2016 New Orleans Saints season

2016 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Sean Payton
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Results
Record	5–6
Division place	3rd NFC South
Uniform

The 2016 New Orleans Saints season is the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 41st to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and the tenth under head coach Sean Payton.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	12	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville
2	47	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU
2	61	Vonn Bell	S	OSU
4	120	David Onyemata	DT	Manitoba
7	237	Daniel Lasco	RB	California

Notes

The Saints traded their 2016 sixth-round selection, along with their 2015 sixth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins 2015 fifth-round selection.
The Saints traded their 2016 third and fourth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for the New England Patriots second-round selection (61th overall).
The Saints traded their 2016 fifth-round selection, along with their 2017 fifth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins fourth-round selection (120th overall).

Staff

New Orleans Saints staff

Front Office

Owner – Tom Benson
President – Dennis Lauscha
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis
Asst General Manager/College Scouting Director - Jeff Ireland
Vice President of Football Administration – Khai Harley
Director of Operations – James Nagaoka
Director of Pro Scouting – Terry Fontenot

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Sean Payton
Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Dan Campbell
Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Joe Vitt

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael
Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi
Running Backs – Joel Thomas
Wide Receivers – John Morton
Offensive Line – Dan Roushar
Offensive Assistant – Ronald Curry
Offensive Assistant – Brendan Nugent

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dennis Allen
Senior Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta
Defensive Line – Bill Johnson
Pass Rush Specialist – Brian Young
Secondary – Aaron Glenn
Defensive Assistant – Marcus Ungaro
Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – James Willis

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Greg McMahon
Assistant Special Teams – Stan Kwan

Support Staff

Director of Coaching Administration - Jason Mitchell

Strength and Conditioning

Head Strength and Conditioning – Dan Dalrymple
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Charles Byrd
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rob Wenning

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AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Current roster

New Orleans Saints roster

Quarterbacks

9 Drew Brees
7 Luke McCown

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

37 Chris Banjo FS
48 Vonn Bell FS
40 Delvin Breaux CB
31 Jairus Byrd FS
46 Ken Crawley CB
41 Roman Harper SS
21 De'Vante Harris CB
49 Shiloh Keo S
24 Sterling Moore CB
32 Kenny Vaccaro SS
28 B. W. Webb CB

Special teams

Reserve lists

58 Obum Gwacham DE (IR)
30 Erik Harris SS (IR)
84 Michael Hoomanawanui TE (IR)
44 Hau'oli Kikaha OLB (Active/PUP)
-- Mitchell Loewen DE (NF-Inj.)
56 Michael Mauti MLB (NF-Inj.)
-- D. J. Pettway DE (IR)
43 Jimmy Pruitt CB (IR)
33 Jamarca Sanford SS (IR)
27 Damian Swann CB (IR)
25 P. J. Williams CB (IR)
24 Kyle Wilson CB (IR)
67 Avery Young T (NF-Inj.)

Practice squad

66 Jack Allen G
39 Taveze Calhoun CB
20 Brian Dixon CB
77 John Fullington G
18 Garrett Grayson QB
45 Garrett Griffin TE
42 Lamar Louis LB
96 Ashaad Mabry DT
85 Jake Stoneburner TE
81 Jordan Williams-Lambert WR

Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 15, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 14 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	at New England Patriots	L 22–34	0–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	at Houston Texans	L 9–16	0–2	NRG Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–27	0–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
4	September 1	Baltimore Ravens	L 14–23	0–4	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap

Regular season

The Saints' regular season schedule was released on April 14, 2016.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	12:00 p.m. CDT	Oakland Raiders	L 34–35	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox	Recap
2	September 18	12:00 p.m. CDT	at New York Giants	L 13–16	0–2	MetLife Stadium	Fox	Recap
3	September 26	7:30 p.m. CDT	Atlanta Falcons	L 32–45	0–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	ESPN	Recap
4	October 2	3:25 p.m. CDT	at San Diego Chargers	W 35–34	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Fox	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	12:00 p.m. CDT	Carolina Panthers	W 41–38	2–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox	Recap
7	October 23	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–27	2–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Fox	Recap
8	October 30	12:00 p.m. CDT	Seattle Seahawks	W 25–20	3–4	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox	Recap
9	November 6	3:05 p.m. CST	at San Francisco 49ers	W 41–23	4–4	Levi's Stadium	Fox	Recap
10	November 13	12:00 p.m. CST	Denver Broncos	L 23–25	4–5	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	CBS	Recap
11	November 17	7:25 p.m. CST	at Carolina Panthers	L 20–23	4–6	Bank of America Stadium	NBC/NFLN/Twitter	Recap
12	November 27	12:00 p.m. CST	Los Angeles Rams	W 49–21	5–6	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox	Recap
13	December 4	12:00 p.m. CST	Detroit Lions			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
14	December 11	3:25 p.m. CST	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	3:05 p.m. CST	at Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
16	December 24	12:00 p.m. CST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	Fox

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week One: Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	0	3	22	35
Saints	3	14	7	10	34

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: September 11
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,028
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 47 yard FG. OAK 3 – NO 0
NO – Wil Lutz 42 yard FG. OAK 3 – NO 3
OAK – Latavius Murray 6 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 10 – NO 3

Second quarter

NO – Willie Snead 1 yard pass from Drew Brees, Lutz kick. OAK 10 – NO 10
NO – Brandin Cooks 15 yard pass from Brees, Lutz kick. NO 17 – OAK 10

Third quarter

NO – Cooks 98 yard pass from Brees, Lutz kick. NO 24 – OAK 10
OAK – Janikowski 31 yard FG. NO 24 – OAK 13

Fourth quarter

OAK – Jamize Olawale 2 yard run, pass failed. NO 24 – OAK 19
NO – Lutz 20 yard FG. NO 27 – OAK 19
OAK – Jalen Richard 75 yard run, Amari Cooper pass from Derek Carr for two points. NO 27 – OAK 27
NO – Travaris Cadet 2 yard pass from Brees, Lutz kick. NO 34 – OAK 27
OAK – Seth Roberts 10 yard pass from Carr, Michael Crabtree pass from Carr for two points. OAK 35 – NO 34

Top passers

OAK – Derek Carr – 24/38, 319 yards, TD
NO – Drew Brees – 28/42, 423 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

OAK – Jalen Richard – 3 rushes, 84 yards, TD
NO – Mark Ingram Jr. – 12 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Amari Cooper – 6 receptions, 137 yards
NO – Willie Snead – 9 receptions, 171 yards, TD

The Saints opened the season at home against the Oakland Raiders in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Despite 423 passing yards—including a franchise-record 98-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brandin Cooks^[1]—and four touchdowns from Drew Brees, the Raiders came from behind to win 35–34.^[2] The Raiders scored a touchdown with 47 seconds remaining in the game to bring them within one point. Instead of kicking an extra point, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio ordered a two-point conversion, which quarterback Derek Carr successfully converted with a pass to receiver Michael Crabtree. The Saints received the kickoff and Brees led the team down the field in two plays to give kicker Wil Lutz a chance at a game-winning 61-yard field goal, but the kick went wide left.^[3] The Saints defense was criticized for its performance, as it gave up 210 yards and 22 points in the fourth quarter.^[4]^[5]

Week 2: at New York Giants

Week Two: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	3	0	10	13
Giants	0	7	3	6	16

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 77,727
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Three: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	10	7	45
Saints	7	10	8	7	32

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: September 26
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,003
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	7	7	14	35
Chargers	7	17	0	10	34

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 2
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), fair
Game attendance: 60,641
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

For the first time in 11 years, Drew Brees returned to San Diego to face his former team, the Chargers, where he began his NFL career. In the game, the Saints got their first win of the season, rallying in the 4th quarter after trailing 34–21 to win 35–34, mostly due to two key fumbles by the Chargers.

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	10	7	21	38
Saints	14	10	7	10	41

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: October 16
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,138
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seven: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	0	7	7	21
Chiefs	14	7	3	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 76,282
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	3	3	20
Saints	0	13	3	9	25

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: October 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,188
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Nine: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	14	17	0	10	41
49ers	3	17	3	0	23

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Date: November 6
Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 70,178
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	3	0	15	25
Saints	0	3	14	6	23

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 13
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,138
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

Week Eleven: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	0	0	17	20
Panthers	3	17	3	0	23

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: November 17
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear
Game attendance: 73,288
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Twitter): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
Recap, Gamebook

As part of Color Rush, the Saints wore all-white uniforms for this game, inspired by the ones they wore in 1975. Due to this, it was the first time the Saints have worn white pants since 1985 and the second season they wore all-white uniforms in franchise history, the first being the 1975 season. The Saints went into the fourth quarter with a 20-point deficit to the Panthers. The Saints rallied and got within three with 5:11 left to go in the game, but the Panthers were able to hold them off.

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Twelve: Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	0	0	21
Saints	7	21	14	7	49

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 27
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,067
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Thirteen: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lion	0	0	0	0	0
Saints	0	0	0	0	0

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: December 4
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Preview

Standings

Division

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Atlanta Falcons	7	4	0	.636	3–1	5–3	358	302	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	249	264	W3
New Orleans Saints	5	6	0	.455	1–2	4–3	334	306	W1
Carolina Panthers	4	7	0	.364	1–3	4–4	276	282	L1

Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Dallas Cowboys	East	11	1	0	.917	3–1	7–1	.414	.386	W11
2	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	3	1	.682	1–1–1	3–3–1	.475	.494	L1
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Detroit Lions	North	7	4	0	.636	2–2	5–2	.431	.437	W3
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	4	0	.636	3–1	5–3	.529	.526	W1
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	8	3	0	.727	2–1	5–3	.435	.406	W6
6	Washington Redskins	East	6	4	1	.591	2–2	4–3	.548	.441	L1
In the Hunt
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	.504	.447	W3
8	Minnesota Vikings	North	6	6	0	.500	1–3	4–6	.537	.500	L2
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New Orleans Saints	South	5	6	0	.455	1–2	4–3	.533	.391	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Green Bay Packers	North	5	6	0	.455	2–1	4–4	.528	.436	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	5	6	0	.455	0–3	3–6	.532	.368	L2
12	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	6	1	.409	2–1–1	3–4–1	.447	.250	L2
13^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Carolina Panthers	South	4	7	0	.364	1–3	4–4	.512	.330	L1
14^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Los Angeles Rams	West	4	7	0	.364	2–1	3–5	.488	.477	L2
15	Chicago Bears	North	2	9	0	.182	2–1	2–5	.540	.565	L3
Eliminated from postseason contention
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	1	10	0	.091	1–3	1–7	.561	.364	L10
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 2 Detroit wins tie break over Atlanta based on best win percentage in conference games. 1 2 3 New Orleans wins tie break over Green Bay and Philadelphia based on best win percentage in conference games. 1 2 Green Bay wins tie break over Philadelphia based on head-to-head win percentage. 1 2 Carolina wins tie break over Los Angeles based on head-to-head win percentage. ↑ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

↑ Triplett, Mike (September 11, 2016). "Saints QB Drew Brees' 98-yard TD sets team mark in tough loss". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
↑ "Bold call lifts Raiders past Saints, 35-34". NFL.com. Associated Press. September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
↑ Wesseling, Chris (September 11, 2016). "Raiders upend Saints with gutsy two-point call". NFL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
↑ Triplett, Mike (September 12, 2016). "Saints' defense has to get better, because it reached new low Sunday". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
↑ The Sports Xchange (September 12, 2016). "New Orleans Saints defensive shortcomings prove costly in loss". United Press International. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

External links

Official website

New Orleans Saints

Founded in 1967 Based in New Orleans, Louisiana Headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Team history Players Coaches Expansion draft First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Tulane Stadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome Temporary home venues due to Hurricane Katrina: Alamodome Giants Stadium Tiger Stadium

Culture	Gumbo Sir Saint Who Dat? Archie Manning Effect of Hurricane Katrina Buddy D "When the Saints Go Marching In"

Lore	Dempsey's 63-yard field goal Dome Patrol Ricky Williams trade River City Relay Drew Brees Sean Payton Beast Quake Bountygate

Owners	Tom Benson (majority owner) Rita Benson LeBlanc (part-owner)

Playoff appearances (10)	1987 1990 1991 1992 2000 2006 2009 2010 2011 2013

Division championships (5)	1991 2000 2006 2009 2011

Conference championships (1)	2009

League championships (1)	2009 (XLIV)

Ring of Honor	Andersen Manning Jackson Roaf

Rivalries	Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (49)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

New Orleans Saints seasons

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory

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