# 2024 New Orleans Saints season

The 2024 season was the New Orleans Saints' 58th in the National Football League (NFL), the 49th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and the third and final under head coach Dennis Allen. The Saints failed to improve on their 9–8 record from the previous season and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year when the Atlanta Falcons blew out the New York Giants. Despite starting the season 2–0 for the second consecutive season with over 40 points scored in both games, the Saints went on a seven-game losing streak for the first time since 1999. On November 4, following a Week 9 loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Saints fired Allen and promoted assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi to be the interim head coach. The Saints finished last in the NFC South for the first time since 2008 after a loss to the Buccaneers coupled with the Panthers beating the Falcons in overtime in the final week of the regular season.

## Draft

2024 New Orleans Saints draft selections :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 14 | Taliese Fuaga | OT | Oregon State | |
| 2 | 41 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | CB | Alabama | From Jets via Packers |
| 2 | 45 | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | From Broncos |
| 2 | 50 | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 3 | 81 | Traded to the Denver Broncos | Traded to the Denver Broncos | Traded to the Denver Broncos | |
| 4 | 116 | Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars | Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars | Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| 5 | 150 | Spencer Rattler | QB | South Carolina | |
| 5 | 168 | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | |
| 5 | 170 | Bub Means | WR | Pittsburgh | Compensatory selection |
| 5 | 175 | Jaylan Ford | LB | Texas | Compensatory selection |
| 6 | 190 | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | Traded to the Green Bay Packers | |
| 6 | 199 | Khristian Boyd | DT | Northern Iowa | From Eagles |
| 7 | 238 | Traded to the Houston Texans | Traded to the Houston Texans | Traded to the Houston Texans | |
| 7 | 239 | Josiah Ezirim | OT | Eastern Kentucky | From Rams via Broncos |
2024 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents :
| Name | Position | College |
| Kyler Baugh | DT | Minnesota |
| Millard Bradford | S | TCU |
| Matthew Hayball | P | Vanderbilt |
| Sincere Haynesworth | C | Tulane |
| Kyle Hergel | G | Boston College |
| Dallin Holker | TE | Colorado State |
| Jermaine Jackson | WR | Idaho |
| Trajan Jeffcoat | DE | Arkansas |
| Lawrence Johnson | S | Southeast Missouri State |
| Jacob Kibodi | RB | Louisiana |
| Nate Latu | DE | Oklahoma State |
| Nouri Nouili | G | Nebraska |
| Rico Payton | CB | Pittsburg State |
| Kyle Sheets | WR | Slippery Rock |
| Isaiah Stalbird | LB | South Dakota State |
| Mason Tipton | WR | Yale |
Draft trades
* 1 2 3 4 The Saints traded second-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (45th, 168th and 190th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a second-round selection (41st overall).
* 1 2 The Saints traded a third-round selection (81st overall) and the coaching rights to Sean Payton to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a second-round selection (45th overall) and a 2023 first-round selection.
* ↑ The Saints traded a second-round selection (50th overall), a 2023 first-round selection and 2022 first-, third- and seventh-round selections to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two 2022 first-round selections and a 2023 sixth-round selection.
* ↑ The Saints traded a fourth-round selection (116th overall) and a 2023 seventh-round selection (227th overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2023 fourth-round selection (127th overall).
* ↑ The Saints traded a 2025 seventh-round selection and CB C. J. Gardner-Johnson to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round selection (199th overall) and a 2023 fifth-round selection.
* ↑ The Saints traded a seventh-round selection (238th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for RB Mark Ingram II.
* ↑ The Saints traded K Wil Lutz to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a seventh-round selection (239th overall).

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 10 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 16–14 | 1–0 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–16 | 1–1 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 25 | Tennessee Titans | L 27–30 | 1–2 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 8 | Carolina Panthers | W 47–10 | 1–0 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 44–19 | 2–0 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 12–15 | 2–1 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 24–26 | 2–2 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–26 | 2–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 27–51 | 2–4 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 7 | October 17 | Denver Broncos | L 10–33 | 2–5 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 8–26 | 2–6 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 3 | at Carolina Panthers | L 22–23 | 2–7 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 10 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–17 | 3–7 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Cleveland Browns | W 35–14 | 4–7 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | December 1 | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–21 | 4–8 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | at New York Giants | W 14–11 | 5–8 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | Washington Commanders | L 19–20 | 5–9 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 23 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–34 | 5–10 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | Las Vegas Raiders | L 10–25 | 5–11 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
| 18 | January 5 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 19–27 | 5–12 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Saints | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,007
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Jen Hale
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Rashid Shaheed 59-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 12:08. Saints 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:52.
NO – Blake Grupe 57-yard field goal, 10:04. Saints 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:50.
NO – Foster Moreau 3-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 1:23. Saints 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:38.
Second quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 44-yard field goal, 7:03. Saints 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:07.
NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 2:08. Saints 23–0. Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 3:57.
NO – Juwan Johnson 16-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 1:18. Saints 30–0. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 30–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 1:18.
Third quarter
NO – Alvin Kamara 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 8:27. Saints 37–3. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:26.
CAR – Bryce Young 3-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 4:55. Saints 37–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:32.
Fourth quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal, 13:08. Saints 40–10. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:47.
NO – Jamaal Williams 14-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 10:38. Saints 47–10. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:43.
Top passers
CAR – Bryce Young – 13/30, 161 yards, 2 INT
NO – Derek Carr – 19/23, 200 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
CAR – Miles Sanders – 5 rushes, 22 yards
NO – Alvin Kamara – 15 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAR – Adam Thielen – 3 receptions, 49 yards
NO – Rashid Shaheed – 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD :
With a dominant win over the visiting Carolina Panthers, the Saints begin their season 1–0 for the sixth straight time. This is also the first time since the 2005 season where they start off with a win over the Panthers and the first since the 2009 season where they won their home opener with over 40 points on the board.

#### Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 44 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 93,691
* Referee: Shawn Smith
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Alvin Kamara 5-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 10:50. Saints 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:10.
DAL – Brandon Aubrey 52-yard field goal, 4:14. Saints 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:36.
NO – Rashid Shaheed 70-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 4:05. Saints 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:09.
Second quarter
DAL – Brandon Aubrey 38-yard field goal, 11:39. Saints 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 7:26.
NO – Alvin Kamara 57-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 9:30. Saints 21–6. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:09.
DAL – CeeDee Lamb 65-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 7:43. Saints 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:47.
NO – Alvin Kamara 12-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 2:48. Saints 28–13. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:55.
NO – Derek Carr 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 0:39. Saints 35–13. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:23.
DAL – Brandon Aubrey 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 35–16. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:39.
Third quarter
DAL – Brandon Aubrey 40-yard field goal, 9:05. Saints 35–19. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:55.
NO – Alvin Kamara 7-yard run (kick blocked), 1:09. Saints 41–19. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:56.
Fourth quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 5:11. Saints 44–19. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:38.
Top passers
NO – Derek Carr – 11/16, 243 yards, 2 TD, INT
DAL – Dak Prescott – 27/39, 293 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 20 rushes, 115 yards, 3 TD
DAL – Rico Dowdle – 7 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
NO – Rashid Shaheed – 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD
DAL – CeeDee Lamb – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD :
The Saints continued their dominance with the win against the Cowboys, improving them to 2–0 in the process.

#### Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,006
* Referee: Scott Novak
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal, 6:51. Saints 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 8:09.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Saquon Barkley 65-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 13:17. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:41.
NO – Blake Grupe 38-yard field goal, 9:49. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:28.
NO – Chris Olave 13-yard pass from Derek Carr (pass failed), 2:03. Saints 12–7. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:38.
PHI – Saquon Barkley 4-yard run (Saquon Barkley run), 1:01. Eagles 15–12. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:02.
Top passers
PHI – Jalen Hurts – 29/38, 311 yards, INT
NO – Derek Carr – 14/25, 142 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PHI – Saquon Barkley – 17 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
NO – Alvin Kamara – 26 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Dallas Goedert – 10 receptions, 170 yards
NO – Chris Olave – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD :
The Saints were unable to hold off the visiting Eagles, resulting in a 15–12 loss, bringing their record to 2–1 for the second straight season.

#### Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 72,204
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – KhaDarel Hodge fumble recovery in the end zone (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:13. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:47.
NO – Taysom Hill 2-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 6:39. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:34.
Second quarter
NO – Taysom Hill 5-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 13:42. Saints 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 53-yard field goal, 9:57. Saints 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:45.
ATL – Troy Andersen 47-yard interception return (Younghoe Koo kick), 7:54. Falcons 17–14.
Third quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 44-yard field goal, 6:46. Falcons 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:59.
NO – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal, 1:03. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:43.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 42-yard field goal, 10:09. Falcons 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:54.
NO – Alvin Kamara 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 1:00. Saints 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:28.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 58-yard field goal, 0:02. Falcons 26–24. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 0:58.
Top passers
NO – Derek Carr – 28/36, 239 yards, INT
ATL – Kirk Cousins – 21/35, 238 yards, INT
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 19 rushes, 77 yards, TD
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 8 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
NO – Chris Olave – 8 receptions, 87 yards
ATL – Drake London – 6 receptions, 64 yards :
The Saints were close to beating the Falcons, but Younghoe Koo struck a successful field goal to seal the Saints another loss, falling to 2–2.

#### Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,592
* Referee: Brad Rogers
* TV announcers (WDSU/ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Kareem Hunt 5-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:34. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:25.
Second quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 26-yard field goal, 12:39. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:47.
NO – Rashid Shaheed 43-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 8:36. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 4:03.
KC – Harrison Butker 34-yard field goal, 1:32. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7:04.
KC – Harrison Butker 28-yard field goal, 0:06. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
NO – Foster Moreau 6-yard pass from Derek Carr (kick failed, wide left), 14:16. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:27.
KC – Xavier Worthy 3-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 11:56. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:20.
KC – Harrison Butker 38-yard field goal, 3:03. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 6:29.
Top passers
NO – Derek Carr – 18/28, 165 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 28/39, 331 yards, INT
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 11 rushes, 26 yards
KC – Kareem Hunt – 27 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Top receivers
NO – Rashid Shaheed – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
KC – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 7 receptions, 130 yards :
During a 26–13 loss, Derek Carr suffered an oblique injury, which resulted in him missing the next three games. This loss resulted in the Saints falling to 2–3.

#### Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 17 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
| Saints | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,041
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TB – Chris Godwin 4-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 10:05. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:55.
TB – Antoine Winfield Jr. 58-yard fumble return (Chase McLaughlin kick), 8:54. Buccaneers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:23.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 26-yard field goal, 4:01. Buccaneers 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:56.
Second quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 42-yard field goal, 13:43. Buccaneers 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:18.
NO – Rashid Shaheed 54-yard punt return (Blake Grupe kick), 13:04. Buccaneers 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, −17 yards, 0:39.
NO – Blake Grupe 29-yard field goal, 9:00. Buccaneers 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:24.
NO – Bub Means 10-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Blake Grupe kick), 8:37. Saints 20–17. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:04.
TB – Sean Tucker 36-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 5:39. Buccaneers 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:58.
NO – Alvin Kamara 4-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 2:47. Saints 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:52.
Third quarter
TB – Chris Godwin 55-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 4:25. Buccaneers 31–27. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 4:13.
Fourth quarter
TB – Cade Otton 8-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (pass failed), 12:34. Buccaneers 37–27. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:21.
TB – Bucky Irving 1-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 5:33. Buccaneers 44–27. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:03.
TB – Sean Tucker 5-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 1:55. Buccaneers 51–27. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:24.
Top passers
TB – Baker Mayfield – 24/36, 325 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
NO – Spencer Rattler – 22/40, 243 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TB – Sean Tucker – 14 rushes, 136 yards, TD
NO – Alvin Kamara – 13 rushes, 40 yards, TD
Top receivers
TB – Chris Godwin – 11 receptions, 125 yards, TD
NO – Foster Moreau – 2 receptions, 54 yards :
The Saints had a halftime lead with rookie Spencer Rattler as the starting quarterback. However, they were dominated in the second half by the Buccaneers, resulting in a 51–27 loss. The Saints fell to 2–4. The Saints defense gave up 594 yards, the second-most in a single game in franchise history.

#### Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| Saints | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,008
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (WDSU/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Wil Lutz 46-yard field goal, 5:28. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:04.
Second quarter
DEN – Wil Lutz 32-yard field goal, 13:24. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:15.
DEN – Javonte Williams 8-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 7:30. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:44.
NO – Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal, 1:57. Broncos 13–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:33.
DEN – Wil Lutz 52-yard field goal, 0:16. Broncos 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 1:41.
Third quarter
DEN – Wil Lutz 38-yard field goal, 10:24. Broncos 19–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:45.
DEN – Javonte Williams 5-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 5:53. Broncos 26–3. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 3:00.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Cody Barton 52-yard fumble return (Wil Lutz kick), 4:06. Broncos 33–3. Drive: 6 plays, −1 yard, 2:04.
NO – Cedrick Wilson Jr. 12-yard pass from Jake Haener (Blake Grupe kick), 1:22. Broncos 33–10. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 2:44.
Top passers
DEN – Bo Nix – 16/26, 164 yards
NO – Spencer Rattler – 25/35, 172 yards
Top rushers
DEN – Javonte Williams – 14 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
NO – Kendre Miller – 6 rushes, 36 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Troy Franklin – 5 receptions, 50 yards
NO – Cedrick Wilson Jr. – 6 receptions, 57 yards, TD :
Sean Payton returned to New Orleans in a matchup between the Saints and Broncos. The Saints were embarrassed 33–10, falling to 2–5 and marking their first five-game losing streak since 2021.

#### Week 8: at Los Angeles Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Chargers | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C) (fixed roof)
* Game attendance: 70,240
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – J. K. Scott fumble forced by Taysom Hill out of bounds in the end zone for a safety, 10:20. Saints 2–0.
Second quarter
LAC – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal, 14:55. Chargers 3–2. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:43.
LAC – J. K. Dobbins 1-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 1:37. Chargers 9–2. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 8:07.
NO – Blake Grupe 40-yard field goal, 0:05. Chargers 9–5. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 1:32.
Third quarter
LAC – Ladd McConkey 60-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 8:48. Chargers 16–5. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:48.
NO – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal, 1:05. Chargers 16–8. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
LAC – Cameron Dicker 29-yard field goal, 11:55. Chargers 19–8. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 4:10.
LAC – Ladd McConkey 9-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 3:22. Chargers 26–8. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:23.
Top passers
NO – Spencer Rattler – 12/24, 156 yards
LAC – Justin Herbert – 20/32, 279 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 10 rushes, 67 yards
LAC – J. K. Dobbins – 17 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
NO – Chris Olave – 8 receptions, 107 yards
LAC – Ladd McConkey – 6 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD :
For the first time since the 2004 Season, the Saints lost to the Chargers. As a result, the Saints fell to 2–6, marking the first time they lost six consecutive games since 2005.

#### Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,292
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely and Amanda Balionis
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 29-yard field goal, 10:51. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:09.
NO – Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal, 3:08. Saints 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:07.
Second quarter
CAR – Xavier Legette 3-yard pass from Bryce Young (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 9:59. Panthers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:50.
NO – Taysom Hill 7-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 4:13. Saints 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:46.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 48-yard field goal, 0:38. Saints 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 0:39.
Third quarter
CAR – Chuba Hubbard 1-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 9:55. Panthers 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 5:05.
NO – Blake Grupe 51-yard field goal, 4:15. Panthers 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 5:40.
Fourth quarter
NO – Foster Moreau 17-yard pass from Derek Carr (pass failed), 11:55. Saints 22–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:40.
CAR – Chuba Hubbard 16-yard run (pass failed), 2:18. Panthers 23–22. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:08.
Top passers
NO – Derek Carr – 18/31, 236 yards, TD
CAR – Bryce Young – 16/26, 171 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 29 rushes, 155 yards
CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 15 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 6 receptions, 60 yards
CAR – Ja'Tavion Sanders – 4 receptions, 87 yards :
Quarterback Derek Carr returned to the starting lineup, but the Saints lost to the Panthers, marking the first time since the 1999 season to suffer a seven-game losing streak after falling to 2–7. This loss resulted in head coach Dennis Allen being fired.

#### Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Saints | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,005
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 38-yard field goal, 14:50. Saints 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 5:43.
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 40-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 10:48. Saints 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:18.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 5:45. Saints 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:03.
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 3:47. Saints 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:58.
Third quarter
ATL – Younghoe Koo 27-yard field goal, 5:42. Saints 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:58.
NO – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Saints 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:58.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 37-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 1:01. Saints 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:43.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
ATL – Kirk Cousins – 23/38, 306 yards, INT
NO – Derek Carr – 16/25, 269 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 20 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
NO – Alvin Kamara – 17 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Drake London – 8 receptions, 97 yards
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 3 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD :
The Saints hosted the visiting Atlanta Falcons. With Younghoe Koo's three missed field goals, the Saints were able to hold on their lead for the whole game. After tackling one of the wide receivers for the Falcons, the Saints won 20–17 and snapped their seven-game losing streak to improve to 3–7, starting 1–0 under interim head coach Darren Rizzi.

#### Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Saints | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,006
* Referee: Alex Kemp
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Taysom Hill 10-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 9:54. Saints 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:34.
CLE – Jerry Jeudy 89-yard pass from Jameis Winston (pass failed), 1:52. Saints 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:15.
Second quarter
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 71-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 12:40. Saints 14–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
Third quarter
CLE – Elijah Moore 30-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston-David Njoku pass), 8:49. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 4:12.
Fourth quarter
NO – Taysom Hill 33-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 13:22. Saints 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:56.
NO – Juwan Johnson 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 6:04. Saints 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:56.
NO – Taysom Hill 75-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 2:26. Saints 35–14. Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:17.
Top passers
CLE – Jameis Winston – 30/46, 395 yards, 2 TD
NO – Derek Carr – 21/27, 248 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CLE – Nick Chubb – 11 rushes, 50 yards
NO – Taysom Hill – 7 rushes, 138 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Jerry Jeudy – 6 receptions, 142 yards, TD
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 2 receptions, 87 yards, TD :
The Saints faced their former teammate, Jameis Winston, and the Cleveland Browns. After being tied in the third quarter, Derek Carr and Taysom Hill rallied to 21 points in the fourth quarter, resulting in a 35–14 win. This improves their record to 4–7 and 2–0 under Rizzi.

#### Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Saints | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,006
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 54-yard field goal, 8:48. Saints 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:12.
Second quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 54-yard field goal, 0:02. Saints 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 1:48.
Third quarter
LAR – Kyren Williams 4-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 8:50. Rams 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:10.
Fourth quarter
LAR – Demarcus Robinson 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty kick), 14:57. Rams 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 2:06.
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 28-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr–Dante Pettis pass), 11:53. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:04.
LAR – Puka Nacua 7-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty kick), 8:54. Rams 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:59.
Top passers
LAR – Matthew Stafford – 14/24, 183 yards, 2 TD
NO – Derek Carr – 24/37, 184 yards, TD
Top rushers
LAR – Kyren Williams – 15 rushes, 104 yards, TD
NO – Alvin Kamara – 23 rushes, 112 yards
Top receivers
LAR – Puka Nacua – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
NO – Taysom Hill – 5 receptions, 37 yards :
Hosting the rival Rams, the Saints led 6–0 at halftime, shutting out the Rams in the first half for the first time under head coach Sean McVay. However, the Rams rallied to outscore the Saints 21–8 in the second half, winning 21–14 and dropping the Saints to 4–8 and to 2–1 under Rizzi.
In the fourth quarter, the Saints offense faced a devastating loss when Taysom Hill suffered a torn ACL, ending his season.

#### Week 14: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Fair, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,143
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Kendre Miller 8-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 1:19. Saints 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:11.
Second quarter
NYG – Graham Gano 43-yard field goal, 11:20. Saints 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:42.
Third quarter
NO – Juwan Johnson 11-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 3:40. Saints 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:41.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard run (Drew Lock-Malik Nabers pass), 4:11. Saints 14–11. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:03.
Top passers
NO – Derek Carr – 20/31, 219 yards, TD, INT
NYG – Drew Lock – 21/49, 227 yards, INT
Top rushers
NO – Alvin Kamara – 17 rushes, 44 yards
NYG – Drew Lock – 5 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 4 receptions, 51 yards
NYG – Malik Nabers – 5 receptions, 79 yards :
The Saints blocked an attempted field goal by the Giants near the end of the game to win and move to 5–8.

#### Week 15: vs. Washington Commanders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commanders | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Saints | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,003
* Referee: Shawn Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Terry McLaurin 16-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Greg Joseph kick), 5:28. Commanders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:39.
Second quarter
WAS – Terry McLaurin 3-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Greg Joseph kick), 5:38. Commanders 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:47.
Third quarter
WAS – Greg Joseph 23-yard field goal, 8:12. Commanders 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:48.
NO – Alvin Kamara 21-yard pass from Cedrick Wilson Jr. (Blake Grupe kick), 5:45. Commanders 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:27.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Greg Joseph 41-yard field goal, 14:56. Commanders 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:49.
NO – Blake Grupe 41-yard field goal, 11:09. Commanders 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:47.
NO – Blake Grupe 51-yard field goal, 6:57. Commanders 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:09.
NO – Foster Moreau 1-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (pass failed), 0:00. Commanders 20–19. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 1:55.
Top passers
WAS – Jayden Daniels – 25/31, 226 yards, 2 TD
NO – Spencer Rattler – 10/21, 135 yards, TD
Top rushers
WAS – Jayden Daniels – 11 rushes, 66 yards
NO – Kendre Miller – 9 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Terry McLaurin – 7 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD
NO – Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 2 receptions, 64 yards :
The Saints hosted the Washington Commanders in week 15, falling just short of a late game comeback after a failed two-point conversion. They dropped to 5-9, officially clinching a losing season for the second time in three seasons.

#### Week 16: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Packers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: December 23
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 34 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,885
* Referee: Alex Kemp
* TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Dontayvion Wicks 2-yard pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus kick), 8:41. Packers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 6:19.
Second quarter
GB – Josh Jacobs 2-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 11:43. Packers 14–0. Drive: 17 plays, 96 yards, 8:55.
GB – Chris Brooks 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 6:28. Packers 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:57.
Third quarter
GB – Brandon McManus 55-yard field goal, 7:03. Packers 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:11.
Fourth quarter
GB – Brandon McManus 46-yard field goal, 7:13. Packers 27–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:37.
GB – Emanuel Wilson 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 2:41. Packers 34–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:03.
Top passers
NO – Spencer Rattler – 15/30, 153 yards, INT
GB – Jordan Love – 16/28, 182 yards, TD
Top rushers
NO – Spencer Rattler – 5 rushes, 28 yards
GB – Josh Jacobs – 13 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Top receivers
NO – Foster Moreau – 2 receptions, 33 yards
GB – Jayden Reed – 3 receptions, 76 yards :
This was the first shutout in the 2024 NFL Season. Before this game, New Orleans was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with the Atlanta Falcons defeating the New York Giants.

#### Week 17: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| Saints | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: December 29
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,031
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
LV – Daniel Carlson 31-yard field goal, 5:49. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 60 yards, 9:11.
Second quarter
NO – Foster Moreau 30-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Blake Grupe kick), 14:52. Saints 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:53.
LV – Daniel Carlson 39-yard field goal, 10:19. Saints 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:33.
LV – Jakobi Meyers 3-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Daniel Carlson kick), 0:57. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 3:24.
NO – Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
LV – Daniel Carlson 54-yard field goal, 7:57. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:56.
Fourth quarter
LV – Daniel Carlson 25-yard field goal, 14:14. Raiders 19–10. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:37.
LV – Tre Tucker 18-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (kick blocked), 8:20. Raiders 25–10. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:02.
Top passers
LV – Aidan O'Connell – 20/35, 242 yards, 2 TD
NO – Spencer Rattler – 20/36, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LV – Ameer Abdullah – 20 rushes, 115 yards
NO – Spencer Rattler – 3 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
LV – Brock Bowers – 7 receptions, 77 yards
NO – Juwan Johnson – 6 receptions, 66 yards :
With the loss, the Saints dropped to 5–11, clinching their worst record since 2005.

#### Week 18: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: January 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,001
* Referee: Adrian Hill
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal, 9:16. Saints 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:44.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 52-yard field goal, 4:51. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:25.
Second quarter
NO – Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal, 14:52. Saints 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:59.
NO – Dante Pettis 5-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Blake Grupe kick), 6:14. Saints 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:36.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 25-yard field goal, 1:03. Saints 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:11.
NO – Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal, 0:07. Saints 16–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
TB – Payne Durham 6-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 10:27. Saints 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:33.
NO – Blake Grupe 49-yard field goal, 5:53. Saints 19–13. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:36.
Fourth quarter
TB – Jalen McMillan 32-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 10:09. Buccaneers 20–19. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:09.
TB – Bucky Irving 11-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 1:51. Buccaneers 27–19. Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:47.
Top passers
NO – Spencer Rattler – 26/42, 240 yards, TD
TB – Baker Mayfield – 21/32, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NO – Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 8 rushes, 26 yards
TB – Bucky Irving – 19 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Top receivers
NO – Juwan Johnson – 6 receptions, 80 yards
TB – Mike Evans – 9 receptions, 89 yards :
With the loss, the Saints finished last in the NFC South for the first time since 2008.

### Standings
#### Division

NFC South :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 502 | 385 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 389 | 423 | L2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 341 | 534 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 338 | 398 | L4 |

#### Conference

NFCvte :
| Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Lions | North | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 6–0 | 11–1 | .516 | .494 | W3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .453 | .424 | W2 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .502 | .465 | W2 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .505 | .441 | L1 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .474 | .408 | L1 |
| 6 | Washington Commanders | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .436 | .358 | W5 |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | North | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 1–5 | 6–6 | .533 | .412 | L2 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 8 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .498 | .424 | W2 |
| 9 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .519 | .426 | L2 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .536 | .404 | W1 |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .522 | .387 | L2 |
| 12 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .564 | .402 | L4 |
| 13 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .554 | .388 | W1 |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .498 | .329 | W1 |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | South | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .505 | .306 | L4 |
| 16 | New York Giants | East | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .554 | .412 | L1 |