# 1995 New Orleans Saints season

The 1995 season was the New Orleans Saints' 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st to host games at the Louisiana Superdome and the tenth under head coach Jim Mora. The team matched on their 7–9 record from 1994, but missed the postseason for a third consecutive season and ended up in last place in the division for the first time since 1986.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1995 New Orleans Saints draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 13 | Mark Fields * | Linebacker | Washington State |
| 2 | 44 | Ray Zellars | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 75 | Mike Verstegen | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 108 | Dameian Jeffries | Defensive end | Alabama |
| 5 | 148 | William Strong | Defensive back | North Carolina State |
| 6 | 184 | Lee DeRamus | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 242 | Travis Davis | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 3 | San Francisco 49ers | L 22–24 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 66,627 |
| 2 | September 10 | at St. Louis Rams | L 13–17 | 0–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 59,335 |
| 3 | September 17 | Atlanta Falcons | L 24–27 (OT) | 0–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 57,442 |
| 4 | September 24 | at New York Giants | L 29–45 | 0–4 | Giants Stadium | 72,619 |
| 5 | October 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–15 | 0–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 43,938 |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 15 | Miami Dolphins | W 33–30 | 1–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 55,628 |
| 8 | October 22 | at Carolina Panthers | L 3–20 | 1–6 | Memorial Stadium | 55,484 |
| 9 | October 29 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 11–7 | 2–6 | 3Com Park | 65,272 |
| 10 | November 5 | St. Louis Rams | W 19–10 | 3–6 | Louisiana Superdome | 43,120 |
| 11 | November 12 | Indianapolis Colts | W 17–14 | 4–6 | Louisiana Superdome | 44,122 |
| 12 | November 19 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–43 | 4–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 58,108 |
| 13 | November 26 | Carolina Panthers | W 34–26 | 5–7 | Louisiana Superdome | 39,580 |
| 14 | December 3 | at New England Patriots | W 31–17 | 6–7 | Foxboro Stadium | 59,876 |
| 15 | December 10 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–19 | 6–8 | Georgia Dome | 54,603 |
| 16 | December 16 | Green Bay Packers | L 23–34 | 6–9 | Louisiana Superdome | 50,132 |
| 17 | December 24 | at New York Jets | W 12–0 | 7–9 | Giants Stadium | 28,885 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Saints | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 66,627
* Recap
With the loss, the Saints started 0–1.

### Week 2: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 59,335
* Recap
With the loss, the Saints fell to 0–2.

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 457 | 258 | L1 |
| $^{(6)}$ Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 362 | 349 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 309 | 418 | L3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 289 | 325 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 319 | 348 | W1 |

## Awards and records

* Jim Everett, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 3,970 yards
* Jim Everett, franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 26 touchdown passes