2018 New Orleans Saints
The 2018 New Orleans Saints went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost the conference championship. They scored 504 points and allowed 353.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 504–353
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 504 points, the third-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 353, the 14th-fewest. Their point differential was +151, the best in the league.
Their 13–3 record was tied for the best in the NFL.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 3–1 and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was ten games, from Week 2 to Week 12.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 48–7 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11 (November 18, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 33–14 to the Carolina Panthers in Week 17 (December 30, 2018).
They scored a season-high 51 points against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10 (November 11, 2018), winning 51–14.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Falcons and splitting with the Buccaneers and the Panthers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20–14 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 26–23 at home.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2017, when they went 11–5.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2019, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 40–48 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 21–18 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2018 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 43–37 (OT) |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2018 | at New York Giants | W 33–18 |
| Week 5 | Oct 8, 2018 | vs Washington | W 43–19 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2018 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 24–23 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2018 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 30–20 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2018 | vs Los Angeles Rams | W 45–35 |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2018 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 51–14 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2018 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 48–7 |
| Week 12 | Nov 22, 2018 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 31–17 |
| Week 13 | Nov 29, 2018 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–13 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 28–14 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2018 | at Carolina Panthers | W 12–9 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–28 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 14–33 |
| Divisional | Jan 13, 2019 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 |
| Conference championship | Jan 20, 2019 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 23–26 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.