2020 New Orleans Saints season

The 2020 season was the New Orleans Saints' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 45th playing home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It was also their 14th under head coach Sean Payton.

## Draft

|Round|Selection|Player|Position|College|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Cesar Ruiz|C|Michigan|||
|Zack Baun|LB|Wisconsin|||
|Adam Trautman|TE|Dayton|||
|Tommy Stevens|QB|Mississippi State|||
**Notes**
- The Saints traded their second-round selection (No. 56 overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the Dolphins' 2019 second-round selection.
- The Saints traded their seventh-round selection, along with their 2019 fourth-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for cornerback Eli Apple.
- The Saints traded their third-round selection (No. 88 overall) and their 2021 third-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' 2020 third-round selection (No. 74 overall) and the Browns' seventh-round selection (No. 244 overall).
- The Saints traded their fourth-round selection (No. 130 overall), fifth-round selection (No. 169 overall), sixth-round selection (No. 203 overall) and their seventh-round selection (No. 244 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' 2020 third-round selection (No. 105 overall).
- The Saints traded their 2021 sixth-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for the Texans' 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 240 overall).

## Preseason

The Saints' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Venue|style=""|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|August 14|at Los Angeles Rams|SoFi Stadium|rowspan=4|***Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic***||||||
|August 23|at Pittsburgh Steelers|Heinz Field||||||||
|August 29|Houston Texans|Mercedes-Benz Superdome||||||||
|September 3|Miami Dolphins|Mercedes-Benz Superdome||||||||

### Schedule

The Saints' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.
|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|September 13|**Tampa Bay Buccaneers**|**W** 34–23|1–0|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
||at Las Vegas Raiders|**L** 24–34|1–1|Allegiant Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|September 27|Green Bay Packers|**L** 30–37|1–2|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|October 4|at Detroit Lions|**W** 35–29|2–2|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
||Los Angeles Chargers|**W** 30–27|3–2|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|colspan="6"|_Bye_|||||||||||||
|October 25|**Carolina Panthers**|**W** 27–24|4–2|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|November 1|at Chicago Bears|**W** 26–23|5–2|Soldier Field|Recap|||||||||
|November 8|at **Tampa Bay Buccaneers**|**W** 38–3|6–2|Raymond James Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 15|San Francisco 49ers|**W** 27–13|7–2|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|November 22|**Atlanta Falcons**|**W** 24–9|8–2|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|November 29|at Denver Broncos|**W** 31–3|9–2|Empower Field at Mile High|Recap|||||||||
|December 6|at **Atlanta Falcons**|**W** 21–16|10–2|Mercedes-Benz Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 13|at Philadelphia Eagles|**L** 21–24|10–3|Lincoln Financial Field|Recap|||||||||
|December 20|Kansas City Chiefs|**L** 29–32|10–4|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|December 25|Minnesota Vikings|**W** 52–33|11–4|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|January 3|at **Carolina Panthers**|**W** 33–7|12–4|Bank of America Stadium|Recap|||||||||
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

## Postseason

|style=""|Playoff round|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent (seed)|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|January 10|Chicago Bears (7)|**W** 21–9|1–0|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|January 17|Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5)|**L** 20–30|1–1|Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Recap|||||||||

## Infobox (nfl team season)

- **team**: New Orleans Saints
- **year**: 2020
- **record**: 12–4
- **division place**: 1st NFC South
- **coach**: Sean Payton
- **owner**: Gayle Benson
- **general manager**: Mickey Loomis
- **off coach**: Pete Carmichael Jr.
- **def coach**: Dennis Allen (American football), Dennis Allen
- **stadium**: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- **playoffs**: **Won 2020–21 NFL playoffs, Wild Card Playoffs** (vs. 2020 Chicago Bears season, Bears) 21–9
Lost 2020–21 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs (vs. 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Buccaneers) 20–30
- **uniform**:
- **shortnavlink**: Saints seasons