The 2017 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League, the 42nd to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the eleventh under head coach Sean Payton. The team improved on their 7-9 output from last season, while achieving an 8-game winning streak after losing their first two contests, their longest streak (tied with their 2011 team) since 2009, when they won Super Bowl XLIV. In Week 13 the Saints clinched their first winning season since 2013 and swept the Carolina Panthers for the first time since 2011. In Week 16, the Saints clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2013 by defeating the Atlanta Falcons. In Week 17, the Saints clinched the NFC South for the first time since 2011 with the Panthers loss to the Falcons. On January 7, 2018 the Saints played their divisional rivals the Carolina Panthers in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They beat Carolina for the third time, 31-26 in the Wild Card, but fell to the Minnesota Vikings 29-24 in the Divisional Round in a dramatic end.
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Offseason
Signings
Releases
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Staff
Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
After three years of holding training camp at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, the Saints opted to move camp back to the team's headquarters facility in Metairie, Louisiana.
Regular season
On December 13, 2016, the NFL announced that the Saints will play the Miami Dolphins as one of the London Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with the Dolphins serving as the home team. The game will occur during Week 4 (Sunday, October 1), and will be televised in the United States. The network and time will be announced in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
The Saints' 2017 schedule was revealed on April 20.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Postseason
Game summaries
Regular season
Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
NFL London Games
Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 7: at Green Bay Packers
Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10: at Buffalo Bills
Week 11: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Saints clinched a winning record for the first time since 2013 and swept the Carolina Panthers for the first time since the Saints' 2011 Season.
Week 14: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 15: vs. New York Jets
Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Postseason
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. #5 Carolina Panthers
NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (#2) Minnesota Vikings
Standings
Division
Conference
References
External links
- 2017 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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