2000 New Orleans Saints
The 2000 New Orleans Saints went 10–6, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 354 points and allowed 305.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 354–305
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 354 points, the tenth-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 305, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was +49.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 1–3 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 6 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 31–10 over the Chicago Bears in Week 6 (October 8, 2000).
Their heaviest loss was 34–16 to the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional round (January 6, 2001).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–2.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the St. Louis Rams 31–28 at home.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 34–16 on the road.
Before and after
That was a seven-win improvement on 1999, when they went 3–13.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in any season from 1999 on.
In 2001, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
2000 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 3, 2000 | vs Detroit Lions | L 10–14 |
| Week 2 | Sep 10, 2000 | at San Diego Chargers | W 28–27 |
| Week 3 | Sep 17, 2000 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–20 |
| Week 4 | Sep 24, 2000 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–21 |
| Week 6 | Oct 8, 2000 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–10 |
| Week 7 | Oct 15, 2000 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 24–6 |
| Week 8 | Oct 22, 2000 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 21–19 |
| Week 9 | Oct 29, 2000 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 21–10 |
| Week 10 | Nov 5, 2000 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 31–15 |
| Week 11 | Nov 12, 2000 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–10 |
| Week 12 | Nov 19, 2000 | vs Oakland Raiders | L 22–31 |
| Week 13 | Nov 26, 2000 | at St. Louis Rams | W 31–24 |
| Week 14 | Dec 3, 2000 | vs Denver Broncos | L 23–38 |
| Week 15 | Dec 10, 2000 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31–27 |
| Week 16 | Dec 17, 2000 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 23–7 |
| Week 17 | Dec 24, 2000 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 21–26 |
| Wild Card | Dec 30, 2000 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 31–28 |
| Divisional | Jan 6, 2001 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16–34 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2000 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.