2021 New Orleans Saints
The 2021 New Orleans Saints went 9–8, finishing 2nd in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 364 points and allowed 335.
- Record
- 9–8
- Home
- 2–5
- Road & neutral
- 7–3
- Points
- 364–335
- NFC South
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 364 points, the 14th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 335, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was +29.
How the season unfolded
The Saints started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 9–8.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 5 to Week 8.
Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 9 to Week 13.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 38–3 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 (September 12, 2021).
Their heaviest loss was 31–6 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 12 (November 25, 2021).
They shut out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 15).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–3.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Buccaneers and splitting with the Panthers and the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–8.
Before and after
That was three wins fewer than in 2020, when they went 12–4.
In 2022, they went 7–10.
2021 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2021 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 38–3 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2021 | at Carolina Panthers | L 7–26 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2021 | at New England Patriots | W 28–13 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2021 | vs New York Giants | L 21–27 (OT) |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2021 | at Washington | W 33–22 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2021 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 13–10 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2021 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 36–27 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2021 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 25–27 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2021 | at Tennessee Titans | L 21–23 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2021 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 29–40 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2021 | vs Buffalo Bills | L 6–31 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2021 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 17–27 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2021 | at New York Jets | W 30–9 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2021 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 9–0 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2021 | vs Miami Dolphins | L 3–20 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2022 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 18–10 |
| Week 18 | Jan 9, 2022 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 30–20 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2021 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.