2017 New Orleans Saints
The 2017 New Orleans Saints went 11–5, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 448 points and allowed 326.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 448–326
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 448 points, the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 326, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was +122.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 2–2 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 eight games, from Week 3 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 47–10 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 10 (November 12, 2017).
Their heaviest loss was 36–20 to the New England Patriots in Week 2 (September 17, 2017).
They scored a season-high 52 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 6 (October 15, 2017), winning 52–38.
They shut out the Miami Dolphins (Week 4).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–3.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers and splitting with the Buccaneers and the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Carolina Panthers 31–26 at home.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 29–24 on the road.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2016, when they went 7–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2013.
In 2018, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2017 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2017 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 19–29 |
| Week 2 | Sep 17, 2017 | vs New England Patriots | L 20–36 |
| Week 3 | Sep 24, 2017 | at Carolina Panthers | W 34–13 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2017 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 20–0 |
| Week 6 | Oct 15, 2017 | vs Detroit Lions | W 52–38 |
| Week 7 | Oct 22, 2017 | at Green Bay Packers | W 26–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 29, 2017 | vs Chicago Bears | W 20–12 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2017 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–10 |
| Week 10 | Nov 12, 2017 | at Buffalo Bills | W 47–10 |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2017 | vs Washington | W 34–31 (OT) |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2017 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20–26 |
| Week 13 | Dec 3, 2017 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 31–21 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2017 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–20 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2017 | vs New York Jets | W 31–19 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2017 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 23–13 |
| Week 17 | Dec 31, 2017 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24–31 |
| Wild Card | Jan 7, 2018 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 31–26 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2018 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–29 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.