12 | November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Fox | |||
13 | December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Detroit Lions | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
14 | December 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
15 | December 17 | 12:00 p.m. | New York Giants | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
16 | December 21 | 7:15 p.m. | at Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Prime Video | |||
17 | December 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
18 | TBD (January 6/7) | TBD | Atlanta Falcons | Caesars Superdome | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 8–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Saints | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,024
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker and Amanda Guerra
- Recap, Game Book
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In the Saints home opener against the Tennessee Titans, they barely held on with a 16–15 win. They start off the season 1–0.
Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Panthers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT/6:15 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 72,709
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Game Book
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With the win, the Saints started 2–0 for the first time since 2013.
Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,043
- Referee: Brad Rogers
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Game Book
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The Saints led 17–0 going into the fourth quarter, but the Packers mounted an 18-point comeback and won, 18–17, on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Love to Romeo Doubs, which was followed by a missed potential game-winning 46-yard field goal attempt by Saints kicker Blake Grupe. With the loss, the Saints fell to 2–1.
Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
Saints | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,003
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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The Saints endured their second consecutive loss, falling to 2-2.
Week 5: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,628
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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The Saints dominated the Patriots with a 34-point shutout, picking up the third win of the season. They improve to 3-2.
Week 6: at Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Texans | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,810
- Referee: Alan Eck
- TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Saints | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,009
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
- Preview
Division
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 115 | 133 | W1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 121 | 128 | L3 |
New Orleans Saints | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 133 | 127 | L2 |
Carolina Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 112 | 186 | L6 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1–0 | 4–0 | .458 | .452 | W1 |
2[lower-alpha 1] | Detroit Lions | North | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1–0 | 4–1 | .522 | .455 | L1 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 2–0 | 4–1 | .457 | .424 | L2 |
4 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2–0 | 3–2 | .457 | .320 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[lower-alpha 2] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 4–1 | .350 | .296 | W1 |
6[lower-alpha 2] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–0 | 1–2 | .375 | .346 | W1 |
7[lower-alpha 3] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–0 | 3–2 | .511 | .350 | W2 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8[lower-alpha 3] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 2–1 | 2–2 | .565 | .400 | L1 |
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–1 | 3–3 | .560 | .381 | L3 |
10[lower-alpha 3] | Washington Commanders | East | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0–2 | 2–3 | .440 | .333 | L1 |
11[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | New Orleans Saints | South | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–1 | 1–2 | .378 | .211 | L2 |
12 | Green Bay Packers | North | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .452 | .357 | L3 |
13[lower-alpha 5] | New York Giants | East | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 1–1 | 2–3 | .563 | .286 | W1 |
14[lower-alpha 5] | Chicago Bears | North | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0–2 | 1–3 | .458 | .429 | W1 |
15 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0–3 | 1–5 | .522 | .667 | L4 |
16 | Carolina Panthers | South | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0–2 | 0–5 | .585 | .000 | L6 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage |
References
- "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". neworleanssaints.com. April 30, 2023.
- "Saints agree to terms with rookie free agent DT Jerron Cage". neworleanssaints.com. May 1, 2023.
- "Saints agree to terms with rookie free agent WR/RS Malik Flowers". neworleanssaints.com. May 2, 2023.