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2025 New Orleans Saints

The 2025 New Orleans Saints went 6–11, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 306 points and allowed 383.

Record
6–11
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
3–6
Points
306–383
NFC South
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 306 points, the fifth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 383, the 16th-fewest. Their point differential was -77.

How the season unfolded

The Saints opened with four straight losses and were 1–7 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 6–11.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 29–6 over the New York Jets in Week 16 (December 21, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 44–13 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3 (September 21, 2025).

They scored a season-high 34 points against the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 (December 28, 2025), winning 34–26.

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

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers, splitting with the Buccaneers, and getting swept by the Falcons.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–9, two games better than their record.

Before and after

That was a one-win improvement on 2024, when they went 5–12.

2025 schedule and results

2025 New Orleans Saints · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2025vs Arizona CardinalsL 13–20
Week 2Sep 14, 2025vs San Francisco 49ersL 21–26
Week 3Sep 21, 2025at Seattle SeahawksL 13–44
Week 4Sep 28, 2025at Buffalo BillsL 19–31
Week 5Oct 5, 2025vs New York GiantsW 26–14
Week 6Oct 12, 2025vs New England PatriotsL 19–25
Week 7Oct 19, 2025at Chicago BearsL 14–26
Week 8Oct 26, 2025vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 3–23
Week 9Nov 2, 2025at Los Angeles RamsL 10–34
Week 10Nov 9, 2025at Carolina PanthersW 17–7
Week 12Nov 23, 2025vs Atlanta FalconsL 10–24
Week 13Nov 30, 2025at Miami DolphinsL 17–21
Week 14Dec 7, 2025at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 24–20
Week 15Dec 14, 2025vs Carolina PanthersW 20–17
Week 16Dec 21, 2025vs New York JetsW 29–6
Week 17Dec 28, 2025at Tennessee TitansW 34–26
Week 18Jan 4, 2026at Atlanta FalconsL 17–19

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.