2014 New Orleans Saints
The 2014 New Orleans Saints went 7–9, finishing 2nd in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 401 points and allowed 424.
- Record
- 7–9
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 401–424
- NFC South
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 401 points, the ninth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 424, the fifth-most. Their point differential was -23.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 1–3 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 10 to Week 12.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 44–23 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 8 (October 26, 2014).
Their heaviest loss was 41–10 to the Carolina Panthers in Week 14 (December 7, 2014).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–5.
They played three games that went to overtime and went 1–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC South, sweeping the Buccaneers, splitting with the Panthers, and getting swept by the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–8–1, 0.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was four wins fewer than in 2013, when they went 11–5.
In 2015, they went 7–9.
2014 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2014 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 34–37 (OT) |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2014 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–26 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2014 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 20–9 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2014 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 17–38 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2014 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 37–31 (OT) |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2014 | at Detroit Lions | L 23–24 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2014 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 44–23 |
| Week 9 | Oct 30, 2014 | at Carolina Panthers | W 28–10 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2014 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 24–27 (OT) |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2014 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–27 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2014 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 27–34 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2014 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–32 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2014 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 10–41 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2014 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–15 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2014 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 14–30 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2014 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–20 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.