| 2010 New Orleans Saints season | |
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| Owner | Tom Benson |
| General manager | Mickey Loomis |
| Head coach | Sean Payton |
| Home stadium | Louisiana Superdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2ndNFC South |
| Playoffs | LostWild Card Playoffs (atSeahawks)36–41 |
| All-Pros | 4
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The2010 season was theNew Orleans Saints' 44th in theNational Football League (NFL) and their 35th playing home games in theLouisiana Superdome. From2009, the Saints were coming off their first Super Bowl-winning season and the most successful in franchise history, having begun undefeated for 13 consecutive games only to lose their three final regular season encounters to finish 13–3. The Saints also attempted to win the NFC South Division title for the third time in history, earn their first consecutivepostseason berths since 1991, and successfully defend their conference and league championships. The Saints failed to improve on their 13–3 record, finishing 11–5 and qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team. The Saints were eliminated in the first round bythe Seattle Seahawks, who were the first team with a losing record (7–9) to qualify for the playoffs and/or win a division title in a full season.Sean Payton served his fifth year ashead coach.
This is the first time the Saints made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since the1990–92 seasons.
As the winners ofSuper Bowl XLIV, the Saints acquired the 32nd pick in the first round and drafted in this order.[1]
| Draft order | Player name | Position | Height | Weight | College | Contract | Notes | ||
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| Round | Choice | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 32 | Patrick Robinson | CB | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Florida State | 5 Year | |
| 2 | 32 | 64 | Charles Brown | OT | 6'5" | 303 lbs | USC | 4 Year | |
| 3 | 31 | 95 | Jimmy Graham | TE | 6'6" | 260 lbs | Miami | 4 Year | |
| 4 | 25 | 123 | Al Woods | DT | 6'4" | 314 lbs | LSU | 4 Year | |
| 5 | 27 | 158 | Matt Tennant | C | 6'5" | 300 lbs | Boston College | 4 Year | |
| 6 | 32 | 201 | Traded to theArizona Cardinals | ||||||
| 7 | 32 | 239 | Sean Canfield | QB | 6'4" | 214 lbs | Oregon State | N/A | |
| Pos. | Player | Date [2][3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB | Greg Fassitt | February 12, 2010 | |
| TE | Tyler Lorenzen | February 12, 2010 | |
| OT | Jermey Parnell | February 12, 2010 | |
| WR | Matt Simon | February 12, 2010 | |
| G | Na'Shan Goddard | February 18, 2010 | |
| CB | Glenn Sharpe | February 18, 2010 | |
| DT | Earl Heyman | February 18, 2010 | |
| G | Tim Duckworth | February 19, 2010 | |
| FB | Zak Keasey | February 23, 2010 | |
| DE | Alex Brown | April 7, 2010 | |
| DE | Jimmy Wilkerson | April 20, 2010 | |
| OLB | Clint Ingram | May 19, 2010 |
| Pos. | Player | Date [2][3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR | D'Juan Woods | February 16, 2010 | Released after being placed oninjured reserve prior to the 2009 season[4] |
| G | Jamar Nesbit | March 4, 2010 | [5] |
| LB | Mark Simoneau | March 4, 2010 | [5] |
| DE | Charles Grant | March 5, 2010 | [5] |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | August 12 | atNew England Patriots | L 24–27 | 0–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 21 | Houston Texans | W 38–20 | 1–1 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | San Diego Chargers | W 36–21 | 2–1 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 2 | atTennessee Titans | L 24–27 | 2–2 | LP Field | Recap |
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1)Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 414 | 288 | W1 |
| (5)New Orleans Saints | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 384 | 307 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 343 | 318 | W2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 2–10 | 196 | 408 | L2 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Patriots | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
atGillette Stadium,Foxborough, Massachusetts
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texans | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Saints | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Saints | 7 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| Titans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
atLP Field,Nashville, Tennessee
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Saints | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans,Louisiana
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With their Super Bowl title to defend, the Saints began their season at home in the annualKickoff Game against theMinnesota Vikings, in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game. New Orleans would strike first in the opening quarter with quarterbackDrew Brees hooking up with wide receiverDevery Henderson on a 29-yard touchdown pass. The Vikings would take the lead in the second quarter as kickerRyan Longwell made a 41-yard field goal, followed by quarterbackBrett Favre's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight endVisanthe Shiancoe (with a blocked PAT).
In the third quarter, the Saints would regain the lead with a 1-yard touchdown run from running backPierre Thomas. From there, New Orleans' defense would prevent any further progress from Minnesota.
With the win, New Orleans began their season at 1–0.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
atCandlestick Park,San Francisco, California
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Coming off their home win over the Vikings, the Saints flew toCandlestick Park for a Week 2 Monday Night duel with theSan Francisco 49ers. New Orleans would deliver the opening punch in the first quarter as 49ers centerDavid Baas' high snap deep within San Francisco territory went out of the back of the endzone for a safety. The Saints would add onto their lead as quarterbackDrew Brees hooked up with running backReggie Bush on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The 49ers would answer in the second quarter as quarterbackAlex Smith found running backFrank Gore on a 12-yard touchdown pass.
San Francisco would take the lead with running backAnthony Dixon's 2-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans would respond with Brees' 3-yard touchdown pass to tight endDavid Thomas. The Saints would add onto their lead in the fourth quarter as kickerGarrett Hartley made a 46-yard and a 19-yard field goal. The 49ers would strike back as Gore got a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by Smith's 2-point conversion pass to tight endVernon Davis. In the end, New Orleans got the last laugh as Hartley booted the game-ending 37-yard field goal.
With the win, the Saints improved to 2–0.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Saints | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana
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Hoping to increase their winning streak the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC South rivalry match against the Falcons. The Saints took the early lead when QBDrew Brees made a 2-yard TD pass to TEJeremy Shockey. The Falcons replied with QBMatt Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to TETony Gonzalez. The Saints re-took the lead with Brees finding WRLance Moore on an 80-yard TD pass. But the Falcons replied in the second quarter with RBMichael Turner making a 1-yard TD run. The Saints trailed for the first time in the game when kickerMatt Bryant made a 23-yard field goal. But they took the lead with Brees finding Moore again on a 16-yard TD pass. The Falcons would score when Ryan made a 22-yard TD pass to WRRoddy White. The Saints would tie the game with kickerGarrett Hartley making a 32-yard field goal. At overtime, the decision was made whenMatt Bryant hit a 46-yard field goal to give the Saints their first loss of the season, bringing their record down to 2–1.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Saints | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Saints fourth game was inside their dome for an NFC south rivalry match against the Panthers. In the 1st quarter New Orleans took the lead as QBDrew Brees completed a 4-yard TD pass to WRLance Moore. Carolina replied with QBJimmy Clausen making a 55-yard TD pass to RBJonathan Stewart. The Saints took the lead when kickerJohn Carney nailed a 32-yard field goal, but fell behind when RBDeAngelo Williams made a 39-yard TD run. ThenJohn Carney made two field goals to give the Saints the win. He made a 32-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter and a 25-yard field goal in the 4th.
With the win, the Saints improved to 3–1.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 30 |
atUniversity of Phoenix Stadium,Glendale, Arizona
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Coming off their close win over the Panthers the Saints flew toUniversity of Phoenix Stadium for an NFC duel with the Cardinals. In the first quarter the Saints took the early lead as kickerJohn Carney nailed a 31-yard field goal, followed by QBDrew Brees completing a 1-yard TD pass to TEJeremy Shockey. The Cardinals replied with kickerJay Feely making a 37-yard field goal, followed by OTLevi Brown recovering a fumble and returning it 2 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter the Saints fell behind when Feely got a 44-yard field goal, followed the 4th quarter by Feely's 29-yard field goal. Then FSKerry Rhodes recovered a fumble and ran 27 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. Then the Saints replied with Brees making a 35-yard TD pass to WRRobert Meachem, but had more problems when Brees' pass was intercepted by CBDominique Rodgers-Cromartie and returned 28 yards to the end zone for a touchdown.
With the loss, the Saints fell to 3–2.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
atRaymond James Stadium,Tampa, Florida
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Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Cardinals the Saints flew toRaymond James Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Buccaneers. In the first quarter New Orleans took the lead when QBDrew Brees completed a 41-yard TD pass to WRLance Moore. Followed in the second quarter by Brees making a 42-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem. This was followed by kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 27-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead when QBDrew Brees made a 4-yard TD pass to FBHeath Evans. Tampa Bay scored in the fourth quarter with QBJosh Freeman making a 2-yard TD pass to WRMicheal Spurlock (With a failed 2-point conversion), but the Saints pulled away as RBLadell Betts got a 1-yard TD run.
With the win, the Saints improve to 4–2.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| Saints | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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With the loss, the Saints fell to 4–3.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Saints | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana
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Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Browns, the Saints stayed home for a Week 8 interconference duel with thePittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. After a scoreless first quarter, New Orleans trailed in the second quarter as Steelers kickerJeff Reed got a 19-yard field goal. The Saints would answer with a 31-yard field goal from kickerGarrett Hartley.
New Orleans took the lead in the third quarter as Hartley booted a 23-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Saints increased their lead as quarterbackDrew Brees found wide receiverMarques Colston on a 16-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh responded with running backRashard Mendenhall getting a 38-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans came right back as Brees connected with wide receiverLance Moore on an 8-yard touchdown pass.
With the win, the Saints improved to 5–3.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Coming off their win over the Steelers the Saints flew toBank of America Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Panthers. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early after kickerJohn Kasay made a 20-yard field goal. Then they made a large scoring run to dominate the game after QBDrew Brees completed a 7-yard TD pass to TEJeremy Shockey. Followed by Brees finding TEJimmy Graham on a 19-yard TD pass. The lead was extended by kickerGarrett Hartley as he nailed a 31 and a 36-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead with CBJabari Greer returning an interception 24 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by RBLadell Betts getting a 1-yard TD run.
With the win, the Saints headed into their bye week at 6–3 and swept the Panthers for the first time since 2001.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Saints | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Coming off their bye week the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC duel with the Seahawks. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kickerOlindo Mare hit a 20-yard field goal; but they pulled ahead after RBChris Ivory got a 1-yard TD run. The lead narrowed in the 2nd quarter by Mare getting a 43-yard field goal. The Saints increased it when QBDrew Brees made a 23 and a 3-yard TD pass to WRMarques Colston and WRRobert Meachem. The lead was narrowed again after QBMatt Hasselbeck got a 2-yard TD pass to WRBen Obomanu; but the Saints replied with Brees throwing a 22-yard TD pass to Colston. The lead narrowed again with Mare hitting a 43-yard field goal. The lead extended in the third quarter with Brees finding Meachem again on a 32-yard TD pass. The Seahawks made the only score of the fourth quarter with Mare making a 20-yard field goal.
With the win, the Saints improved to 7–3.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
atCowboys Stadium,Arlington, Texas
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The Saints played theThanksgiving Day game atCowboys Stadium for an NFC duel against the Cowboys. The Saints commanded the first quarter with RBChris Ivory getting a 3-yard TD run, followed by kickerGarrett Hartley getting a 50-yard field goal, and then by Ivory making a 6-yard TD run. The lead was narrowed as kickerDavid Buehler got a 21-yard field goal, but the Saints replied as Hartley nailed a 45-yard field goal. The lead was narrowed again as Buehler hit a 53-yard field goal, followed byMiles Austin getting a 60-yard TD run. The Saints scored with Hartley making a 28-yard field goal, but fell behind withMarion Barber andTashard Choice getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints, down 27–23, were well on their way to defeat when John Kitna hit Austin with a long-gainer, but safetyMalcolm Jenkins stripped Roy Williams and recovered at the New Orleans 11, enabling the Saints to pull out the win five plays later, with QBDrew Brees completing a 12-yard TD pass to WRLance Moore, completing an 89-yard drive.
With the win, the Saints improved to 8–3.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Bengals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Coming off their win over the Cowboys the Saints played an interconference duel with the Bengals atPaul Brown Stadium. In the first quarter, the Saints took the early lead as kickerGarrett Hartley nailed a 48-yard field goal. The Bengals replied with kickerClint Stitser hitting a 29-yard field goal, but the Saints scored again with RBChris Ivory getting a 55-yard TD run, with the Bengals responding as Stitser made a 23-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead as Hartley made a 24-yard field goal, followed by Ivory getting a 1-yard TD run. The lead was broken down as QBCarson Palmer made a 5-yard TD pass to WRTerrell Owens (With a failed PAT as the kick went wide right), followed by RBCedric Benson getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints responded as QBDrew Brees completed a 52-yard TD pass to WRRobert Meachem, but fell behind with Benson getting a 4-yard TD run (With a successful 2-point conversion as Palmer passed to TEJermaine Gresham), followed by Stitser making a 47-yard field goal. Still, they managed to score to take the win as Brees threw a 3-yard TD pass to WRMarques Colston.
With the win, the Saints improved to 9–3.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Saints | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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With the win, the Saints improved to 10–3.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Ravens | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
atM&T Bank Stadium,Baltimore, Maryland
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With the loss, the Saints fell to 10–4.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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Looking to clinch a playoff berth and avenge their Week 3 loss against the Falcons, the Saints traveled to Atlanta for a Monday Night rematch. New Orleans would score first withGarrett Hartley kicking a FG from 52 yards late in the first quarter. RBPierre Thomas would add to the Saints' lead with a 2-yard TD run; however, Atlanta would respond with aMatt Ryan 7-yard TD pass toRoddy White to cut the lead to three. After a scoreless third quarter, the Falcons took the lead withChauncey Davis returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans reclaimed the lead late in the 4th with aDrew Brees 6-yard TD pass toJimmy Graham. Atlanta attempted to come back; however, New Orleans held on for the win.
With the win, the Saints improved to 11–4 and clinched a playoff berth, becoming the first team in the NFC South to earn consecutive playoff appearances.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Saints | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Saints' sixteenth game was an NFC South rivalry rematch against the Buccaneers inside their dome. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kickerConnor Barth hit a 43-yard field goal, but took the lead with QBDrew Brees throwing a 4-yard TD pass to TEJimmy Graham. The Buccaneers replied with QBJosh Freeman completing a 2-yard TD pass to WRDezmon Briscoe, but the Saints tied the game with kickerGarrett Hartley nailing a 45-yard field goal. However, they fell behind again with Barth hitting a 32-yard field goal, followed by Freeman making an 18-yard TD pass to WRMike Williams. The Saints tried to narrow the gap with Hartley making a 38-yard field goal, but the Buccaneers pulled away with Barth nailing a 48-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Saints finish their regular season on an 11–5 record.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent (seed) | Results | Game Site | TV | Recap | |
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| WC | January 8 | 1:30 pm PST | atSeattle Seahawks (4) | L36–41 | 0–1 | Qwest Field | NBC | Recap |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
atQwest Field,Seattle, Washington
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Entering the postseason as the NFC's #5 seed, the Saints began their playoff run atQwest Field for the NFC Wild Card Round against the #4Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of their Week 11 duel. The Seahawks entered the playoffs as the only team to ever make the playoffs with a losing record, theirs being 7–9. New Orleans delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 26-yard field goal from kickerGarrett Hartley, followed by quarterbackDrew Brees finding fullbackHeath Evans on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Seahawks would answer with quarterbackMatt Hasselbeck completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight endJohn Carlson. The Saints struck back in the second quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run from running backJulius Jones, but Seattle took the lead with Hasselbeck's 7-yard touchdown pass to Carlson, kickerOlindo Mare making a 29-yard field goal, and Hasselbeck completing a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverBrandon Stokley. New Orleans would close out the half with Hartley's 22-yard field goal.
The Seahawks continued to hack away in the third quarter as Hasselbeck threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverMike Williams, followed by Mare's 39-yard field goal. The Saints tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Jones got a 4-yard touchdown run, followed by Hartley's 21-yard field goal, but Seattle delivered a punishing blow as running backMarshawn Lynch got a67-yard touchdown run. New Orleans tried to catch up with Brees connecting with wide receiverDevery Henderson (with a failed two-point conversion), but a failed onside kick sealed any hope of a comeback.
With the loss, the Saints, with an overall record of 11–6, were dethroned as Super Bowl champions. This was the sixth consecutive year the defending world champions failed to repeat their title.
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