2014 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season

The 2014 season was the New Orleans Saints' 48th in the National Football League (NFL), their 39th playing home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and their eighth under head coach Sean Payton.

After they lost to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16, the Saints were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the first time since 2012.[1]

2014 draft class

2014 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 20 Brandin Cooks Wide receiver Oregon State
2 58 Stanley Jean-Baptiste Cornerback Nebraska
3 None — see draft trades below
4 126 Khairi Fortt Inside linebacker California
5 167 Vinnie Sunseri Safety Alabama
5 169 Ronald Powell Outside linebacker Florida
6 202 Tavon Rooks Offensive tackle Kansas State
7 None — see draft trades below

Draft trades

Staff

2014 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Rob Ryan
  • Defensive line – Bill Johnson
  • Assistant linebackers – Brian Young
  • Secondary – Wesley McGriff
  • Assistant secondary – Andre Curtis
  • Defensive assistant – Marcus Ungaro

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Greg McMahon
  • Assistant special teams – Stan Kwan

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning

Final roster

2014 New Orleans Saints final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 77 Brodrick Bunkley NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Rafael Bush FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Jairus Byrd FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 10 Brandin Cooks WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 97 Glenn Foster DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 76 Akiem Hicks DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 92 John Jenkins NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 35 Austin Johnson FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 43 Vinnie Sunseri SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 14 Andy Tanner WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 23 Pierre Thomas RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 49 Ty Zimmerman FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 99 Cheta Ozougwu OLB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 13 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

In March 2014, the Saints announced an agreement with The Greenbrier resort to hold the team's training camp at the hotel, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for three years beginning with 2014. The hotel has committed to build three football fields and other facilities for the Saints, at an estimated cost of $20–25 million, adjacent to its sports medicine facilities. The project will be partially subsidized by tax breaks recently approved by the state legislature. The relationship between the hotel and the Saints reportedly grew out of a visit by Saints head coach Sean Payton to the 2013 Greenbrier Classic golf tournament to play in its pro-am competition and then to serve as caddie for his friend, PGA Tour golfer Ryan Palmer.[2]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 8 at St. Louis Rams W 26–24 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap
2 August 15 Tennessee Titans W 31–24 2–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
3 August 23 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–17 3–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
4 August 28 Baltimore Ravens L 13–22 3–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 7 at Atlanta Falcons L 34–37 (OT) 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap
2 September 14 at Cleveland Browns L 24–26 0–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
3 September 21 Minnesota Vikings W 20–9 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
4 September 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–38 1–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
5 October 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 37–31 (OT) 2–3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
6 Bye
7 October 19 at Detroit Lions L 23–24 2–4 Ford Field Recap
8 October 26 Green Bay Packers W 44–23 3–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
9 October 30 at Carolina Panthers W 28–10 4–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
10 November 9 San Francisco 49ers L 24–27 (OT) 4–5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
11 November 16 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–27 4–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
12 November 24 Baltimore Ravens L 27–34 4–7 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
13 November 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–32 5–7 Heinz Field Recap
14 December 7 Carolina Panthers L 10–41 5–8 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
15 December 15 at Chicago Bears W 31–15 6–8 Soldier Field Recap
16 December 21 Atlanta Falcons L 14–30 6–9 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
17 December 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–20 7–9 Raymond James Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week One: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Saints 6 14 014034
Falcons 0 10 1410337

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,706
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 10:33. Saints 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:27.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 50-yard field goal, 4:39. Saints 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:59.

Second quarter

  • NO – Khiry Robinson 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 11:46. Saints 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:10.
  • ATL – Roddy White 2-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:06. Saints 13–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:40.
  • NO – Brandin Cooks 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:20. Saints 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:20.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Levine Toilolo 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:22. Saints 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:38.
  • ATL – Antone Smith 54-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:21. Falcons 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:31.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 8:46. Saints 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:35.
  • ATL – Jacquizz Rodgers 17-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 2:50. Falcons 31–27. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:26.
  • NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:20. Saints 34–31. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:30.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 34–34. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:20.

Overtime

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 52-yard field goal, 13:17. Falcons 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 29/42, 333 yards, TD, INT
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/43, 448 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram - 13 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
  • ATL – Steven Jackson – 12 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

Week Two: New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 10 7724
Browns 10 6 7326

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

First quarter

  • CLE – Miles Austin 3-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 5:59. Browns 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:36.
  • CLE – Billy Cundiff 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:31.

Second quarter

  • NO – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 5:16. Browns 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:28.
  • CLE – Tashaun Gipson 62-yard interception return (run failed), 3:25. Browns 16–3.
  • NO – Jimmy Graham 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:03. Browns 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:22.

Third quarter

  • NO – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 9:32. Saints 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:17.
  • CLE – Terrance West 9 yd run (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:19. Browns 23–17. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:13.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 12:12. Saints 24–23. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:07.
  • CLE – Billy Cundiff 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Browns 26–24. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 2:43.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees - 27/40, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • CLE – Brian Hoyer - 24/40, 204 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram - 11 rushes, 83 yards, TD
  • CLE – Terrance West - 19 rushes, 68 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Jimmy Graham - 10 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
  • CLE – Andrew Hawkins - 6 receptions, 70 yards

This was the Browns' first home opener win since 2004, and also marked Johnny Manziel's NFL debut. The defense, primarily by rotating DB's Tashaun Gipson, Buster Skrine, rookie Justin Gilbert and Joe Haden, were able to neutralize TE Jimmy Graham and QB Drew Brees for almost the entire first half. Rookie Terrence West, who had 2500+ all-purpose yards at Division II-school Towson Univ., ran for almost 70 yards and one touchdown. Billy Cundiff hit the game-winning FG as time expired.

Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Three: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 6 309
Saints 13 0 0720

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,005
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Pierre Thomas 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 9:36. Saints 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:24.
  • NO – Josh Hill 34-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick blocked), 4:50. Saints 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:39.

Second quarter

  • MIN – Blair Walsh 25-yard field goal, 14:06. Saints 13–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:44.
  • MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 6:28. Saints 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:47.

Third quarter

  • MIN – Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 10:20. Saints 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Marques Colston 18-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 12:22. Saints 20–9. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:28.

Top passers

  • MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 12/20, 150 yards
  • NO – Drew Brees – 27/35, 293 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

After initially stating that Adrian Peterson would return to the active roster for their Week 3 game at New Orleans, the Vikings later placed the running back on the inactive list indefinitely, pending the outcome of the court case against him. Despite coming into the game at 0–2, the Saints started well, scoring two touchdowns on their first two drives, although DE Everson Griffen was able to block the extra point attempt on the second. The Vikings responded to going 13–0 down with two field goals from 25 and 30 yards respectively, but an injury to Matt Cassel meant a debut for rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater.

Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 0 31417
Cowboys 7 17 7738

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DAL – Dan Bailey 51-yard field goal, 5:38. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:29.
  • DAL – DeMarco Murray 15-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 4:03. Cowboys 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:54.
  • DAL – Terrance Williams 23-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:19. Cowboys 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:54.

Third quarter

  • NO – Shayne Graham 30-yard field goal, 11:10. Cowboys 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:50.
  • DAL – DeMarco Murray 28-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 6:42. Cowboys 31–3. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:28.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Josh Hill 12-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 13:35. Cowboys 31–10. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:25.
  • NO – Jimmy Graham 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 9:49. Cowboys 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:38.
  • DAL – Dez Bryant 18-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 3:34. Cowboys 38–17. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:13.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 32/44, 340 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • DAL – Tony Romo – 22/29, 262 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • NO – Khiry Robinson – 8 rushes, 87 yards
  • DAL – DeMarco Murray – 24 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Jimmy Graham – 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD
  • DAL – Terrance Williams – 6 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Buccaneers 0 10 147031
Saints 6 7 711637

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,004
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Kirk Morrison and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Shayne Graham 30-yard field goal, 9:46. Saints 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:00.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 29-yard field goal, 0:21. Saints 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:24.

Second quarter

  • NO – Pierre Thomas 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 10:14. Saints 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:59.
  • TB – Patrick Murray 55-yard field goal, 1:54. Saints 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:24.
  • TB – Louis Murphy 20-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Patrick Murray kick), 0:20. Saints 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:01.

Third quarter

  • TB – Bobby Rainey 9-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 11:59. Buccaneers 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:01.
  • TB – Danny Lansanah 33-yard interception return (Patrick Murray kick), 11:20. Buccaneers 24–13.
  • NO – Travaris Cadet 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 4:57. Buccaneers 24–20. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:23.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Robert Herron 9-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Patrick Murray kick), 13:28. Buccaneers 31–20. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:29.
  • NO – Pierre Thomas 27-yard run (pass failed), 9:28. Buccaneers 31–26. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:00.
  • NO – Mike Glennon sacked in the endzone by Junior Galette for a safety, 6:44. Buccaneers 31–28.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 44-yard field goal, 2:30. Tied 31–31. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:14.

Overtime

  • NO – Khiry Robinson 18-yard run, 9:24. Saints 37–31. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:36.

Top passers

  • TB – Mike Glennon – 19/32, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • NO – Drew Brees – 35/57, 371 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • TB – Doug Martin – 14 rushes, 45 yards
  • NO – Khiry Robinson – 21 rushes, 89 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • TB – Vincent Jackson – 8 receptions, 144 yards
  • NO – Pierre Thomas – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Week Seven: New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 10 7623
Lions 0 3 71424

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 63,271
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • NO – Austin Johnson 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 13:56. Saints 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:16.
  • DET – Matt Prater 21-yard field goal, 5:29. Saints 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:18.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.

Third quarter

  • NO – Kenny Stills 46-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 13:42. Saints 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:18.
  • DET – Joique Bell 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 6:19. Saints 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:23.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Shayne Graham 48-yard field goal, 13:33. Saints 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:03.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 36-yard field goal, 5:24. Saints 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:19.
  • DET – Golden Tate 73-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:38. Saints 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:46.
  • DET – Corey Fuller 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 1:48. Lions 24–23. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 28/45, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • DET – Matthew Stafford – 27/40, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Khiry Robinson – 3 rushes, 26 yards
  • DET – Joique Bell – 18 rushes, 48 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Marques Colston – 6 receptions, 111 yards
  • DET – Golden Tate – 10 receptions, 154 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 10 6 0723
Saints 10 6 141444

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,146
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • GB – Randall Cobb 70-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 12:57. Packers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:03.
  • NO – Brandin Cooks 4-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 9:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:37.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 31-yard field goal, 6:08. Packers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:12.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 1:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:26.

Second quarter

  • GB – Mason Crosby 49-yard field goal, 13:08. Packers 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:34.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 29-yard field goal, 5:52. Tied 13–13. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:16.
  • GB – Mason Crosby 27-yard field goal, 1:51. Packers 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:01.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 16–16. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

  • NO – Brandin Cooks 50-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 5:35. Saints 23–16. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:03.
  • NO – Jimmy Graham 22-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 2:06. Saints 30–16. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:26.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Josh Hill 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 9:51. Saints 37–16. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:23.
  • GB – Aaron Rodgers 14-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 5:07. Saints 37–23. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:44.
  • NO – Mark Ingram 21-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 3:16. Saints 44–23. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:51.

Top passers

  • GB – Aaron Rodgers – 28/39, 418 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • NO – Drew Brees – 27/32, 311 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • GB – Eddie Lacy – 13 rushes, 59 yards
  • NO – Mark Ingram – 24 rushes, 172 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • GB – Randall Cobb – 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD
  • NO – Brandin Cooks – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD

This would be only the third game in NFL history to not have a single punt.[3] The Saints also beat the Packers for the first time since the 2008 season.

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

Week Nine: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 14 7728
Panthers 0 0 7310

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • CAR – Cam Newton 10-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:14. Saints 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:46.
  • NO – Drew Brees 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 4:04. Saints 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:10.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 12:57. Saints 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:53.
  • NO – Mark Ingram 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 5:30. Saints 28–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:27.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 24/34, 297 yards, TD, INT
  • CAR – Cam Newton – 10/28, 151 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram – 30 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD
  • CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 8 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

  • NO – Jimmy Graham – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
  • CAR – Jerricho Cotchery – 5 receptions, 59 yards

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
49ers 14 7 03327
Saints 3 7 77024

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,129
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Preview, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SF – Frank Gore 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 13:01. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:05.
  • SF – Carlos Hyde 9-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 4:17. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:15.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 40-yard field goal, 0:03. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:14.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NO – Jimmy Graham 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 2:49. 49ers 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:55.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Jimmy Graham 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 1:52. Saints 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:23.
  • SF – Phil Dawson 45-yard field goal, 0:44. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:08.

Overtime

  • SF – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 5:14. 49ers 27–24. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:04.

Top passers

  • SF – Colin Kaepernick – 14/32, 210 yards, TD
  • NO – Drew Brees – 28/47, 292 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • SF – Frank Gore – 23 rushes, 81 yards, TD
  • NO – Mark Ingram – 27 rushes, 120 yards

Top receivers

  • SF – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD
  • NO – Brandin Cooks – 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD

With 5 seconds left in regulation, Drew Brees passed a potential game winning pass to Jimmy Graham until he was flagged with offensive interference, which sent the game into overtime where San Francisco won with a field goal after recovering a fumble by Brees. With the loss, the Saints dropped their record to 4-5.

This would snap an 11-game winning streak for Saints when playing at home.[4]

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 6 7727
Saints 3 0 0710

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,073
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 22-yard field goal, 2:52. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 7:25.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:57.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:03. Bengals 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:46.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Kenny Stills 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 14:56. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:07.
  • CIN – A. J. Green 24-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:29. Bengals 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 16/22, 220 yards, 3 TD
  • NO – Drew Brees – 33/41, 255 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD
  • NO – Marques Colston – 4 receptions, 56 yards

Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Twelve: Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 7 101034
Saints 7 10 01027

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,373
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BAL – Justin Forsett 13-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 9:08. Ravens 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:05.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 40-yard field goal, 4:00. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:08.
  • NO – Marques Colston 26-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:17. Saints 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 31-yard field goal, 8:30. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:30.
  • BAL – Will Hill 44-yard interception return (Justin Tucker kick), 4:59. Ravens 24–17.

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 55-yard field goal, 10:59. Ravens 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:26.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 34-yard field goal, 6:33. Ravens 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:26.
  • BAL – Justin Forsett 20-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 2:53. Ravens 34–20. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:40.
  • NO – Jimmy Graham 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:40. Ravens 34–27. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:13.

Top passers

  • BAL – Joe Flacco – 18/24, 243 yards, TD
  • NO – Drew Brees – 35/45, 420 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • BAL – Justin Forsett – 22 rushes, 182 yards, 2 TD
  • NO – Joe Morgan – 1 rush, 67 yards

Top receivers

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Thirteen: New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 14 14735
Steelers 3 3 71932

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 49-yard field goal, 6:05. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:37.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 31-yard field goal, 14:05. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:00.
  • NO – Benjamin Watson 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 6:04. Saints 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43.
  • NO – Erik Lorig 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:36. Saints 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.

Third quarter

  • NO – Nick Toon 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 11:25. Saints 21–6. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:43.
  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 4:21. Saints 21–13. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:03.
  • NO – Kenny Stills 69-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 1:50. Saints 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:31.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 47-yard field goal, 14:52. Saints 28–16. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:58.
  • NO – Marques Colston 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 10:25. Saints 35–16. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:27.
  • PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown pass), 2:34. Saints 35–24. Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 3:20.
  • PIT – Antonio Brown 3-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Lance Moore pass), 0:00. Saints 35–32. Drive: 5 plays, 98 yards, 1:02.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 19/27, 257 yards, 5 TD
  • PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 32/58, 435 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram – 23 rushes, 122 yards
  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 21 rushes, 95 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NO – Kenny Stills – 5 receptions, 162 yards, TD
  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 8 receptions, 159 yards

The Pittsburgh Steelers was the only team the Saints were able to beat in the AFC North.

Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Fourteen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 17 7 14341
Saints 0 3 0710

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,006
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 9-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 11:42. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:18.
  • CAR – Graham Gano 37-yard field goal, 9:57. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:02.
  • CAR – Cam Newton 2-yard run, 6:41. Panthers 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:11.

Second quarter

  • NO – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 13:19. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:28.
  • CAR – Greg Olsen 16-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:14. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:46.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Jonathan Stewart 69-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:59. Panthers 31–3. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:11.
  • CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 26-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:13. Panthers 38–3. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 5:49.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – Graham Gano 41-yard field goal, 14:10. Panthers 41–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:05.
  • NO – Benjamin Watson 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 5:29. Panthers 41–10. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:31.

Top passers

  • CAR – Cam Newton – 21/33, 226 yards, 3 TD
  • NO – Drew Brees – 29/45, 235 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 20 rushes, 155 yards, TD
  • NO – Mark Ingram – 10 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

  • CAR – Greg Olsen – 10 receptions, 72 yards, TD
  • NO – Marques Colston – 5 receptions, 72 yards

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 14 10731
Bears 0 0 01515

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), rain showers
  • Game attendance: 60,996
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • NO – Josh Hill 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 14:52. Saints 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:03.
  • NO – Marques Colston 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 0:32. Saints 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 3:30.

Third quarter

  • NO – Josh Hill 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 8:35. Saints 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:25.
  • NO – Shayne Graham 25-yard field goal, 0:16. Saints 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:05.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 29/36, 375 yards, 3 TD
  • CHI – Jay Cutler – 17/31, 194 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram – 17 rushes, 59 yards, TD
  • CHI – Matt Forte – 16 rushes, 78 yards

Top receivers

  • NO – Jimmy Graham – 5 receptions, 87 yards
  • CHI – Alshon Jeffery – 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 10 71030
Saints 7 0 0714

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,164
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NO – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 14:40. Saints 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:20.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 11:15. Saints 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:25.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 11:48. Saints 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 4:03.
  • ATL – Eric Weems 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 0:03. Falcons 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:33.

Third quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 31-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 5:42. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:40.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Jimmy Graham 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 5:48. Falcons 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 3:40.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 32-yard field goal, 1:56. Falcons 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:32.
  • ATL – Osi Umenyiora 86-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 0:00. Falcons 30–14.

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/40, 322 yards, TD
  • NO – Drew Brees – 30/47, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 5 rushes, 36 yards, TD
  • NO – Mark Ingram – 13 rushes, 38 yards, TD

Top receivers

With this loss, the Saints were eliminated from playoff contention.

Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Seventeen: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 7 01623
Buccaneers 3 17 0020

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 59,952
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Kirk Morrison and Peter Schrager
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • TB – Patrick Murray 39-yard field goal, 6:03. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:17.

Second quarter

  • TB – Mike Evans 6-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 11:25. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:23.
  • NO – Khiry Robinson 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 5:45. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
  • TB – Charles Sims 8-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 1:48. Buccaneers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:57.
  • TB – Patrick Murray 27-yard field goal, 0:06. Buccaneers 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 1:26.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Mark Ingram 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 14:02. Buccaneers 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:28.
  • NO – Marques Colston 36-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 1:57. Saints 21–20. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:23.
  • NO – Josh McCown sacked in the endzone by Junior Galette for a safety, 1:05. Saints 23–20.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 24/38, 281 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • TB – Josh McCown – 14/23, 115 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram – 14 rushes, 57 yards, TD
  • TB – Doug Martin – 19 rushes, 108 yards

Top receivers

  • NO – Kenny Stills – 5 receptions, 82 yards
  • TB – Mike Evans – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Standings

Division

NFC South
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Carolina Panthers 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 339 374 W4
New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 401 424 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 381 417 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 277 410 L6

Conference

NFC[5]
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .525 .513 W6
2[a] Green Bay Packers North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .482 .440 W2
3[a] Dallas Cowboys East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .445 .422 W4
4 Carolina Panthers South 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 .490 .357 W4
Wild Cards
5[b] Arizona Cardinals West 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .523 .477 L2
6[b] Detroit Lions North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .471 .392 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 6–6 .490 .416 W1
8 San Francisco 49ers West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 .527 .508 W1
9[c] New Orleans Saints South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .486 .415 W1
10[c] Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 1–5 6–6 .475 .308 W1
11[d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .512 .323 L1
12[d] Atlanta Falcons South 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 .482 .380 L1
13[d] St. Louis Rams West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .531 .427 L3
14 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .529 .338 L5
15 Washington Redskins East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 .496 .422 L1
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .486 .469 L6
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b c Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).
  3. ^ a b New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).
  4. ^ a b c The NY Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record.
  5. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "New Orleans Saints stunned by Falcons, 30-14, eliminated from playoff contention".
  2. ^ Kate White & David Gutman, "NFL's Saints to train at The Greenbrier: Resort constructing 3 fields, facilities for Super Bowl XLIV champs", The Charleston Gazette, March 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Packers-Saints game had no punts. That's only the third time in history that's happened".
  4. ^ "Kaepernick's ad-libbing helps 49ers end Saints 11-game home winning streak, 27-24 in OT". Fox News. March 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

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