2011 New Orleans Saints
The 2011 New Orleans Saints went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 547 points and allowed 339.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 547–339
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 547 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 339, the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was +208, the best in the league.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was eight games, from Week 9 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 62–7 over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 7 (October 23, 2011).
Their heaviest loss was 31–21 to the St. Louis Rams in Week 8 (October 30, 2011).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–2.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers and the Falcons and splitting with the Buccaneers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 5–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Detroit Lions 45–28 at home.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers 36–32 on the road.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2010, when they went 11–5.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2012, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
2011 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2011 | at Green Bay Packers | L 34–42 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2011 | vs Chicago Bears | W 30–13 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2011 | vs Houston Texans | W 40–33 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2011 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2011 | at Carolina Panthers | W 30–27 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2011 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2011 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 62–7 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2011 | at St. Louis Rams | L 21–31 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2011 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–16 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2011 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 26–23 (OT) |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2011 | vs New York Giants | W 49–24 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2011 | vs Detroit Lions | W 31–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2011 | at Tennessee Titans | W 22–17 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2011 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 42–20 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2011 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 45–16 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2012 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 45–17 |
| Wild Card | Jan 7, 2012 | vs Detroit Lions | W 45–28 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2012 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 32–36 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.