2010 New Orleans Saints
The 2010 New Orleans Saints went 11–5, finishing 2nd in the NFC South, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 384 points and allowed 307.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 384–307
- NFC South
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 384 points, the 11th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 307, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +77.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 8 to Week 14.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–3 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 9 (November 7, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 30–17 to the Cleveland Browns in Week 7 (October 24, 2010).
They scored a season-high 36 points against the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round (January 8, 2011), losing 41–36.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–2.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers and splitting with the Falcons and the Buccaneers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Seattle Seahawks 41–36 on the road.
Before and after
That was two wins fewer than in 2009, when they went 13–3.
In 2011, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2010 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 14–9 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2010 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 25–22 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 24–27 (OT) |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2010 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 16–14 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2010 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 20–30 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–6 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2010 | vs Cleveland Browns | L 17–30 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2010 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2010 | at Carolina Panthers | W 34–3 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 34–19 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2010 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30–27 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–30 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 31–13 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 24–30 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2010 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 17–14 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–23 |
| Wild Card | Jan 8, 2011 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 36–41 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.