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2020 New Orleans Saints

The 2020 New Orleans Saints went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 482 points and allowed 337.

Record
12–4
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
6–2
Points
482–337
NFC South
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 482 points, the fifth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 337, the fifth-fewest. Their point differential was +145.

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 12–4.

Their longest winning streak was nine games, from Week 4 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–3 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9 (November 8, 2020).

Their heaviest loss was 34–24 to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2 (September 21, 2020).

They scored a season-high 52 points against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16 (December 25, 2020), winning 52–33.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 6–0 against the NFC South, sweeping the Buccaneers, the Panthers, and the Falcons.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Chicago Bears 21–9 at home.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30–20 at home.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2019, when they went 13–3.

In 2021, they went 9–8 and missed the playoffs.

2020 schedule and results

2020 New Orleans Saints · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 2020vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 34–23
Week 2Sep 21, 2020at Las Vegas RaidersL 24–34
Week 3Sep 27, 2020vs Green Bay PackersL 30–37
Week 4Oct 4, 2020at Detroit LionsW 35–29
Week 5Oct 12, 2020vs Los Angeles ChargersW 30–27 (OT)
Week 7Oct 25, 2020vs Carolina PanthersW 27–24
Week 8Nov 1, 2020at Chicago BearsW 26–23 (OT)
Week 9Nov 8, 2020at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 38–3
Week 10Nov 15, 2020vs San Francisco 49ersW 27–13
Week 11Nov 22, 2020vs Atlanta FalconsW 24–9
Week 12Nov 29, 2020at Denver BroncosW 31–3
Week 13Dec 6, 2020at Atlanta FalconsW 21–16
Week 14Dec 13, 2020at Philadelphia EaglesL 21–24
Week 15Dec 20, 2020vs Kansas City ChiefsL 29–32
Week 16Dec 25, 2020vs Minnesota VikingsW 52–33
Week 17Jan 3, 2021at Carolina PanthersW 33–7
Wild CardJan 10, 2021vs Chicago BearsW 21–9
DivisionalJan 17, 2021vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 20–30

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.