2019 New Orleans Saints
The 2019 New Orleans Saints went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 458 points and allowed 341.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 458–341
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 458 points, tied for the third-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 341, the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was +117.
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 six games, from Week 3 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 42–10 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 17 (December 29, 2019).
Their heaviest loss was 27–9 to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 (September 15, 2019).
They scored a season-high 46 points against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 14 (December 8, 2019), losing 48–46.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–1.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC South, sweeping the Buccaneers and the Panthers and splitting with the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 26–20 at home.
Before and after
That matched the win total of 2018, when they went 13–3.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2020, they went 12–4 and returned to the playoffs.
2019 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2019 | vs Houston Texans | W 30–28 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2019 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 9–27 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2019 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 33–27 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2019 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 12–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2019 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2019 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 13–6 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2019 | at Chicago Bears | W 36–25 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2019 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 31–9 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2019 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 9–26 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2019 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2019 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 34–31 |
| Week 13 | Nov 28, 2019 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 26–18 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2019 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 46–48 |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2019 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 34–7 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2019 | at Tennessee Titans | W 38–28 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2019 | at Carolina Panthers | W 42–10 |
| Wild Card | Jan 5, 2020 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 20–26 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.