2021 New Orleans Saints season

2021 New Orleans Saints season
2021 New Orleans Saints season
Owner	Gayle Benson
Head coach	Sean Payton
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Home field	Caesars Superdome; TIAA Bank Field
Results
Record	9–8
Division place	2nd NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	4 RB Alvin Kamara; DE Cameron Jordan; CB Marshon Lattimore; S J. T. Gray;
AP All-Pros	LB Demario Davis (2nd team); ST J. T. Gray (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Saints seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the New Orleans Saints' 55th season in the National Football League and the 15th and last under head coach Sean Payton.

Draft

2021 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	28	Payton Turner	DE	Houston
2	60	Pete Werner	LB	Ohio State
3	76	Paulson Adebo	CB	Stanford	from Denver
4	133	Ian Book	QB	Notre Dame
6	206	Landon Young	OT	Kentucky	from Indianapolis
7	255	Kawaan Baker	WR	South Alabama

Regular season

Schedule

The Saints' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	Green Bay Packers	W 38–3	1–0	TIAA Bank Field^[A]	Recap
2	September 19	at Carolina Panthers	L 7–26	1–1	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at New England Patriots	W 28–13	2–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	New York Giants	L 21–27 (OT)	2–2	Caesars Superdome	Recap
5	October 10	at Washington Football Team	W 33–22	3–2	FedExField	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 25	at Seattle Seahawks	W 13–10	4–2	Lumen Field	Recap
8	October 31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 36–27	5–2	Caesars Superdome	Recap
9	November 7	Atlanta Falcons	L 25–27	5–3	Caesars Superdome	Recap
10	November 14	at Tennessee Titans	L 21–23	5–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 29–40	5–5	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
12	November 25	Buffalo Bills	L 6–31	5–6	Caesars Superdome	Recap
13	December 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–27	5–7	Caesars Superdome	Recap
14	December 12	at New York Jets	W 30–9	6–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 9–0	7–7	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	Miami Dolphins	L 3–20	7–8	Caesars Superdome	Recap
17	January 2	Carolina Panthers	W 18–10	8–8	Caesars Superdome	Recap
18	January 9	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–20	9–8	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	511	353	W3
New Orleans Saints	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	364	335	W2
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	313	459	L2
Carolina Panthers	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	304	404	L7

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Due to Hurricane Ida, the Saints' Week 1 game vs. the Green Bay Packers was relocated to TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.^[1] While Caesars Superdome did not receive any direct damage, power outages were not expected to be resolved within the city of New Orleans by the day of kickoff.^[2]

References

↑ "Packers-Saints to play at Jacksonville's TIAA Bank Field Week 1". nfl.com. September 1, 2021.
↑ "Saints, NFL, and City Face Dilemmas After Hurricane Ida". SI.com.

[13-4-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-5] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-6] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-7] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-8] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[9] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[HurricaneIda-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Due to Hurricane Ida, the Saints' Week 1 game vs. the Green Bay Packers was relocated to TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.^[1] While Caesars Superdome did not receive any direct damage, power outages were not expected to be resolved within the city of New Orleans by the day of kickoff.^[2]

[Moved-2] "Packers-Saints to play at Jacksonville's TIAA Bank Field Week 1". nfl.com. September 1, 2021.

[3] "Saints, NFL, and City Face Dilemmas After Hurricane Ida". SI.com.

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