NFC South · Team dossier

New Orleans Saints

2-4 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 152–178

Showing the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history). Regular season and playoffs are separate unless a window says otherwise.

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Metric	Value	Comparison	Games	Evidence
Blown double-digit leads	6	Tied 13th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses	7	Tied 17th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Giveaways	116	Tied 15th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Giveaway rate	2.04%	15th-highest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Turnover margin	−2	13th-worst of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Longest losing run	8	Tied 10th-longest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Points allowed per game	21.6	21st-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Points scored per game	20.8	10th-fewest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Scoring margin per game	−0.8	14th-worst of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Sack rate allowed	6.5%	21st-highest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Win percentage	38-53 (.418)	Tied 8th-worst of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Penalty yards per game	51.5	14th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample

Misery Timeline

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Oct 11, 2026 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Sep 27, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Oct 5, 2026 · Blowout loss
Lost by 21 to Atlanta Falcons
24-45 · Week 4
Sep 27, 2026 · Blown lead
Blew a 11-point lead vs Las Vegas Raiders
Lost 27-35 after leading by 11.
Nov 2, 2025 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Oct 12, 2025 to Nov 2, 2025
Nov 2, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to Los Angeles Rams
10-34 · Week 9
Oct 26, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 20 to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3-23 · Week 8
Sep 28, 2025 · Losing run
8 straight losses
Dec 15, 2024 to Sep 28, 2025
Sep 21, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 31 to Seattle Seahawks
13-44 · Week 3
Jan 5, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lost 19-27 after leading by 10.
Dec 23, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 34 to Green Bay Packers
0-34 · Week 16
Nov 3, 2024 · Late loss
Late loss to Carolina Panthers
Led or tied (22-17) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 22-23.
Nov 3, 2024 · Losing run
7 straight losses
Sep 22, 2024 to Nov 3, 2024
Oct 27, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 18 to Los Angeles Chargers
8-26 · Week 8
Oct 17, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 23 to Denver Broncos
10-33 · Week 7
Oct 13, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27-51 · Week 6
Dec 3, 2023 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Nov 12, 2023 to Dec 3, 2023
Oct 19, 2023 · Late loss
Late loss to Jacksonville Jaguars
Led or tied (24-24) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 24-31.
Oct 1, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 17 to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9-26 · Week 4
Sep 24, 2023 · Blown lead
Blew a 17-point lead vs Green Bay Packers
Lost 17-18 after leading by 17.
Dec 5, 2022 · Blown lead
Blew a 13-point lead vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lost 16-17 after leading by 13.
Oct 16, 2022 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Cincinnati Bengals
Lost 26-30 after leading by 10.
Oct 2, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Minnesota Vikings
Led or tied (22-19) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 25-28.
Oct 2, 2022 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Sep 18, 2022 to Oct 2, 2022
Dec 27, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 17 to Miami Dolphins
3-20 · Week 16
Dec 2, 2021 · Losing run
5 straight losses
Nov 7, 2021 to Dec 2, 2021
Nov 25, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 25 to Buffalo Bills
6-31 · Week 12
Oct 3, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 11-point lead vs New York Giants
Lost 21-27 in overtime after leading by 11.
Sep 19, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 19 to Carolina Panthers
7-26 · Week 2

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