2013 New Orleans Saints
The 2013 New Orleans Saints went 11–5, finishing 2nd in the NFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 414 points and allowed 304.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 414–304
- NFC South
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 414 points, the tenth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 304, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was +110.
How the season unfolded
The Saints opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 1 to Week 5.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 49–17 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10 (November 10, 2013).
Their heaviest loss was 34–7 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13 (December 2, 2013).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC South, sweeping the Falcons and the Buccaneers and splitting with the Panthers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26–24 on the road.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Seattle Seahawks 23–15 on the road.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2012, when they went 7–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2011.
In 2014, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
2013 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2013 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 23–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2013 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 16–14 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2013 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 31–7 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2013 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 38–17 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2013 | at Chicago Bears | W 26–18 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2013 | at New England Patriots | L 27–30 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2013 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 35–17 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2013 | at New York Jets | L 20–26 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2013 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 49–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2013 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 23–20 |
| Week 12 | Nov 21, 2013 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 17–13 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2013 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 7–34 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2013 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 31–13 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2013 | at St. Louis Rams | L 16–27 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2013 | at Carolina Panthers | L 13–17 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2013 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 42–17 |
| Wild Card | Jan 4, 2014 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26–24 |
| Divisional | Jan 11, 2014 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 15–23 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.