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
 2020 New Orleans Saints Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  College 1  24 Cesar Ruiz  C  Michigan 3  74 Zack Baun  LB   Wisconsin 3  105 Adam Trautman  TE   Dayton 7  240 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).

Staff

Final roster

Preseason
The Saints' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Week Date Opponent Venue Result 1 August 14 at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2 August 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field 3 August 29 Houston Texans Mercedes-Benz Superdome 4 September 3 Miami Dolphins Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Regular season
Schedule
The Saints' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–23 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 2  at Las Vegas Raiders L 24–34 1–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap 3 September 27 Green Bay Packers L 30–37 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 4 October 4 at Detroit Lions W 35–29 2–2 Ford Field Recap 5  Los Angeles Chargers W 30–27  3–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 6 Bye 7 October 25 Carolina Panthers W 27–24 4–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 8 November 1 at Chicago Bears W 26–23  5–2 Soldier Field Recap 9 November 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–3 6–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 10 November 15 San Francisco 49ers W 27–13 7–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 11 November 22 Atlanta Falcons W 24–9 8–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 12 November 29 at Denver Broncos W 31–3 9–2 Empower Field at Mile High Recap 13 December 6 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–16 10–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 14 December 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–24 10–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 15 December 20 Kansas City Chiefs L 29–32 10–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 16 December 25 Minnesota Vikings W 52–33 11–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 17 January 3 at Carolina Panthers W 33–7 12–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

Postseason

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

References

Other websites


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