2014 New Orleans Saints season

2014 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Sean Payton
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Drew Brees (QB) Jahri Evans (G) Jimmy Graham (TE) Mark Ingram (RB)
Uniform

The 2014 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 39th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the 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

Main article: 2014 NFL draft

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

The Saints traded their first- and third-round selections (Nos. 27 and 91 overall, respectively) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the Cardinals' first-round selection (No. 20 overall).
The Saints acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 169 overall) in a trade that sent running back Darren Sproles to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Saints traded their seventh-round selection (No. 242 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for linebacker Parys Haralson.

Staff

2014 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Owner/Chairman – Tom Benson
Owner/Vice Chairman – Rita Benson LeBlanc
President – Dennis Lauscha
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis
Director of College Scouting – Rick Reiprish
Director of Football Administration – Khai Harley
Director of Player Personnel – Ryan Pace
Director of Pro Scouting – Terry Fontenot

Head coaches

Head Coach – Sean Payton
Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers – Joe Vitt

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael, Jr.
Quarterbacks – Mike Neu
Running Backs – Dan Roushar
Wide Receivers – Henry Ellard
Assistant Wide Receivers – Carter Sheridan
Tight Ends – Terry Malone
Offensive Line – Bret Ingalls
Assistant Offensive Line – Frank Smith

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

91 Kasim Edebali OLB
52 Moise Fokou LB
59 Jerry Franklin LB
93 Junior Galette OLB
98 Parys Haralson OLB
57 David Hawthorne ILB
53 Ramon Humber ILB
58 Kyle Knox ILB
50 Curtis Lofton ILB
56 Ronald Powell OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

77 Brodrick Bunkley NT (IR)
25 Rafael Bush FS (IR)
31 Jairus Byrd FS (IR)
10 Brandin Cooks WR (IR)
97 Glenn Foster DE (IR)
76 Akiem Hicks DE (IR)
92 John Jenkins NT (IR)
35 Austin Johnson FB (IR)
43 Vinnie Sunseri SS (IR)
14 Andy Tanner WR (IR)
23 Pierre Thomas RB (IR)
49 Ty Zimmerman FS (IR)

Practice squad

27 Edwin Baker RB
70 Mike Brewster C
81 Orson Charles TE
5 Dustin Hopkins K
69 Andrew Miller G
44 Toben Opurum FB
74 Tavon Rooks T
83 Willie Snead WR

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 12 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 caddy for his friend, PGA Tour golfer Ryan Palmer.^[2]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com 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	Game site	NFL.com 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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Saints	6	14	0	14	0	34
Falcons	0	10	14	10	3	37

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 – 10:33 Shayne Graham 31-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:27. (NO 3–0)
NO – 4:39 Shayne Graham 50-yard FG. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:59. (NO 6–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

ATL – 9:22 Levine Toilolo 1-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:38. (NO 20–17)
ATL – 0:21 Antone Smith 54-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. (ATL 24–20)

Fourth quarter

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

Overtime

ATL – 13:17 Matt Bryant 52-yard FG. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32. (ATL 37–34)

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 29/42, 333 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/43, 448 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram - 13 CAR, 60 YDS
ATL – Steven Jackson – 12 CAR, 52 YDS

Top receivers

NO – Marques Colston - 5 REC, 110 YDS
ATL – Julio Jones - 7 REC, 116 YDS

Top tacklers

NO – Curtis Lofton - 10 TACKLES
ATL – Paul Worrilow - 15 TACKLES

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

Week Two: New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	10	7	7	24
Browns	10	6	7	3	26

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: September 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 67,407
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

NO (5:16) - Shayne Graham 27 yd field goal
Browns 10, Saints 3 Drive: 7 plays, 73 yds, 3:28
CLE (3:25) - Tashaun Gipson 62 yd interception return (2 pt conversion failed)
Browns 16, Saints 3
NO (0:03) - Jimmy Graham 9 yd pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick)
Browns 16, Saints 10 Drive: 12 plays, 85 yds, 3:22

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees - 27/40, 237 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
CLE – Brian Hoyer - 24/40, 204 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

NO – Mark Ingram - 11 carr, 83 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Terrance West - 19 carr, 68 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

NO – Jimmy Graham - 10 rec, 118 yds, 2 TD
CLE – Andrew Hawkins - 6 rec, 70 yds

Top tacklers

NO – David Hawthorne - 9 tackles
CLE – Tashaun Gipson - 8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD

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 TD. 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	6	3	0	9
Saints	13	0	0	7	20

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

Third quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 10:20. Patriots 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. Patriots 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

MIN – Matt Asiata – 12 rushes, 35 yards
NO – Khiry Robinson – 18 rushes, 69 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Greg Jennings – 5 rec, 70 yards
NO – Brandin Cooks – 8 rec, 74 yards

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 0–3, 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	0	3	14	17
Cowboys	7	17	7	7	38

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Date: September 28
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 91,176
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DAL – Terrance Williams 6 yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 7:57 (Dal 7-0)

Second quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 51 yard field goal, 5:43 (Dal 10-0)
DAL – DeMarco Murray 15 yard rush (Dan Bailey kick), 4:09 (Dal 17-0)
DAL – Terrance Williams 23 yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:24 (Dal 24-0)

Third quarter

NO – Shayne Graham 30 yard field goal, 11:14 (Dal 24-3)
DAL – DeMarco Murray 28 yard rush (Dan Bailey kick), 6:53 (Dal 31-3)

Fourth quarter

NO – Josh Hill 12 yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 13:43 (Dal 31-10)
NO – Jimmy Graham 13 yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 9:56 (Dal 31-17)
DAL – Dez Bryant 18 yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 3:40 (Dal 38-17)

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees, 32/44, 340 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 46 Lng
DAL – Tony Romo, 22/29, 262 Yds, 3 TD, 0 INT, 24 Lng

Top rushers

NO – Khiry Robinson, 8 Car, 87 Yds, 0 TD, 62 Lng
DAL – DeMarco Murray, 24 Car, 149 Yds, 2 TD, 28 Lng
DAL – Tony Romo, 6 Car, 20 Yds, 0 TD, 21 Lng

Top receivers

NO – Jimmy Graham 8 Rec, 86 Yds, 1 TD, 17 Lng
NO – Travaris Cadet 6 Rec, 59 Yds, 0 TD, 31 Lng
DAL – Terrance Williams 6 Rec, 77 Yds, 2 TD, 23 Lng
DAL – Dez Bryant 3 Rec, 44 Yds, 1 TD, 18 Lng

Top tacklers

NO –
DAL –

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Buccaneers	0	10	14	7	0	31
Saints	6	7	7	11	6	37

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

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Fifth quarter

Top passers

TB –
NO –

Top rushers

TB –
NO –

Top receivers

TB – Vincent Jackson 8 Rec, 144 Yds, 0 TD
NO –

Top tacklers

TB –
NO –

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	10	7	6	23
Lions	0	3	7	14	24

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

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

NO –
DET –

Top rushers

NO –
DET –

Top receivers

NO –
DET – Golden Tate 10 Rec, 154 Yds, 1 TD

Top tacklers

NO –
DET –

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	10	6	0	7	23
Saints	10	6	14	14	44

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

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

GB –Aaron Rodgers 28-39,418 yards,2 touchdowns,3 interceptions
NO – Drew Brees 29-35,311 Yds, 3 TD,0 INT

rushers

GB –13 carries,56 yards,0 touchdowns
NO – Mark Ingram 24 carries ,172yards,1 touchdown

Brandin Cooks,2 carries,26 yards,1 touchdown

Top receivers

GB –Randall Cobb 5 receptions,156 yards,1 touchdown
NO –Brandin Cooks 6 receptions,94 yards,1 touchdown

Top tacklers

GB –
NO –

This would be only the third game in NFL history to not have a single punt. ^[3]

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	14	7	7	28
Panthers	0	0	7	3	10

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 30
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear
Game attendance: 73,663
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NO –
CAR –

Top rushers

NO –
CAR –

Top receivers

NO –
CAR –

Top tacklers

NO –
CAR –

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
49ers	14	7	0	3	3	27
Saints	3	7	7	7	0	24

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
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

SF –
NO –

Top rushers

SF –
NO –

Top receivers

SF –
NO –

Top tacklers

SF –
NO –

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	6	7	7	27
Saints	3	0	0	7	10

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
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

CIN –
NO –

Top rushers

CIN –
NO –

Top receivers

CIN –
NO –

Top tacklers

CIN –
NO –

Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Twelve: Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	7	7	10	10	34
Saints	7	10	0	10	27

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
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

BAL –
NO –

Top rushers

BAL –
NO –

Top receivers

BAL –
NO –

Top tacklers

BAL –
NO –

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Thirteen: New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	14	14	7	35
Steelers	3	3	7	19	32

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 30
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 61,916
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Donovan McNabb and Charissa Thompson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NO –
PIT –

Top rushers

NO –
PIT –

Top receivers

NO –
PIT –

Top tacklers

NO –
PIT –

Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	17	7	14	3	41
Saints	0	3	0	7	10

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
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

CAR –
NO –

Top rushers

CAR –
NO –

Top receivers

CAR –
NO –

Top tacklers

CAR –
NO –

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	14	10	7	31
Bears	0	0	0	15	15

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
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NO –
CHI –

Top rushers

NO –
CHI –

Top receivers

NO –
CHI –

Top tacklers

NO –
CHI –

Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	10	7	10	30
Saints	7	0	0	7	14

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
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

ATL –
NO –

Top rushers

ATL –
NO –

Top receivers

ATL –
NO –

Top tacklers

ATL –
NO –

Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Seventeen: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	7	0	16	23
Buccaneers	3	17	0	0	20

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
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NO –
TB –

Top rushers

NO –
TB –

Top receivers

NO –
TB –

Top tacklers

NO –
TB –

Standings

Division

NFC South
	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]^[6]
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	PD	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	394	254	140	W6
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Green Bay Packers	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	486	348	138	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	467	352	115	W4
4	Carolina Panthers	South	7	8	1	.469	4–2	6–6	339	374	–25	W4
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	310	299	11	L2
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Detroit Lions	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	321	282	33	L1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	6–6	474	400	74	W1
8	San Francisco 49ers	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	306	340	–34	W1
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	401	424	–23	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	1–5	6–6	325	343	–18	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	380	400	–20	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	6	10	0	.375	5–1	6–6	381	417	–36	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 4]}	St. Louis Rams	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	354	–30	L3
14	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	319	442	–123	L5
15	Washington Redskins	East	4	12	0	.250	2–4	2–10	301	438	–137	L1
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	277	410	–133	L6
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 2 3 Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record. 1 2 Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6). 1 2 New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9). 1 2 3 The New York Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27). Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record. ↑ 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

↑ http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2014/12/new_orleans_saints_atlanta_fal_10.html
↑ 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.
↑ http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/10/27/no-punts-packers-saints-game
↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/11/10/kaepernick-ad-libbing-helps-4ers-end-saints-11-game-home-winning-streak-27-24/
↑ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
↑ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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