2021 New Orleans Saints season

The 2021 season was the New Orleans Saints' 55th season in the National Football League and the 15th and last under head coach Sean Payton.

Draft

 2021 New Orleans Saints Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  CollegeNotes 1  28 Payton Turner  DE  Houston 2  60 Pete Werner  LB  Ohio State 3  76 Paulson Adebo  CB  Stanfordfrom Denver 4  133 Ian Book  QB  Notre Dame 6  206 Landon Young  OT  Kentuckyfrom Indianapolis7  255 Kawaan Baker  WR  South Alabama

Regular season
Schedule
The Saints' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 Green Bay Packers W 38–0 1–0 TIAA Bank Field Recap 2 September 19 at Carolina Panthers L 7–40 1–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 3 September 26 at New England Patriots W 28–13 2–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 4 October 3 New York Giants L 21–27  2–2 Caesars Superdome Recap 5 October 10 at Washington Football Team W 33–22 3–2 FedExField Recap 6 Bye 7  at Seattle Seahawks W 13–10 4–2 Lumen Field Recap 8 October 31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 36–27 5–2 Caesars Superdome Recap 9 November 7 Atlanta Falcons L 25–27 5–3 Caesars Superdome Recap 10 November 14 at Tennessee Titans L 21–23 5–4 Nissan Stadium Recap 11 November 21 at Philadelphia Eagles L 29–40 5–5 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 12 November 25 Buffalo Bills L 6–31 5–6 Caesars Superdome Recap 13  Dallas Cowboys L 17–27 5–7 Caesars Superdome Recap 14 December 12 at New York Jets W 30–9 6–7 MetLife Stadium Recap 15 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 9–0 7–7 Raymond James Stadium Recap 16  Miami Dolphins L 3–20 7–8 Caesars Superdome Recap 17 January 2 Carolina Panthers W 18–10 8–8 Caesars Superdome Recap 18 January 9 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–20 9–8 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

Notes

References

Category:2021 National Football League season by team
Category:New Orleans Saints