Question: when was the last time the new orleans saints was in the playoffs

title: Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints
text: After an exchange of punts , Seattle got the ball with 4 : 20 left in the game . On the first play of the drive , Lynch was stuffed for no gain . But on the next play , he took off for a 67 - yard touchdown run in which he broke seven tackles en route to the end zone . the crowd in Seattle was so loud during the run that local seismographs recorded it as a small earthquake . With 1 : 52 left , Brees struck back with a 6 - yard touchdown pass to Henderson , but the 2 - point conversion failed , keeping the score at 41 -- 36 . Then Carlson sealed the victory by recovering Hartley 's onside kick attempt , enabling Seattle to run out the clock .