2010 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 2010 11–5 2nd NFC South Sean Payton Pete Carmichael Jr. Gregg Williams Tom Benson Mickey Loomis Louisiana Superdome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Seahawks) 36–41 180px 5 QB Drew Brees G Jahri Evans G Carl Nicks MLB Jonathan Vilma FS Roman Harper 4 G Jahri Evans (1st team) G Carl Nicks (2nd team) S Malcolm Jenkins (2nd team) S Darren Sharper (2nd team) Saints seasons The 2010 season was the New Orleans Saints' 44th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 35th playing home games in the Louisiana Superdome. From 2009, the Saints were coming off their first Super Bowl-winning season and the most successful in franchise history, having begun undefeated for 13 consecutive games only to lose their three final regular season encounters to finish 13–3. The Saints also attempted to win the NFC South Division title for the third time in history, earn their first consecutive postseason berths since 1991, and successfully defend their conference and league championships. The Saints failed to improve on their 13–3 record, finishing 11–5 and qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team. The Saints were eliminated in the first round by the Seattle Seahawks, who were the first team with a losing record (7–9) to qualify for the playoffs and/or win a division title in a full season. Sean Payton served his fifth year as head coach. This is the first time the Saints made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since the 1990–92 seasons. 3 Offseason 2010 NFL draft 2010 NFL draft As the winners of Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints acquired the 32nd pick in the first round and drafted in this order.https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/16781/2010-nfl-draft-order-2 2010 NFL draft order ESPN.com staff 2010-02-08 ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures February 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100208221721/http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/16781/2010-nfl-draft-order-2 8 February 2010 live + New Orleans Saints 2010 NFL Draft selections Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes Round Choice Overall 1 32 32 Patrick Robinson CB 5'11" 190 lbs Florida State 5 Year 2 32 64 Charles Brown OT 6'5" 303 lbs USC 4 Year 3 31 95 Jimmy Graham TE 6'6" 260 lbs Miami 4 Year 4 25 123 Al Woods DT 6'4" 314 lbs LSU 4 Year 5 27 158 Matt Tennant C 6'5" 300 lbs Boston College 4 Year 6 32 201Traded to the Arizona Cardinals 7 32 239 Sean Canfield QB 6'4" 214 lbs Oregon State N/A Roster signings All signings were to active roster, except where otherwise noted. Pos. Player DateNFL Transactions Report – New Orleans Saints http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=&transactionYear=&transactionTeamAbbr=NO&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=BAL&prevTransactionMonth=0&prevTransactionYear=0 2010-02-20 National Football League 2010 NFL Enterprises LLC. New Orleans Saints – Transactions http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/Transactions.aspx 2010-02-20 Neworleanssaints.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100210081007/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/Transactions.aspx 10 February 2010 live NotesCBGreg FassittFebruary 12, 2010TETyler LorenzenFebruary 12, 2010OTJermey ParnellFebruary 12, 2010WRMatt SimonFebruary 12, 2010GNa'Shan GoddardFebruary 18, 2010CBGlenn SharpeFebruary 18, 2010DTEarl HeymanFebruary 18, 2010GTim DuckworthFebruary 19, 2010FBZak KeaseyFebruary 23, 2010DEAlex BrownApril 7, 2010DEJimmy WilkersonApril 20, 2010OLBClint IngramMay 19, 2010 Roster releases Pos. Player Date NotesWRD'Juan WoodsFebruary 16, 2010Released after being placed on injured reserve prior to the 2009 seasonFormer OSU Receiver D'Juan Woods Cut By Saints http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0210/708148.html Kevin King 2010-02-19 2010-02-20 KTUL American Broadcasting Company October 2010 H3llBotGJamar NesbitMarch 4, 2010New Orleans Saints; Charles Grant, Jake Delhomme, Mark Simoneau http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/NewOrleans/New_Orleans_Saints__Charles_Grant_Jake_Delhomme_Mark_Simoneau___10409.asp Ed Staton 2010-03-05 2010-03-05 BayouBuzz.com Louisiana Daily News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100308045208/http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/NewOrleans/New_Orleans_Saints__Charles_Grant_Jake_Delhomme_Mark_Simoneau___10409.asp 2010-03-08 LBMark SimoneauMarch 4, 2010DECharles GrantMarch 5, 2010 Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 12 at New England Patriots L 24–27 0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 August 21 Houston Texans W 38–20 1–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 3 August 27 San Diego Chargers W 36–21 2–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 4 September 2 at Tennessee Titans L 24–27 2–2 LP Field Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 9 Minnesota Vikings W 14–9 1–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap 2 September 20 at San Francisco 49ers W 25–22 2–0 Candlestick Park Recap 3 September 26 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 (OT) 2–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 4 October 3 Carolina Panthers W 16–14 3–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 5 October 10 at Arizona Cardinals L 20–30 3–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 6 October 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–6 4–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 7 October 24 Cleveland Browns L 17–30 4–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap 8 October 31 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–10 5–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap 9 November 7 at Carolina Panthers W 34–3 6–3 Bank of America Stadium Recap 10 Bye 11 November 21 Seattle Seahawks W 34–19 7–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap 12 November 25 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–27 8–3 Cowboys Stadium Recap 13 December 5 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–30 9–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 14 December 12 St. Louis Rams W 31–13 10–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap 15 December 19 at Baltimore Ravens L 24–30 10–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 16 December 27 at Atlanta Falcons W 17–14 11–4 Georgia Dome Recap 17 January 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–23 11–5 Louisiana Superdome Recap Standings Preseason results Preseason Week 1: at New England Patriots #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff uncollapsed Thursday, August 12, 2010 Saints 0 7 14 3 Patriots 10 7 7 3 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 71 F, cloudy and cool Recap Preseason Week 2: vs Houston Texans #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff uncollapsed Saturday, August 21, 2010 Texans 0 10 3 7 Saints 14 14 7 3 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,025 Indoor Stadium Recap Preseason Week 3: vs San Diego Chargers #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff uncollapsed Friday August 27, 2010 Chargers 7 7 0 7 Saints 7 10 3 16 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,025 Indoor Stadium Recap Preseason Week 4: at Tennessee Titans #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff uncollapsed Thursday September 2, 2010 Saints 3 7 3 11 Titans 7 6 0 14 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 89 F Cloudy Recap Regular season results Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL Kickoff game New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 9 7:30 p.m. Vikings 0 9 0 0 Saints 7 0 7 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,051 None (domed stadium) Terry McAulay (77) NBC Al Michaels & Cris Collinsworth Recap, Gamebook First quarter NO – Devery Henderson 29-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 12:56. Saints 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:04. Second quarter MIN – Ryan Longwell 41-yard field goal, 5:28. Saints 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 9:25. MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe 20-yard pass from Brett Favre (kick blocked), 0:34. Vikings 9–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 0:45. Third quarter NO – Pierre Thomas 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 6:13. Saints 14–9. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:43. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Passing MIN – Brett Favre – 15/27, 171 yards, TD NO – Drew Brees – 27/36, 237 yards, TD Rushing MIN – Adrian Peterson – 19 rushes, 87 yards NO – Pierre Thomas – 19 rushes, 71 yards, TD Receiving MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe – 4 rec, 76 yards NO – Marques Colston – 5 rec, 62 yards With their Super Bowl title to defend, the Saints began their season at home in the annual Kickoff Game against the Minnesota Vikings, in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game. New Orleans would strike first in the opening quarter with quarterback Drew Brees hooking up with wide receiver Devery Henderson on a 29-yard touchdown pass. The Vikings would take the lead in the second quarter as kicker Ryan Longwell made a 41-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Brett Favre's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe (with a blocked PAT). In the third quarter, the Saints would regain the lead with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Pierre Thomas. From there, New Orleans' defense would prevent any further progress from Minnesota. With the win, New Orleans began their season at 1–0. Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary September 20 7:30 pm. CDT Saints 9 0 7 9 49ers 0 7 7 8 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 69,732 65 F (Sunny) Alberto Riveron ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski, Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya Recap First quarter NO – David Baas fumble out of bounds in end zone for a safety, Saints 2–0. NO – Reggie Bush 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 9–0, Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:55. Second quarter SF – Frank Gore 12-yard pass from Alex Smith (Joe Nedney kick), Saints 9–7, Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:43. Third quarter SF – Anthony Dixon 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 49ers 14–9, Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 3:36. NO – David Thomas 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 16–14, Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:08. Fourth quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 46-yard field goal, Saints 19–14, Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:29. NO – Garrett Hartley 19-yard field goal, Saints 22–14, Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 3:15. SF – Frank Gore 7-yard run (Alex Smith – Vernon Davis pass), Tied 22–22, Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 0:53. NO – Garrett Hartley 37-yard field goal, Saints 25–22, Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:19. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 28/38, 254 yards, 2 touchdowns SF – Alex Smith – 23/32, 275 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Top rushers NO – Pierre Thomas – 18 rushes, 46 yards SF – Frank Gore – 20 rushes, 112 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers NO – Marques Colston – 5 receptions, 67 yards SF – Vernon Davis – 4 receptions, 78 yards Top tacklers NO – Jonathan Vilma – 7 tackles, 3 assists, 1 forced fumble SF – Patrick Willis – 8 tackles, 1 assist, 1.0 sack Coming off their home win over the Vikings, the Saints flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 2 Monday Night duel with the San Francisco 49ers. New Orleans would deliver the opening punch in the first quarter as 49ers center David Baas' high snap deep within San Francisco territory went out of the back of the endzone for a safety. The Saints would add onto their lead as quarterback Drew Brees hooked up with running back Reggie Bush on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The 49ers would answer in the second quarter as quarterback Alex Smith found running back Frank Gore on a 12-yard touchdown pass. San Francisco would take the lead with running back Anthony Dixon's 2-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans would respond with Brees' 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Thomas. The Saints would add onto their lead in the fourth quarter as kicker Garrett Hartley made a 46-yard and a 19-yard field goal. The 49ers would strike back as Gore got a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by Smith's 2-point conversion pass to tight end Vernon Davis. In the end, New Orleans got the last laugh as Hartley booted the game-ending 37-yard field goal. With the win, the Saints improved to 2–0. Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 26 1:00 pm. EDT Falcons 7 7 3 7 3 Saints 14 0 7 3 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,051 None (dome stadium) Walt Anderson FOX Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Charissa Thompson Recap First quarter NO – Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–0, Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:22. ATL – Tony Gonzalez 13-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), Tied 7–7, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:49. NO – Lance Moore 80-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 14–7, Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 2:01. Second quarter ATL – Michael Turner 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), Tied 14–14, Drive: 19 plays, 72 yards, 10:39. Third quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 23-yard field goal, Falcons 17–14, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:04. NO – Lance Moore 16-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 21–17, Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter ATL – Roddy White 22-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), Falcons 24–21, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. NO – Garrett Hartley 32-yard field goal, Tied 24–24, Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:28. Overtime ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, Falcons 27–24, Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 7:02. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 19/30, 228 yards, 2 touchdowns NO – Drew Brees – 30/38, 365 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top rushers ATL – Michael Turner – 30 rushes, 114 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Pierre Thomas – 9 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers ATL – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 110 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Lance Moore – 6 receptions, 149 yards, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers ATL – Curtis Lofton – 6 tackles, 2 assists NO – Jonathan Vilma – 8 tackles, 3 assists Hoping to increase their winning streak the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC South rivalry match against the Falcons. The Saints took the early lead when QB Drew Brees made a 2-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez. The Saints re-took the lead with Brees finding WR Lance Moore on an 80-yard TD pass. But the Falcons replied in the second quarter with RB Michael Turner making a 1-yard TD run. The Saints trailed for the first time in the game when kicker Matt Bryant made a 23-yard field goal. But they took the lead with Brees finding Moore again on a 16-yard TD pass. The Falcons would score when Ryan made a 22-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White. The Saints would tie the game with kicker Garrett Hartley making a 32-yard field goal. At overtime, the decision was made when Matt Bryant hit a 46-yard field goal to give the Saints their first loss of the season, bringing their record down to 2–1. Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 3 1:00 pm. EDT Panthers 0 7 7 0 Saints 0 10 3 3 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,016 None (dome stadium) John Parry FOX Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NO – Lance Moore 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick), Saints 7–0, Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:27. CAR – Jonathan Stewart 55-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (John Kasay kick), Tied 7–7, Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:40. NO – John Carney 32-yard field goal, Saints 10–7, Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:32. Third quarter CAR – DeAngelo Williams 39-yard run (John Kasay kick), Panthers 14–10, Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. NO – John Carney 32-yard field goal, Panthers 14–13, Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:49. Fourth quarter NO – John Carney 25-yard field goal, Saints 16–14, Drive: 18 plays, 86 yards, 9:25. Top passers CAR – Jimmy Clausen – 11/21, 146 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Drew Brees – 33/48, 275 yards, 1 touchdown Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 13 rushes, 86 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Chris Ivory – 12 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 1 reception, 55 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Devery Henderson – 6 receptions, 59 yards Top tacklers CAR – James Anderson – 12 tackles, 2 assists, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble NO – Usama Young – 5 tackles, 1 assist, 1.0 sack The Saints fourth game was inside their dome for an NFC south rivalry match against the Panthers. In the 1st quarter New Orleans took the lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. Carolina replied with QB Jimmy Clausen making a 55-yard TD pass to RB Jonathan Stewart. The Saints took the lead when kicker John Carney nailed a 32-yard field goal, but fell behind when RB DeAngelo Williams made a 39-yard TD run. Then John Carney made two field goals to give the Saints the win. He made a 32-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter and a 25-yard field goal in the 4th. With the win, the Saints improved to 3–1. Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 10 3:05 pm. CDT Saints 10 3 0 7 Cardinals 0 3 17 10 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 62,621 None (retractable roof closed) Tony Corrente FOX Chris Rose and Kurt Warner Recap First quarter NO – John Carney 31-yard field goal, Saints 3–0, Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:07. NO – Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick), Saints 10–0, Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:32. Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 37-yard field goal, Saints 10–3, Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:15. ARI – Levi Brown 2-yard fumble recovery (Jay Feely kick), Tied 10–10, Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:02. NO – John Carney 32-yard field goal, Saints 13–10, Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:09. Third quarter ARI – Jay Feely 44-yard field goal, Tied 13–13, Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:17. Fourth quarter ARI – Jay Feely 29-yard field goal, Cardinals 16–13, Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48. ARI – Kerry Rhodes 27-yard fumble return (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 23–13. NO – Robert Meachem 35-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick), Cardinals 23–20, Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:36. ARI – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 28-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 30–20. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 24/39, 279 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions ARI – Max Hall – 17/27, 168 yards, 1 interception Top rushers NO – Ladell Betts – 10 rushes, 44 yards ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers NO – Marques Colston – 7 receptions, 97 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 93 yards Top tacklers NO – Patrick Robinson – 8 tackles ARI – Kerry Rhodes, Daryl Washington – 6 tackles Coming off their close win over the Panthers the Saints flew to University of Phoenix Stadium for an NFC duel with the Cardinals. In the first quarter the Saints took the early lead as kicker John Carney nailed a 31-yard field goal, followed by QB Drew Brees completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Cardinals replied with kicker Jay Feely making a 37-yard field goal, followed by OT Levi Brown recovering a fumble and returning it 2 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter the Saints fell behind when Feely got a 44-yard field goal, followed the 4th quarter by Feely's 29-yard field goal. Then FS Kerry Rhodes recovered a fumble and ran 27 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. Then the Saints replied with Brees making a 35-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem, but had more problems when Brees' pass was intercepted by CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and returned 28 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. With the loss, the Saints fell to 3–2. Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary October 17 12:00 pm. CDT Saints 7 10 7 7 Buccaneers 0 0 0 6 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 51,759 81 F (Clear) Clete Blakeman Fox Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan Recap First quarter NO – Lance Moore 41-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–0, Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 4:36. Second quarter NO – Robert Meachem 42-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 14–0, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:39. NO – Garrett Hartley 27-yard field goal, Saints 17–0, Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:31. Third quarter NO – Heath Evans 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 24–0, Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:17. Fourth quarter TB – Micheal Spurlock 2-yard pass from Josh Freeman (pass failed), Saints 24–6, Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 6:13. NO – Ladell Betts 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 31–6, Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:41. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 21/32, 263 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception TB – Josh Freeman – 25/43, 219 yards, 1 touchdown Top rushers NO – Chris Ivory – 15 rushes, 158 yards TB – Cadillac Williams – 10 rushes, 18 yards Top receivers NO – Robert Meachem – 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 touchdown TB – Cadillac Williams – 7 receptions, 63 yards Top tacklers NO – Roman Harper – 7 tackles, 2 forced fumbles TB – Sean Jones – 8 tackles Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Cardinals the Saints flew to Raymond James Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Buccaneers. In the first quarter New Orleans took the lead when QB Drew Brees completed a 41-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. Followed in the second quarter by Brees making a 42-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem. This was followed by kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 27-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead when QB Drew Brees made a 4-yard TD pass to FB Heath Evans. Tampa Bay scored in the fourth quarter with QB Josh Freeman making a 2-yard TD pass to WR Micheal Spurlock (With a failed 2-point conversion), but the Saints pulled away as RB Ladell Betts got a 1-yard TD run. With the win, the Saints improve to 4–2. Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 24 1:00 pm. EDT Browns 10 10 0 10 Saints 0 3 0 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,077 None (domed stadium) Walt Coleman CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Recap First quarter CLE – (10:25) Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, Browns 3–0, Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:43. CLE – (6:48) Peyton Hillis 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), Browns 10–0, Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:32. Second quarter NO – (5:32) Garrett Hartley 32-yard field goal, Browns 10–3, Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:21. CLE – (2:18) Phil Dawson 21-yard field goal, Browns 13–3, Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:14. CLE – (1:49) David Bowens 30-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick), Browns 20–3. Third quarter Fourth quarter NO – (13:29) David Thomas 11-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Browns 20–10, Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 8:33. CLE – (5:55) Phil Dawson 38-yard field goal, Browns 23–10, Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 7:34. CLE – (3:33) David Bowens 64-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick), Browns 30–10. NO – (1:38) Marques Colston 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Browns 30–17, Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:55. Top passers CLE – Colt McCoy – 9/16, 74 yards NO – Drew Brees – 37/56, 356 yards, 2 touchdowns, 4 interceptions Top rushers CLE – Peyton Hillis – 16 rushes, 69 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Chris Ivory – 15 rushes, 48 yards Top receveivers CLE – Brian Robiskie – 3 receptions, 25 yards NO – Marques Colston – 10 receptions, 112 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers CLE – Scott Fujita – 10 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 interception NO – Malcolm Jenkins – 8 tackles, 1 assist With the loss, the Saints fell to 4–3. Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; Week 8: Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary #fff #eee October 31 collapsed 8:20 pm. EDT Steelers 0 3 0 7 Saints 0 3 3 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,011 indoors Pete Morelli NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Andrea Kremer Game Book Recap First quarter Second quarter PIT – Jeff Reed 19-yard field goal, Steelers 3–0, Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:11. NO – Garrett Hartley 31-yard field goal, Tied 3–3, Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:03. Third quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 23-yard field goal, Saints 6–3, Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:36. Fourth quarter NO – Marques Colston 16-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 13–3, Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:13. PIT – Rashard Mendenhall 38-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), Saints 13–10, Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:07. NO – Lance Moore 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 20–10, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:47. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 17/28, 195 yards, 1 interception NO – Drew Brees – 34/44, 305 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Top rushers PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 15 rushes, 71 yards, 1 touchdowns NO – Julius Jones – 7 receptions, 16 yards Top receivers PIT – Mike Wallace – 3 receptions, 43 yards NO – Robert Meachem – 6 receptions, 76 yards Top tacklers PIT – Lawrence Timmons – 11 tackles, 1 assist NO – Jonathan Vilma – 6 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack Steelers Saints collapsed 2 9:09 Steelers 43 6:11 FG 19 Jeff Reed 3 0 2 :08 Saints 46 1:03 FG 31 Garrett Hartley 3 3 3 8:24 Saints 51 6:36 FG 23 Garrett Hartley 3 6 4 12:55 Saints 59 6:13 RecTD Marques Colston Drew Brees 16 good Garrett Hartley 3 13 4 10:48 Steelers 68 2:07 RushTD Rashard Mendenhall 38 good Jeff Reed 10 13 4 2:37 Saints 55 3:47 RecTD Lance Moore Drew Brees 8 good Garrett Hartley 10 20 10 20 Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Browns, the Saints stayed home for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. After a scoreless first quarter, New Orleans trailed in the second quarter as Steelers kicker Jeff Reed got a 19-yard field goal. The Saints would answer with a 31-yard field goal from kicker Garrett Hartley. New Orleans took the lead in the third quarter as Hartley booted a 23-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Saints increased their lead as quarterback Drew Brees found wide receiver Marques Colston on a 16-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh responded with running back Rashard Mendenhall getting a 38-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans came right back as Brees connected with wide receiver Lance Moore on an 8-yard touchdown pass. With the win, the Saints improved to 5–3. Week 9: at Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary November 7 1:00 pm. EST Saints 7 10 10 7 Panthers 3 0 0 0 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,191 50 F (Sunny) Ed Hochuli Fox Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Jim Mora & Laura Okmin Recap First quarter CAR – John Kasay 20-yard field goal, Panthers 3–0, Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:55. NO – Jeremy Shockey 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–3, Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:03. Second quarter NO – Jimmy Graham 19-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 14–3, Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:14. NO – Garrett Hartley 31-yard field goal, Saints 17–3, Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 0:54. Third quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 36-yard field goal, Saints 20–3, Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 5:02. NO – Jabari Greer 24-yard interception return (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 27–3. Fourth quarter NO – Ladell Betts 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 34–3, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:20. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 27/43, 253 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception CAR – Jimmy Clausen – 8/18, 47 yards, 1 interception Top rushers NO – Julius Jones – 6 rushes, 68 yards CAR – Tyrell Sutton – 7 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers NO – Lance Moore – 6 receptions, 77 yards CAR – David Gettis – 2 receptions, 22 yards Top tacklers NO – Roman Harper – 9 tackles, 1.0 sack CAR – James Anderson – 9 tackles Coming off their win over the Steelers the Saints flew to Bank of America Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Panthers. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early after kicker John Kasay made a 20-yard field goal. Then they made a large scoring run to dominate the game after QB Drew Brees completed a 7-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. Followed by Brees finding TE Jimmy Graham on a 19-yard TD pass. The lead was extended by kicker Garrett Hartley as he nailed a 31 and a 36-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead with CB Jabari Greer returning an interception 24 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by RB Ladell Betts getting a 1-yard TD run. With the win, the Saints headed into their bye week at 6–3 and swept the Panthers for the first time since 2001. Week 10: BYE Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary November 21 3:05 pm. CST Seahawks 3 13 0 3 Saints 7 20 7 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,015 None (dome stadium) Mike Carey Fox Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick Recap First quarter SEA – Olindo Mare 20-yard field goal, Seahawks 3–0, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:36. NO – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–3, Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:37. Second quarter SEA – Olindo Mare 43-yard field goal, Saints 7–6, Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:35. NO – Marques Colston 23-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 14–6, Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:38. NO – Robert Meachem 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 21–6, Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:06. SEA – Ben Obomanu 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Olindo Mare kick), Saints 21–13, Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:54. NO – Marques Colston 22-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick aborted), Saints 27–13, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:54. SEA – Olindo Mare 43-yard field goal, Saints 27–16, Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:00. Third quarter NO – Robert Meachem 32-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 34–16, Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:42. Fourth quarter SEA – Olindo Mare 20-yard field goal, Saints 34–19, Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:02. Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 32/44, 366 yards, 1 touchdown NO – Drew Brees – 29/43, 382 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 7 rushes, 36 yards NO – Chris Ivory – 23 rushes, 99 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers SEA – Mike Williams – 6 receptions, 109 yards NO – Marques Colston – 8 receptions, 113 yards, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers SEA – David Hawthorne – 10 tackles, 2 assists, 1 interception NO – Scott Shanle – 9 tackles, 3 assists, 1 forced fumble Coming off their bye week the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC duel with the Seahawks. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kicker Olindo Mare hit a 20-yard field goal; but they pulled ahead after RB Chris Ivory got a 1-yard TD run. The lead narrowed in the 2nd quarter by Mare getting a 43-yard field goal. The Saints increased it when QB Drew Brees made a 23 and a 3-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston and WR Robert Meachem. The lead was narrowed again after QB Matt Hasselbeck got a 2-yard TD pass to WR Ben Obomanu; but the Saints replied with Brees throwing a 22-yard TD pass to Colston. The lead narrowed again with Mare hitting a 43-yard field goal. The lead extended in the third quarter with Brees finding Meachem again on a 32-yard TD pass. The Seahawks made the only score of the fourth quarter with Mare making a 20-yard field goal. With the win, the Saints improved to 7–3. Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary Saints 17 3 3 7 Cowboys 0 6 14 7 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas 4:15 pm EST (3:15 pm CST) None (retractable roof closed) 93,985 Jerome Boger FOX Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pam Oliver Recap First quarter NO – Chris Ivory 3-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–0, 'Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:51. NO – Garrett Hartley 50-yard field goal, Saints 10–0, 'Drive: 4 plays, −1 yards, 1:31. NO – Chris Ivory 6-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 17–0, 'Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:59. Second quarter DAL – David Buehler 21-yard field goal, Saints 17–3, 'Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:41. NO – Garrett Hartley 45-yard field goal, Saints 20–3, 'Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 4:30. DAL – David Buehler 53-yard field goal, Saints 20–6, 'Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:43. Third quarter DAL – Miles Austin 60-yard run (David Buehler kick), Saints 20–13, 'Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:59. NO – Garrett Hartley 28-yard field goal, Saints 23–13, 'Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:31. DAL – Marion Barber 1-yard run (David Buehler kick), Saints 23–20, 'Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:55. Fourth quarter DAL – Tashard Choice 1-yard run (David Buehler kick), Cowboys 27–23, 'Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:08. NO – Lance Moore 12-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 30–27, 'Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:08. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 23/39, 352 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception DAL – Jon Kitna – 30/42, 313 yards, 1 interception Top rushers NO – Julius Jones – 10 rushes, 45 yards DAL – Miles Austin – 1 rush, 60-yard, 1 touchdown Top receivers NO – Marques Colston – 6 receptions, 105 yards DAL – Jason Witten – 10 receptions, 99 yards Top tacklers NO – Jonathan Vilma – 8 tackles, 3 assists DAL – Terence Newman – 8 tackles The Saints played the Thanksgiving Day game at Cowboys Stadium for an NFC duel against the Cowboys. The Saints commanded the first quarter with RB Chris Ivory getting a 3-yard TD run, followed by kicker Garrett Hartley getting a 50-yard field goal, and then by Ivory making a 6-yard TD run. The lead was narrowed as kicker David Buehler got a 21-yard field goal, but the Saints replied as Hartley nailed a 45-yard field goal. The lead was narrowed again as Buehler hit a 53-yard field goal, followed by Miles Austin getting a 60-yard TD run. The Saints scored with Hartley making a 28-yard field goal, but fell behind with Marion Barber and Tashard Choice getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints, down 27–23, were well on their way to defeat when John Kitna hit Austin with a long-gainer, but safety Malcolm Jenkins stripped Roy Williams and recovered at the New Orleans 11, enabling the Saints to pull out the win five plays later, with QB Drew Brees completing a 12-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore, completing an 89-yard drive. With the win, the Saints improved to 8–3. Week 13: at Cincinnati Bengals New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 5 1:00 pm. EST Saints 3 10 7 14 Bengals 0 6 6 18 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 59,963 32 F (Cloudy) Jeff Triplette Fox Ron Pitts, John Lynch and Nischelle Turner (blacked out locally) Recap First quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 48-yard field goal, Saints 3–0, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:21. Second quarter CIN – Clint Stitser 29-yard field goal, Tied 3–3, Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 7:08. NO – Chris Ivory 55-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 10–3, Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:01. CIN – Clint Stitser 23-yard field goal, Saints 10–6, Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:21. NO – Garrett Hartley 24-yard field goal, Saints 13–6, Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:15. Third quarter NO – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 20–6, Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:54. CIN – Terrell Owens 5-yard pass from Carson Palmer (kick failed, wr), Saints 20–12, Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:12. Fourth quarter CIN – Cedric Benson 1-yard run (Clint Stitser kick), Saints 20–19, Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:36. NO – Robert Meachem 52-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 27–19, Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:25. CIN – Cedric Benson 4-yard run (Carson Palmer – Jermaine Gresham pass), Tied 27–27, Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:05. CIN – Clint Stitser 47-yard field goal, Bengals 30–27, Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:38. NO – Marques Colston 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garret Hartley kick), Saints 34–30, Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:54. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 24/29, 313 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception CIN – Carson Palmer – 23/33, 249 yards, 1 touchdown Top rushers NO – Chris Ivory – 15 rushes, 117 yards, 2 touchdowns CIN – Cedric Benson – 19 rushes, 49 yards, 2 touchdowns Top receivers NO – Robert Meachem – 3 receptions, 106 yards, 1 touchdown CIN – Chad Ochocinco – 5 receptions, 96 yards Top tacklers NO – Roman Harper – 5 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack CIN – Johnathan Joseph – 6 tackles Coming off their win over the Cowboys the Saints played an interconference duel with the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. In the first quarter, the Saints took the early lead as kicker Garrett Hartley nailed a 48-yard field goal. The Bengals replied with kicker Clint Stitser hitting a 29-yard field goal, but the Saints scored again with RB Chris Ivory getting a 55-yard TD run, with the Bengals responding as Stitser made a 23-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead as Hartley made a 24-yard field goal, followed by Ivory getting a 1-yard TD run. The lead was broken down as QB Carson Palmer made a 5-yard TD pass to WR Terrell Owens (With a failed PAT as the kick went wide right), followed by RB Cedric Benson getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints responded as QB Drew Brees completed a 52-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem, but fell behind with Benson getting a 4-yard TD run (With a successful 2-point conversion as Palmer passed to TE Jermaine Gresham), followed by Stitser making a 47-yard field goal. Still, they managed to score to take the win as Brees threw a 3-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston. With the win, the Saints improved to 9–3. Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 12 3:05 pm. CST Rams 0 6 0 7 Saints 14 7 7 3 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 70,015 None (dome stadium) Tony Corrente Fox Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Jim Mora & Laura Okmin Recap First quarter NO – Marques Colston 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–0, Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:35. NO – Marques Colston 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 14–0, Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:26. Second quarter STL – Josh Brown 38-yard field goal, Saints 14–3, Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:04. STL – Josh Brown 45-yard field goal, Saints 14–6, Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:06. NO – Malcolm Jenkins 96-yard interception return (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 21–6. Third quarter NO – Lance Moore 31-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 28–6, Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:11. Fourth quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 40-yard field goal, Saints 31–6, Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:07. STL – Sam Bradford 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), Saints 31–13, Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:21. Top passers STL – Sam Bradford – 18/32, 231 yards, 2 interceptions NO – Drew Brees – 25/40, 221 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 16 rushes, 96 yards NO – Chris Ivory – 7 receptions, 47 yards Top receivers STL – Brandon Gibson – 4 receptions, 67 yards NO – Lance Moore – 5 receptions, 70 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers STL – Craig Dahl – 9 tackles, 1 interception NO – Jonathan Vilma – 7 tackles, 1 assist, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble With the win, the Saints improved to 10–3. Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 19 1:00 pm. EST Saints 7 7 3 7 Ravens 7 14 3 6 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,432 34 F (Partly Cloudy) Walt Anderson Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, & Chris Myers Recap First quarter NO – Jimmy Graham 18-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 7–0, Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:08. BAL – Ed Dickson 34-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), Tied 7–7, Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:20. Second quarter BAL – Ray Rice 10-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), Ravens 14–7, Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:15. BAL – Ray Rice 17-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), Ravens 21–7, Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 3:05. NO – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Ravens 21–14, Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 2:52. Third quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 47-yard field goal, Ravens 21–17, Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 4:08. BAL – Billy Cundiff 33-yard field goal, Ravens 24–17, Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:09. Fourth quarter NO – Lance Moore 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Tied 24–24, Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:31. BAL – Billy Cundiff 32-yard field goal, Ravens 27–24, Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:31. BAL – Billy Cundiff 27-yard field goal, Ravens 30–24, Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:38. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 29/46, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception BAL – Joe Flacco – 10/20, 172 yards, 2 touchdowns Top rushers NO – Pierre Thomas – 6 rushes, 20 yards BAL – Ray Rice – 31 rushes, 153 yards Top receivers NO – Marques Colston – 6 receptions, 80 yards BAL – Ray Rice – 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers NO – Jonathan Vilma – 8 tackles, 3 assists BAL – Jarret Johnson – 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble With the loss, the Saints fell to 10–4. Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 27 8:30 pm. EST Saints 3 7 0 7 Falcons 0 7 0 7 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,144 None (dome stadium) Ed Hochuli ESPN Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber Recap First quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 52-yard field goal, Saints 3–0, Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:19. Second quarter NO – Pierre Thomas 2-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 10–0, Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:20. ATL – Roddy White 7-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), Saints 10–7, Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:50. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ATL – Chauncey Davis 26-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), Falcons 14–10. NO – Jimmy Graham 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), Saints 17–14, Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:11. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 35/49, 302 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions ATL – Matt Ryan – 15/29, 148 yards, 1 touchdown Top rushers NO – Pierre Thomas – 19 rushes, 63 yards, 1 touchdown ATL – Michael Turner – 17 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers NO – Robert Meachem – 10 receptions, 101 yards ATL – Roddy White – 3 receptions, 43 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers NO – Jo-Lonn Dunbar – 5 tackles, 1 assist ATL – Curtis Lofton – 6 tackles, 5 assists Looking to clinch a playoff berth and avenge their Week 3 loss against the Falcons, the Saints traveled to Atlanta for a Monday Night rematch. New Orleans would score first with Garrett Hartley kicking a FG from 52 yards late in the first quarter. RB Pierre Thomas would add to the Saints' lead with a 2-yard TD run; however, Atlanta would respond with a Matt Ryan 7-yard TD pass to Roddy White to cut the lead to three. After a scoreless third quarter, the Falcons took the lead with Chauncey Davis returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans reclaimed the lead late in the 4th with a Drew Brees 6-yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham. Atlanta attempted to come back; however, New Orleans held on for the win. With the win, the Saints improved to 11–4 and clinched a playoff berth, becoming the first team in the NFC South to earn consecutive playoff appearances. Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary January 2 12:00 pm. CST Buccaneers 3 7 10 3 Saints 7 0 3 3 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana None (dome stadium) Gene Steratore Fox Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TB – NO – Top rushers TB – NO – Top receivers TB – NO – Top tacklers TB – NO – The Saints' sixteenth game was an NFC South rivalry rematch against the Buccaneers inside their dome. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kicker Connor Barth hit a 43-yard field goal, but took the lead with QB Drew Brees throwing a 4-yard TD pass to TE Jimmy Graham. The Buccaneers replied with QB Josh Freeman completing a 2-yard TD pass to WR Dezmon Briscoe, but the Saints tied the game with kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 45-yard field goal. However, they fell behind again with Barth hitting a 32-yard field goal, followed by Freeman making an 18-yard TD pass to WR Mike Williams. The Saints tried to narrow the gap with Hartley making a 38-yard field goal, but the Buccaneers pulled away with Barth nailing a 48-yard field goal. With the loss, the Saints finish their regular season on an 11–5 record. Postseason results 2010–11 NFL playoffs Week Date Kickoff Opponent (seed) Results Game Site TV Recap Final score Team record WC January 8 1:30 pm PST at Seattle Seahawks (4) L 36–41 0–1 Qwest Field NBC Recap NFC Wild Card playoffs: at Seattle Seahawks New Orleans Saints 2;text-align:center; autocollapse New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks – Game summary January 8 4:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m. PST Saints 10 10 0 16 Seahawks 7 17 10 7 Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington 66,336 40 F (Cloudy) Walt Coleman NBC Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (color commentator), and Alex Flanagan (sideline reporter) Reference First quarter NO – Garrett Hartley 26-yard field goal, 11:47. Saints 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:17. NO – Heath Evans 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 6:25. Saints 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 4:11. SEA – John Carlson 11-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Olindo Mare kick), 3:43.Saints 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:43. Second quarter NO – Julius Jones 5-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 13:42. Saints 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:00. SEA – John Carlson 7-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Olindo Mare kick), 11:06. Saints 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:38. SEA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 7:07. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:47. SEA – Brandon Stokley 45-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Olindo Mare kick), 1:23. Seahawks 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:48. NO – Garrett Hartley 22-yard field goal, 0:03. Seahawks 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 1:15. Third quarter SEA – Mike Williams 38-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Olindo Mare kick), 11:55.Seahawks 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:12. SEA – Olindo Mare 39 field goal, 5:31. Seahawks 34–20. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:12. Fourth quarter NO – Julius Jones 4-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 13:16. Seahawks 34–27. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:41. NO – Garrett Hartley 21-yard field goal, 9:16. Seahawks 34–30. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:27. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 67-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:38. Seahawks 41–30. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:58. NO – Devery Henderson 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (run failed), 1:34. Seahawks 41–36. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:52. Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 39/60, 404 yards SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 22/35, 272 yards Top rushers NO – Julius Jones – 15 rushes, 59 yards SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 19 rushes, 131 yards Top receivers NO – Devery Henderson – 7 rec, 77 yards SEA – Brandon Stokley – 4 rec, 73 yards Entering the postseason as the NFC's #5 seed, the Saints began their playoff run at Qwest Field for the NFC Wild Card Round against the #4 Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of their Week 11 duel. The Seahawks entered the playoffs as the only team to ever make the playoffs with a losing record, theirs being 7–9. New Orleans delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 26-yard field goal from kicker Garrett Hartley, followed by quarterback Drew Brees finding fullback Heath Evans on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Seahawks would answer with quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Carlson. The Saints struck back in the second quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run from running back Julius Jones, but Seattle took the lead with Hasselbeck's 7-yard touchdown pass to Carlson, kicker Olindo Mare making a 29-yard field goal, and Hasselbeck completing a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Stokley. New Orleans would close out the half with Hartley's 22-yard field goal. The Seahawks continued to hack away in the third quarter as Hasselbeck threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams, followed by Mare's 39-yard field goal. The Saints tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Jones got a 4-yard touchdown run, followed by Hartley's 21-yard field goal, but Seattle delivered a punishing blow as running back Marshawn Lynch got a 67-yard touchdown run. New Orleans tried to catch up with Brees connecting with wide receiver Devery Henderson (with a failed two-point conversion), but a failed onside kick sealed any hope of a comeback. With the loss, the Saints, with an overall record of 11–6, were dethroned as Super Bowl champions. This was the sixth consecutive year the defending world champions failed to repeat their title. Personnel Coaching staff New Orleans Saints 2010 staff Front office Owner/president – Tom Benson Owner/executive vice president – Rita Benson LeBlanc Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis Director of football administration – Khai Harley Director of pro scouting – Ryan Pace Director of college scouting – Rick Reiprish Assistant director of college scouting – Brian Adams Head coaches Head coach – Sean Payton Assistant head coach/linebackers – Joe Vitt Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Pete Carmichael Jr. Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi Running backs – Bret Ingalls Wide receivers – Curtis Johnson Tight ends – Terry Malone Offensive line/running game – Aaron Kromer Offensive assistant – Carter Sheridan Offensive assistant – Frank Smith Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gregg Williams Defensive line – Bill Johnson Assistant defensive line – Travis Jones Secondary – Dennis Allen Assistant secondary – Tony Oden Defensive assistant - Marcus Ungaro Defensive assistant - Blake Williams Defensive assistant - Brian Young Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Greg McMahon Assistant special teams – Mike Mallory Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd Strength and conditioning assistant – Robert Wenning Final roster 2010 New Orleans Saints 53 10 8  9 Drew Brees 10 Chase Daniel 25 Reggie Bush PR 44 Heath Evans FB 29 Chris Ivory y 21 Julius Jones American football 23 Pierre Thomas American football 87 Adrian Arrington 12 Marques Colston 19 Devery Henderson 17 Robert Meachem 16 Lance Moore 80 Jimmy Graham y 84 Tory Humphrey 88 Jeremy Shockey 85 David Thomas American football 71 Charles Brown offensive lineman y T 74 Jermon Bushrod T 73 Jahri Evans G 76 Jonathan Goodwin American football C 77 Carl Nicks American football G 78 Jon Stinchcomb T 64 Zach Strief T 65 Matt Tennant y C 92 Remi Ayodele DT 96 Alex Brown defensive end DE 97 Jeff Charleston DE 98 Sedrick Ellis DT 93 Junior Galette y DE 69 Anthony Hargrove DE/DT 91 Will Smith defensive end DE 99 Jimmy Wilkerson DE 55 Danny Clark American football OLB 56 Jo-Lonn Dunbar OLB 54 Ramon Humber OLB 94 Kawika Mitchell OLB 50 Marvin Mitchell MLB 58 Scott Shanle OLB 51 Jonathan Vilma MLB 59 Anthony Waters OLB 37 Matt Giordano SS 33 Jabari Greer CB 41 Roman Harper SS 27 Malcolm Jenkins FS/CB 22 Tracy Porter CB 31 Pierson Prioleau SS 34 Patrick Robinson cornerback y CB 42 Darren Sharper FS 24 Leigh Torrence CB 28 Usama Young FS 47 Justin Drescher y LS  5 Garrett Hartley K  6 Thomas Morstead P 53 Stanley Arnoux OLB IR 46 Ladell Betts RB IR 52 Jonathan Casillas OLB IR 20 Randall Gay CB IR 30 Lynell Hamilton RB IR 32 P. J. Hill RB IR 57 Jason Kyle LS IR -- Marcus Mailei FB IR 39 Chris Reis SS IR 15 Courtney Roby WR IR 70 Roger Allen III G 45 Jed Collins FB 60 Brian de la Puente C 75 Mitch King DT 82 Tyler Lorenzen TE 38 Mark Parson CB 14 Andy Tanner y WR 36 Chris Taylor running back RB References External links 2010 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com New Orleans Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New