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
OwnerGayle Benson
General managerMickey Loomis
Head coachDennis Allen
Home fieldCaesars Superdome
Results
Record3–4
Division place3rd NFC South
Uniform

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 New Orleans Saints Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
129 Bryan BreseeDTClemson
240 Isaiah FoskeyDENotre Dame
371 Kendre MillerRBTCU
4103 Nick SaldiveriOTOld DominionFrom Chicago
127 Jake HaenerQBFresno StateFrom Jacksonville
5146 Jordan HowdenSMinnesota
6195 A. T. PerryWRWake Forest
2023 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
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
New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • Owner – Gayle Benson
  • President – Dennis Lauscha
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
  • Senior vice president/chief operating officer – Ben Hales
  • Asst. general manager/college scouting director – Jeff Ireland
  • Vice president of football administration – Khai Harley
  • Director of operations – James Nagaoka
  • Director of pro scouting – Justin Matthews
  • Director of pro personnel – Michael Parenton
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports science – Matt Rhea
  • Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning

→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
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Current roster
New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 26 Eno Benjamin RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 Andrew Dowell OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 46 Adam Prentice FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 98 Payton Turner DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Trai Turner G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 25, 2023

53 active, 5 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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
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
Week 1: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 6 3 0615
Saints 3 3 10016

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

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
Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 3 7720
Panthers 3 0 31117

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

With the win, the Saints started 2–0 for the first time since 2013.

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 0017
Packers 0 0 01818

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

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
Week 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 14 01226
Saints 3 0 339

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

The Saints endured their second consecutive loss, falling to 2-2.

Week 5: at New England Patriots
Week 5: New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 14 31034
Patriots 0 0 000

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

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
Week 6: New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 3 3013
Texans 7 10 3020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 7: Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 10 7731
Saints 3 3 31524

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 8: New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 0 000
Colts 0 0 000

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Division
NFC South
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
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
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]
  1. Detroit wins tie break over San Francisco based on strength of victory.
  2. Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.
  3. Minnesota, LA Rams, Tampa Bay, Washington and New Orleans are ranked based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate New Orleans (see below)
  4. Tampa Bay wins tie break over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  5. NY Giants wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References
  1. "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". neworleanssaints.com. April 30, 2023.
  2. "Saints agree to terms with rookie free agent DT Jerron Cage". neworleanssaints.com. May 1, 2023.
  3. "Saints agree to terms with rookie free agent WR/RS Malik Flowers". neworleanssaints.com. May 2, 2023.
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