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1967
(3-11)
Super Bowl II- Green Bay wins over Oakland, 33-14.
13-17 Rams- John Gilliam takes opening kickoff back 94 yards for TD
10-30 Redskins
07-42 Browns
21-27 @Giants
10-14 @Cowboys 13-27 @49ers
10-14 Steelers
31-24 Eagles- 3 "Flea" Roberts TD's, first win for Tom Fears and Saints
10-27 Cowboys
21-48 @Eagles
27-24 Falcons
20-31 @Cardinals
10-30 @Colts
30-14 @Redskins


1968
(4-9-1)
Super Bowl III- Joe Namath leads NY Jets to 16-7 victory over Baltimore Colts.
10-24 Browns
37-17 Redskins
20-21 Cardinals- Saints blow 20 point lead in 4th
21-38 @Giants
20-17 Vikings
16-12 @Steelers- 1st ever back-to-back wins for Saints
17-31 @Cardinals
03-17 Cowboys- 1st game Saints fail to score TD
17-35 @Browns
07-29 @Packers
20-20 @Lions- 1st tie for Saints
17-23 Bears
17-29 @Eagles
24-14 Steelers


1969
(2-9)
Super Bowl IV- KC Chiefs defeat Vikings 23-7.
20-26 Redskins
17-21 Cowboys
17-36 @Rams
17-27 Browns
10-30 Colts
10-13 Eagles
51-42 @Cardinals
17-33 @Cowboys
25-24 @Giants
17-33 49ers


1970
(2-11-1)
Super Bowl V- Baltimore Colts beat Dallas 16-13 with 11 turnovers between the two.
03-14 Falcons
00-26 @Vikings
14-10 Giants
17-24 @Cardinals
20-20 @49ers
14-32 @Falcons
17-30 Rams
19-17 Lions- Tom Dempsey kicks record 63 yd FG on final play
10-21 @Dolphins
06-31 Broncos
06-26 Bengals
16-34 @Rams
27-38 49ers
03-24 Bears


1971
(4-8-2)
Super Bowl VI- Roger Staubach connects with TE Mike Ditka to lead Cowboys to 24-3 victory over Dolphins.
24-20 Rams
20-38 49ers
13-13 @Oilers
14-35 @Bears
24-14 Cowboys
06-28 @Falcons
14-24 @Redskins
21-21 Raiders
26-20 @49ers
10-23 Vikings
29-21 @Packers
28-45 @Rams
17-21 Browns
20-24 Falcons


1972
(2-11-1)
Super Bowl VII- Undefeated Miami Dolphins beat Redskins 14-7.
14-34 @Rams
17-20 Chiefs- First ever Monday Night Game
02-37 49ers
21-45 @Giants
14-21 Falcons
20-20 @49ers
21-03 Eagles
06-37 @Vikings
20-36 @Falcons
14-27 @Lions
19-16 Rams
17-18 @Jets
10-17 Patriots
20-30 Packers


1973
(5-9)
Super Bowl VIII- Miami wins again against Minnesota 24-7.
07-62 Falcons- Worst ever margin of defeat
03-40 @Cowboys
10-14 @Colts
21-16 Bear
20-13 Lions
00-40 @49ers
19-03 Redskins
13-00 Bills- first shut out
07-29 @Rams
14-17 @Chargers
13-24 Rams
10-30 @Packers
16-10 49ers
10-14 @Falcons


1974
(5-9)
Super Bowl IX- Terry Bradshaw leads Steelers to 16-6 victory over Vikings.
13-17 49ers
00-24 @Rams
14-13 Falcons
10-24 @Bears
17-33 @Broncos
13-03 @Falcons
14-10 Eagles
14-19 @Lions
00-21 Dolphins
20-07 Rams
07-28 Steelers
09-29 @Vikings
14-00 Cardinals
21-35 @49ers


1975
(2-12)
Super Bowl X- Pittsburgh beats Dallas 21-17.
03-41 @Redskins
00-21 Bengals- First season game in Superdome
07-14 @Falcons
20-19 Packers
21-35 @49ers
14-38 @Rams
23-07 Falcons
10-48 @Raiders
07-20 Vikings- Saints post 60 yards total offense
06-16 49ers
16-17 @Browns
07-14 Rams
14-28 @Giants
17-42 Bears


1976
(4-10)
Super Bowl XI- Raiders 32-14 over Minnesota.
09-40 Vikings
06-24 Cowboys
27-17 @Chiefs
26-31 Oilers
30-00 Falcons
03-33 49ers
10-16 Rams
20-23 @Falcons
27-32 @Packers
17-16 Lions
51-27 @Seahawks- First Ever Meeting
14-33 @Rams
06-27 @Patriots
07-27 49ers


1977
(3-11)
Super Bowl XII- First indoor Super Bowl in the Superdome sees Tony Dorsett and Dallas beat Denver 27-10.
20-24 Packers
19-23 @Lions
42-24 @Bears
00-14 Chargers
07-14 @Rams
31-49 @Cardinals
27-26 Rams
07-28 @Eagles
07-10 49ers- First ever Overtime Game
21-20 Falcons
17-20 @49ers
13-16 Jets
14-33 Buccaneers- Saints give Tampa Bay their first win.
07-35 @Falcons


1978
(7-9)
Super Bowl XIII- Pittsburgh Steelers win record 3rd Super Bowl 35-31 over Dallas.
31-24 Vikings- Tommy Myers returns int. 97 yards for winning TD.
17-28 @Packers
17-24 Eagles
20-18 @Bengals
20-26 Rams
16-24 Browns
14-07 @49ers
10-03 @Rams
28-17 Giants
14-20 @Steelers
17-20 Falcons
07-27 @Cowboys
17-20 @Falcons
24-13 49ers
12-17 Oilers
17-10 @Buccaneers


1979
(8-8)
Super Bowl XIV- Steelers win 4th Super Bowl 31-19 against Los Angeles Rams.
34-40 Falcons
19-28 @Packers
14-26 Eagles
30-21 @49ers
24-14 Giants
17-35 Rams
42-14 @Buccaneers
17-07 Lions
14-10 @Redskins
03-10 @Broncos
31-20 49ers
24-38 @Seahawks
37-06 @Falcons
35-42 Raiders
00-35 Chargers
29-14 @Rams


1980
(1-15)
Super Bowl XV- Oakland Raiders beat Philedelphia 27-10. Jim Plunkett is MVP.
23-26 49ers
03-22 @Bears
26-35 Bills
16-21 @Dolphins
07-40 Cardinals
13-24 @Lions
14-41 Falcons
14-22 @Redskins
31-45 @Rams
21-34 Eagles
13-31 @Falcons
07-27 Rams
20-23 Vikings
35-38 @49ers- Saints blow 35-7 halftime lead
21-20 @Jets
27-38 Patriots


1981
(4-12)
Super Bowl XVI- San Fransisco beats Cincinnati 26-21.
00-27 @Falcons
23-17 Rams
07-20 @Giants
14-21 @49ers
06-20 Steelers
14-31 Eagles
17-20 @Browns
17-07 Bengals
10-41 Falcons
21-13 @Rams
10-20 @Vikings
27-24 @Oilers
14-31 Buccaneers
03-30 @Cardinals
07-35 Packers
17-21 49ers


1982
(4-5)
Super Bowl XVII- Redskins beat Miami Dolphins 27-17.
07-21 Cardinals
10-00 @Bears
----------------------- 8 week hiatus
27-17 Chiefs
23-20 @49ers
10-13 Buccaneers
00-35 @Falcons
07-21 @Cowboys
10-27 Redskins
35-06 Falcons


1983
(8-8)
Super Bowl XVIII- L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9. MVP Marcus Allen breaks Super Bowl record with 191 yards rushing.
28-17 Cardinals- George Rogers runs for 206 yards
27-30 @Rams
34-31 Bears- First overtime win
20-21 @Cowboys
17-07 Dolphins- Wayne Wilson runs for 160 yards
19-17 @Falcons
13-32 49ers
24-21 @Buccaneers
21-27 @Bills
27-10 Falcons
00-27 @49ers 28-31 Jets
17-16 Vikings
00-07 @Patriots
20-17 @Eagles- Andersen kicks 50 yard FG for win
24-26 Rams- No playoffs


1984
(7-9)
Super Bowl XIX- San Francisco 38, Miami 16. Dan Marino puts the ball up 50 times, MVP Joe Montana wins another ring.
28-36 Falcons
17-13 Buccaneers
20-30 @49ers
34-24 Cardinals
27-10 @Oilers
07-20 @Bears
10-28 Rams
27-30 Cowboys- Saints blow 27-6 halftime lead
16-14 @Browns- Andersen kicks last-second field goal
13-23 Packers
17-13 @Falcons
27-24 Steelers- First Monday night win
03-35 49ers
21-34 @Rams
21-24 Bengals
10-03 @Giants


1985
(5-11)
Super Bowl XX- Chicago 46, New England 10. Mike Ditka becomes second man to play in and coach a Superbowl win.
27-47 Chiefs
23-34 @Broncos
20-13 Buccaneers
20-17 @49ers
23-21 Eagles
13-23 @Raiders
24-31 @Falcons
13-21 Giants
10-28 @Rams
03-27 Seahawks
14-38 @Packers
30-23 @Vikings- 39yd TD from Hebert to Tice win game
29-03 Rams
16-28 @Cardinals
19-31 49ers
10-16 Falcons


1986
(7-9)
Super Bowl XXI- N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20
10-31 Falcons
24-10 Packers- Eric Martin catches 164 yards
17-26 @49ers- Mel Gray return kickoff 101 yards for TD
17-20 @Giants
06-14 Redskins
17-14 @Colts
38-07 Buccaneers- Reuben Mayes 172 yards rushing
23-28 @Jets
23-10 49ers
06-00 Rams
16-07 @Cardinals
13-26 @Rams
20-21 Patriots- Reuben Mayes 157 yards rushing
27-31 Dolphins- Reuben Mayes 203 yards rushing
14-09 @Falcons
17-33 @Vikings


1987
(12-3)/(0-1)
Super Bowl XXII- Washington 42, Denver 10. Rookie Timmy Smith rushes for 204 yards, MVP Doug Williams throws 340 yards and 4 TD's.
28-21 Browns- Saints get 2 safeties
17-27 @Eagles
------------------------ One week strike
27-10 Rams
19-24 @Cardinals
19-17 @Bears
22-24 49ers- Andersen misses last-second 52 yard FG
28-00 @Falcons
31-14 @Rams
26-24 @49ers- Andersen hits 40 yd FG
23-14 Giants
20-16 @Steelers- Clinch 1st winning season
44-34 Buccaneers
24-10 Oilers
41-24 @Bengals
33-24 Packers

10-44 Vikings- 1st playoff game... and loss


1988
(10-6)
Super Bowl XXIII- San Fransisco 20, Cincinnati 16. MVP Jerry Rice has 216 yards receiving and a TD.
33-34 49ers
29-21 @Falcons
22-14 @Lions
13-09 Biccaneers
20-17 Cowboys- Andersen last-second 49 yard FG
23-17 @Chargers
20-19 @Seahawks
20-06 Raiders
10-12 Rams
24-27 @Redskins
14-10 @Rams
42-00 Broncos- Biggest ever margin of victory
12-13 Giants
03-45 @Vikings
17-30 @49ers
10-09 Falcons


1989
(9-7)
Super Bowl XXIV- San Fransisco 55, Denver 10. Joe Montana 297 yards and a Super Bowl-record 5 touchdowns. MVP Jerry Rice caught 7 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns.
28-00 Cowboys
34-35 @Packers
10-20 @Buccanneers
14-16 Redskins
20-24 49ers
29-14 Jets
40-21 @Rams
20-13 Falcons
13-31 @49ers
28-24 @Patriots
26-17 @Falcons- Dalton Hilliard rushes for 158 yards
17-20 Rams
14-21 @Lions
22-19 @Bills- Fourcade throws for 302 yards
30-20 Eagles
41-06 Colts


1990
(8-8)/(0-1)
Super Bowl XXV Giants 20, Bills 19. Hostetler and Otis Anderson doom AFC again.
12-13 49ers
03-32 @Vikings
28-07 Cardinals
---------------------------- bye week
27-28 @Falcons
25-20 Browns
10-23 @Oilers
10-27 Lions
21-07 @Bengals
35-07 Buccaneers- Heyward rushes for 155 yards
17-31 @Redskins
10-07 Falcons
13-17 @Cowboys
24-20 @Rams
06-09 Steelers
13-10 @49ers
20-17 Rams- Andersen clinches wildcard with last-second 24 yd FG

06-16 @Bears


1991
(11-5)/(0-1)
Super Bowl XXVI- Washington 37, Bills 24. Mark Rypien passed for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns, Thurman Thomas limited to 13 yards rushing.
27-24 Seahawks- Hebert to Floyd Turner for last second TD on 4th down.
17-10 @Chiefs
24-07 Rams
26-00 Vikings
27-06 @Falcons
------------------------------ bye week
13-06 @Eagles
23-07 Buccaneers
17-20 Bears- Win streak stopped at 7; Floyd Turner catches for 179 yards
24-17 @Rams
10-03 49ers
21-24 @Chargers
20-23 Falcons- Saints lose in overtime
24-38 @49ers
14-23 @Cowboys
27-00 Raiders- Hebert throws for 320 yards on Monday night
27-03 @Cardinals- First ever division title

20-27 Falcons


1992
(12-4))/(0-1)
Super Bowl XXVII- Dallas 52, Buffalo 17. NFC wins 9th time, Dallas forces 9 turnovers, MVP Aikman passes for 273 yards and 4 TDs.
13-15 @Eagles
28-06 Bears
10-07 @Falcons
10-16 49ers
13-07 @Lions
13-10 Rams
30-21 @Cardinals- Hebert throws for 355 yards
------------------------------ bye week
23-21 Buccaneers
31-14 @Patriots
20-21 @49ers
20-03 Redskins
24-13 Dolphins
22-14 Falcons
37-14 @Rams
16-20 Bills
20-00 @Jets

20-36 Eagles


1993
(8-8)
Super Bowl XXVIII- Dallas 30, Buffalo 13. Bills lose 4th consecutive Super Bowl. MVP Emmitt Smith 132 yards rushing.
33-21 Oilers
34-31 @Falcons- Wade Wilson 341 yards passing and 3 TD's
14-03 Lions
16-13 49ers- Andersen kicks last-second FG
37-06 @Rams
--------------------------- bye week
14-37 @Steelers
15-26 Falcons
20-17 @Cardinals
--------------------------- bye week
17-19 Packers
07-42 @49ers
17-14 @Vikings-Tyrone Hughes returns kickoff 99 yards for TD
13-17 @Browns
20-23 Rams
14-24 Giants
26-37 @Eagles
20-13 Bengals


1994
(7-9)
Super Bowl XXIX- San Fransisco 49, San Diego 26. MVP Steve Young throws for record 6 TD's.
17-30 Chiefs
24-38 Redskins- Jim Everett throws for 376 yards
09-07 @Buccaneers
13-24 @49ers
27-22 Giants
07-17 @Bears
22-36 Chargers
37-34 Rams- Tyrone Hughes returns 2 kickoffs for TD's, sets NFL records
--------------------------------- bye week
20-21 @Vikings
33-32 Falcons- Anderson kicks 40 yard last-second FG
19-24 @Raiders
14-35 49ers
31-15 @Rams
29-20 @Falcons
16-24 Cowboys
30-28 @Broncos- Torrance Small catches 200 yards and 2 TD's


1995
(7-9)
Super Bowl XXX- Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17. O'Donnell throws 3 interceptions to doom the AFC again.
22-34 49ers
13-17 @Rams
24-27 Falcons- Andersen kicks 24 yard FG to doom Saints
29-45 @Giants
10-15 Eagles
----------------------------- bye week
33-30 Dolphins- Jim Everett throws 4 TD's
03-20 @Panthers- First ever meeting
11-07 @49ers
19-10 Rams
17-14 Colts
24-43 @Vikings
34-26 Panthers
31-17 @Patriots
14-19 @Falcons- Andersen kicks 4 FG's to doom Saints
23-34 Packers
12-00 @Jets- NO beats NYJ 3rd time straight, 2nd straight shutout


1996
(3-13)
Super Bowl XXXI- Green Bay 35, New England 21. Desmond Howard 1st special-teams member to get MVP, returns kickoff 99 yards for TD.
11-27 @49ers
20-22 Panthers
15-30 @Bengals
14-28 Cardinals
10-17 @Ravens
17-13 Jaguars- first ever meeting
27-24 Bears- Ray Zellars rushes for 174 yards.
07-19 @Panthers
------------------------------------ bye week; Jim Mora quits, Venturi in charge
17-24 49ers
14-31 Oilers
15-17 @Falcons
07-13 @Buccaneers
10-26 Rams
15-31 Falcons
17-03 @Giants
13-14 @Rams


1997
(6-10)
Super Bowl XXXII- Denver 31, Green Bay 24. Wildcard Broncos with MVP Terrel Davis (152 yards rushing, 3 TD's) and John Elway stun Green Bay for first AFC victory since 1983-84.
24-38 @Rams
06-20 Chargers
07-33 @49ers
35-17 Lions
09-14 @Giants
20-17 @Bears
17-23 Falcons
00-13 Panthers
00-23 49ers
------------------------------ bye week
13-10 @Raiders
20-17 Seattle
03-20 @Falcons
16-13 @Panthers
27-34 Rams
27-10 Cardinals
13-25 @Chiefs


1998
(6-10)
Super Bowl XXXIII- Denver 34, Atlanta 19. MVP John Elway and Davis manhandled the dark horse Falcons
24-17 @Rams- BJ Hobert out w/ Achilles, Lamar Smith throws Hastings 20 yard TD.
19-14 Panthers- Dawkins catches 110 yards from Wuerffel
------------------------------ bye week
19-13 @Colts- Wuerffel beats P. Manning again, in overtime
30-27 Patriots- Adam Vinatieri steals win from Saints with last-second field goal
00-31 49ers- Saints produce 167 yards... 119 in the last two possessions. S.F. sacks 8 times.
23-31 @Falcons- Poole catches 154 yards and 2 TD's
09-03 Buccaneers- Brien hits FG's of 50, 46 and 41 yards
17-31 @Panthers- Saints give Panthers 1st win of season
24-31 @Vikings- Aaron Craver fumbles, returns a kickoff 100 yards, catches TD pass
24-03 Rams- 2 defensive TD's make Kerry Collins' (150 yards, one TD) first start an easy win
20-31 @49ers- Saints blow early 10-0 lead. Collins (328 yards, 2 Int), Dawkins has 2 fumbles.
10-30 @Dolphins- Collins is leading rusher for third week in a row. 157 yards total offense.
22-03 Cowboys- Emmitt Smith held to career-low 6 yards rushing.
17-27 Falcons- Two defensive TD's, defense gives up 504 yards
17-19 @Cardinals- Last second Jacke FG sinks playoff hopes
33-45 Buffalo- BJ Tolliver (291 yards; 3 TD passes and 1 INT) excels vs. Bills 2nd and 3rd team defense


1999
(3-13)
Super Bowl XXXIV- St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16. MVP Kurt Warner leads the Rams to the Superbowl over dark horse Titans.
19-10 Panthers- Saints score NFL's first season TD with fumble return by Drakeford on kickoff.
21-28 @49ers- Shootout ends with Hobert throwing INT for TD to Schulters. Ricky badly injures elbow.
---------------------------- bye week
10-14 @Bears- Bears come back in last 1:51 from 10-0 down to beat Saints. Drakeford victimized several times.
17-20 Falcons- Saints blow another 4th quarter lead.
21-24 Titans- Late scramble doesn't help... Saints blow another 4th quarter lead.
3-31 @Giants- Saints become the elixir of the NFL; Ricky's first NFL TD called back on holding penalty.
16-21 Browns- last second hail-mary TD pass from Couch to Johnson dooms Saints for good.
16-31 Buccaneers- Dilfer and Buccanners wake up to pound Saints.
24-6 49ers- Sweet revenge... Tolliver runs for 2 TD's, passes for another.
23-41 @Jaguars- Sunday night on ESPN sees Ricky get his first two TD's... Saints get pounded by explosive Jax offense.
12-43 @Rams- Future Super Bowl champs run up the score on injured Saints. Ricky out with turftoe.
12-35 @Falcons- Saints let Falcons play, don't let Ricky play.
14-30 Rams- Rams fend off pesky Saints, who under Tolliver won't stop kicking after they're dead.
8-31 Ravens- Inept Ravens pound Ricky-less Saints.
31-24 Cowboys- Jake Delhomme in his first NFL start ever leads Saints in shootout over stunned Cowboys.
45-13 Panthers- Desperate for playoffs, Panthers run up the score on the Saints... don't get in.


2000
(10-6)/(1-1)

Super Bowl XXXV- Baltimore crushes New York Giants with tremendous defense and efficient Trent Dilfer offense, 34-7.

10-14 Lions- No-call on Desmond Howard's TD punt return ruins Saints home opener.
28-27 @Chargers- Blake leads Saints on 90-yard drive to win thriller.
10-20 @Seahawks- Blake and offense can't get on track.
7-21 Eagles- Offense again inept, McNabb lights up Saints D.
------------------------------- bye week
31-10 @Bears- Saints thump Bears, win streak begins. New team emerged from bye.
24-6 Panthers- Saints pound Buerlein, Panthers.
21-19 @Falcons- Saints hold on vs. Falcons, break 10-game losing streak to Atlanta, Ricky scores all 3 TD's.
21-10 @Cardinals- Ugly but efficient win; Keith Mitchell returns fumble 90-yards for TD.
31-15 49ers- Saints open up 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter, cruise over punchless 49ers.
20-10 @Panthers- Disaster strikes at end of 6-game win streak, Ricky breaks ankle.
22-31 Raiders- Lightning strikes twice, Blake breaks foot. First glimpses of greatness from Brooks.
31-24 @Rams- Brooks in first NFL start wins shootout over Rams, Weary out for season.
23-38 Broncos- Broncs run over Saints with 250+ rushing yards, Brooks sets single-game passing record with 441 in the air.
31-27 @49ers- Brooks gets 100+ yards rushing in thrilling comeback victory, did Morton fumble?
23-7 Falcons- Saints take care of business over inept Falcons, clinch NFC West title when Rams lose on Monday Night.
21-26 Rams- Rams miraculously sneak into playoffs with victory and Lions loss, Saints play uninspired.

31-28 Rams- First ever playoff victory, Saints jump out to 31-7 lead, Az Hakim fumbles away punt return and comeback bid for Rams.
16-34 @Vikings- Defense flat, Ricky manages to return to field limitedly. Vikes pound Saints again in playoffs.

2001
(7-9)

Super Bowl XXXVI- New England shocks world, beat 14-point favorite Rams with stout defense, come-from-nowhere QB Tom Brady, and Adam Vinatieri last-second field goal, 20-17.
24-06 @Bills- Saints down 6-0 at half, score 24 in second half

------------- bye week

13-21 @Giants- First game after 9/11, last second drive falls short for Saints, bad game for Refs forces league apology

28-15 Vikings- Big play Saints stifle a much different Vikings team from playoffs

27-25 @Panthers- Ricky runs sweep around left end to win from one yard out with one second left

13-20 Falcons- Saints start slow again, never catch up with flat game, Roaf injured

34-31 @Rams- Last second field goal hands Rams first loss of season after big game for Brooks, Horn

09-16 Jets- Sunday night showdown, Kyle Turley's meltdown kills game-tying drive after bad game for Brooks

27-28 @49ers- Surprising 49ers hold off late-surging Saints, Ricky drops TD and fumbles late

34-20 Colts- Saints start off slow, giving up big TD on first play.  Offense dominates Jim Mora's hapless defense, Roaf's season over with knee injury

17-34 @Patriots- Flawless Patriots dominate slow-starting Saints in cold, up 20-0 at half

27-23 Panthers- Another close victory for Saints over NFL's worst team, last minute Joe Horn TD catch

28-10 @Falcons- Saints dominate Falcons, big game for Brooks

21-34 Rams- Physical Monday night game dominated by Rams, four-game losing skid starts

21-48 @Buccaneers- Unexplainable blowout in game with big playoff implications

10-40 Redskins- Saints out of playoffs, go up 10-0 in first quarter, give up next 40

00-38 49ers- Disappointing season ends with second-worst loss in team history

2002
(9-7)

Super Bowl XXXVII- Tampa Bay Bucs defense pounds Oakland Raiders 48-21.
26-20 @Buccaneers- McAfee forces punter to throw in end zone, INT for TD in OT
35-20 Packers- Opportunistic Saints pound Packers
29-23 @Bears- Stallworth catches and burns secondary for game-winning TD
21-26 @Lions- High-flying Saints stumble vs. rookie Harrington and winless Lions
32-29 Steelers- Saints offense rolls over Steelers
43-27 @Redksins- Offense continues to roll, defense intercepts Ramsey on first four drives
35-27 49ers- Brooks-to-Horn lights up 49ers, time expires as 49ers driving
35-37 Falcons- Last-second field goal gives first victory to Vick over Saints
-----bye week
34-24 @Panthers- Stallworth catches game-winner on birthday at end, Grant pads lead with fumble return TD
17-24 @Falcons- Vick sweeps past Saints defense, McAllister sprains ankle
15-24 Browns- Saints in funk, lifeless without McAllister
23-20 Bucs- Saints bounce back to sweep Bucs on ESPN, Brooks injures shoulder, Delhomme has clutch 1st-down pass
37-24 @Ravens- Brooks misses second half, defense and special teams harass Blake and Ravens
31-32 Vikings- Culpepper fumbles, picks up ball, scores on two-point conversion with seconds to go, Brooks 107 rating
13-20 @Bengals- Cold weather stalls Saints offense, Luchey rumbles in second half over defense
06-10 Panthers- Inexplicable loss with playoff seed at hand, offense has no life, Brooks 26.9 rating

2003
(8-8)
Super Bowl XXXVIII- Tom Brady and Patriots barely outgun Jake Delhomme and longshot Panthers for 32-29 win
10-27 @Seahawks - Powerful 'Hawks offense too much for Saints "D," Deuce gets 99 yards on the ground
31-10 Texans - Brooks achieves a 111.5 rating while Horn hauls in 10 passes for 111 yards
12-27 @Titans - Offense lothargic all game and Deuce is held to eight yards on 11 carries
21-55 Colts - Peyton tosses six touchdown passes in front of an ESPN audience
13-19 @Panthers - Jake comes back to bite the Saints as "He hate me" returns a KO for a TD
20-13 Bears - Saints offense wakes up and witholds a late Bear surge to hold onto win
45-17 @Falcons - Offense clicks on all cylinders by scoring 31 1st half points, Atlanta is still Vick-less
20-23 Panthers - Jake comes home to bite Saints again; an OT field goal by John Kasey is the difference
17-14 @Buccanneers - Saints go to T.B. and beat defending champs for third straight time; Ambrose has two picks
-----bye week
23-20 Falcons - Saints win an OT thriller on the new Astro play turf
20-33 @Eagles - Deuce's 180+ yards is not enough as the Eagles rushing attack takes advatage of the Saints D
24-20 @Redskins - Chad Morton returns a KO for a score, but a 4th quarter Boo Williams TD is too much for Skins
7-14 Buccaneers - A 14 point T.B. second quarter defeats Saints at home; Horn drops pass in endzone to spark rally
45-7 Giants- Saints wake up on ESPN as Brooks throws 5 TD's and Horn pulls out cell phone on his 2nd of 4 TD's
19-20 @Jaguars - Greatest play in Saints history is for not as a 75-yard TD is erased as Carney misses tying PAT
13-7 Cowboys - Saints finish season on winning note by defeating a playoff team; Saints D holds Dallas to 1 TD.

2004
(8-8)
Super Bowl XXXIX- Owens plays despite broke ankle but McNabb chokes, MVP Branch, Brady and Pats win again, 24-21
07-21 Seahawks - Saints open sloppy as Shaun Alexander thumps Saints
30-27 49ers - Deuce's high ankle sprain; victory eeked out against NFL's worst
28-25 @Rams - Saints win in OT as Brooks goes 3-0 in St. Louis; Stecker explodes
10-34 @Cardinals - Emmitt Smith and Cardinals pound lifeless Saints
17-20 Buccaneers - Deuce returns way ahead of schedule; gives up a fumble return for TD as Saints lose tight one
31-38 Vikings - Saints lose shootout against red-hot Daunte Culpepper
31-26 @Raiders - Raiders outplayed by Saints who show some real promise for the first time this season
-----bye week
17-43 @Chargers - Brees, Gates and Chargers annihilate Saints; Brooks throws famous backwards pass to left tackle
27-20 Chiefs - Saints bounce back and play Chiefs tough in comeback win. At 4-5, season playoffs possible
13-34 Broncos - Droughns and Plummer thump Saints, Benson favorably compares high school teams to his
21-24 @Falcons - Vick-to-Crumpler nips Saints in final minute after hard-fought defensive slugfest
21-32 Panthers - Delhomme and Goings manhandle Saints as season looks grim at 4-8.
27-13 Cowboys - Saints pull away with two late touchdowns and play Parcells' Cowboys tough
21-17 @Buccaneers - Stecker returns opening kick for TD against old team, Saints cling to slim playoff hopes
26-13 Falcons - With playoff seed wrapped up, Falcons play backups, who are not match for suddenly hot Saints, who have a shot at the playoffs thanks to lousy NFC competition
21-18 @Panthers - Winner of game has shot at playoffs with help; Saints play most complete game of the season and abuse Panthers to finally beat Jake, only to have playoff hopes dashed by Rams OT victory. A pair of 8-8 teams make wildcard and advance, Saints miss out because of complicated tiebreaker rules

2005
(3-13)
Super Bowl XL- Roethlisberger leads wildcard Steelers to championship over Seahawks, 21-10
23-20 @Panthers - Win one for New Orleans! First game after Hurrican Katrina features thrilling Saints victory
10-27 @Giants - "Home" game in the Meadowlands on Monday night turns into rout as NFL Relief telethon rages on
16-33 @Vikings - Stubborn but self-destructing Saints submit to flurry of Viking field goals
19-07 Bills - Deuce roll over Bills in first San Antonio home game
03-52 @Packers - Saints blindsided by Packers and season officially deflates under Haslett; Deuce blows out ACL
31-34 Falcons - Saints play Falcons down to the wire in San Antonio - controversial and dubious defensive holding call lets Falcons retry game-winning field goal that they originally missed. Injuries pile on.
17-28 @Rams - Saints in control until Rams pull ahead and another late questionable call on defensive TD seals loss
06-17 Dolphins - First game back in Louisiana at Tiger Stadium sees Brooks and Saints punchless vs. Saban's D, Benson scuffles with WWL camera crew and vows never to return to BR
17-20 Bears - Bears nip Saints on last-second field goal in exciting Tiger Stadium game; Benson and Tagliabue attend
------bye week
17-24 @Patriots - Saints' rally comes up short and play champs tough but Brady too much
19-21 @Jets - Brooks' three TD's lift struggling Saints; abysmal Jets rally but miss last second field goal
03-10 Buccaneers - Brooks' four interceptions doom Saints in winnable defensive struggle in Baton Rouge
17-36 @Falcons - Monday Night and Vick torches Saints; sends his cousin Brooks to the bench
10-27 Panthers - Bouman starts hot but ices home team in BR with four interceptions and fumble
12-13 Lions - Saints let one slip away in San Antonio on last-second FG to a terrible Lions team led by Joey Harrington
13-27 @Buccaneers - Back where he started at 3-13: Bouman terrible in third start, Haslett fired two days later


2006
(10-6) (1-1)
Super Bowl XLI- Manning leads defeat of Grossman-led the Bears 29-17
19-16 @Browns - Saints get big production from four rookies as defensive line wrecks Browns O.
34-28 @Packers- Brees overcomes disaster of three straight turnovers and down 13-0, rallies to win
23-03 Falcons - First game back in Superdome on MNF, Saints block punt for TD, smother Vick
18-21 @Panthers - Letdown as Saints stumble on offense, break down on D; Colston 84 yard TD makes it close
24-21 Buccaneers - Reggie's first TD is on game-winning punt return; Gradkowski shocks Saints with 2 TDs
27-24 Eagles - Epic 8+ min drive ends game with FG; big play Eagles storm back after Saints jump out 17-3
------bye week
22-35 Ravens - Raven D kills Brees with 2 TD interception returns; McNair jumps on Saint D; 28-7 halftime
31-14 @Buccaneers - Angry Saints jump on Bucs, two long TD's by Henderson; Saints pound Gradkowski
31-38 @Steelers - Saints fall short in shootout; key late fumble by Copper ends back-and-forth
16-31 Bengals - High flying Palmer, Johnson burn Saints as offense self-destructs
31-13 @Falcons - Hapless Falcons mauled by angry Saints; Vick runs for 166 but finds only 84 in air
34-10 49ers - Reggie Bush scores four TDs as he emerges from limiting ankle sprain with 168 total yards
42-17 @Cowboys - Payton schools mentor Parcells on Sunday night football as Brees tosses for 384 and 5 TDs
10-16 Redskins - Playoff-bound Saints listless against Redskins; Saints clich NFC South anyway
30-07 @Giants - Saints run over Eli and Giants; Bush and McAllister combine for 278 total yards
21-31 Panthers - Saints sit most starters as Delhomme, Panthers beat reserves; backup QB Martin pounded

27-24 Eagles - McAllister pounds Eagles for 143 on ground, 2 TDs; late Bush fumble almost deadly; Long TD by former Saint Stallworth and dynamic Westbrook almost beat Saints but false start penalty kills late drive
14-39 @Bears - First NFC Championship game appearance, Saints hang with Bears for three quarters; snow, Bears D overrun Saints in 4th; McAllister held out of game plan with only six carries despite close game.

2007
(7-9)
Super Bowl XLI - Eli Manning follows brother with greatest upset in history, last second TD prevents Pats' perfect season, 17-14
10-41 @Colts - Thursday night opener of regular season sees Mannign blow out Saints, former Colt CB Jason David victimized
14-31 @Bucs - Tampa climbs to 28-0 lead over fumbling, stunned Saints as defense stifles Brees, Colston
14-31 Titans - Monday night home opener; Brees continues to struggle as McAllister lost to another ACL tear on errant throw
--------bye week
13-16 Panthers - Saints hand game away as Mare misses late 54-yarder, has 20-yarder blocked; David Carr at QB for the Panthers
28-17 @Seahawks - Saints find themselves in Seattle and stun Seahawks on Sunday night with special teams TD, 5 sacks
22-16 Falcons - Brees better than Leftwich, Harrington but needs late Bush TD and 2PT for win; Henderson big vs. Falcons again
31-10 @49ers - Improving Saints crush 49ers, Alex Smith; Brees hits 31 of 39 with 4TDs, three to rising Colston
41-24 Jaguars - Saints crush mighty Jags with 445 from Brees and dig themselves out of four-game hole to even record at 4-4
29-37 Rams - Inexplicable loss to winless Rams casts doubt on Saints as defense is blitzed by Bulger
10-23 @Texans - Houston looks wise taking Mario Williams (6 tackles, sack, FF) over Bush (34 yards rushing, 2 fumbles)
31-06 @Panthers - Brees gets hot again with 3 TD's as Carr, Moore toss INT's to Bullocks, Harper, Craft; Bush injured?
23-27 Bucs - Late with game in hand, Payton's aggressive end-around reverse call results in Bush-to-Henderson fumble, Bucs TD
34-14 @Falcons - Brees-to-Patten upstages backup QB-to-Joe Horn, Stecker runs for 100 with Bush downed; Saints dominate
31-23 Cardinals - Saints cling to playoff hopes as Brees, Colston, Stecker outgun Kurt Warner; Brees hits 26 of 30 with 2TD's
23-38 Eagles - McNabb, Westbrook bury Saints and blow up defense; Brees flawed as Stecker scores twice; McKenzie injured
25-33 @Bears - Wintry Chicago dooms Saints again as tricky Bears, Devin Hester tears apart defense, special teams

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