The 2024 season was the New Orleans Saints' 58th in the National Football League (NFL), the 49th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and the third and final under head coach Dennis Allen. Despite starting the season 2–0 with over 40 points scored in both games, the Saints lost 12 of their last 15 games, which included a seven-game losing streak for the first time since 1999. The Saints failed to improve on their 9–8 record from the previous season following a loss to the former division rival Los Angeles Rams in Week 13 and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the New York Giants in Week 16, coupled with their own 34–0 shutout loss to the Green Bay Packers later that night. On November 4, following a Week 9 loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Saints fired Allen and promoted assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi to be the interim head coach. The Saints finished last in the NFC South for the first time since 2008 after a loss to the Buccaneers coupled with the Panthers beating the Falcons in overtime during the final week of the regular season. Their .294 winning percentage was their worst since 2005.
Draft
+ 2024 New Orleans Saints draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 14 Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon State 2 41 Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Alabama From Jets via Packers 45 Traded to the Green Bay Packers From Broncos 50 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles 3 81 Traded to the Denver Broncos 4 116 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars 5 150 Spencer Rattler QB South Carolina 168 Traded to the Green Bay Packers 170 Bub Means WR Pittsburgh Compensatory selection 175 Jaylan Ford LB Texas Compensatory selection 6 190 Traded to the Green Bay Packers 199 Khristian Boyd DT Northern Iowa From Eagles 7 238 Traded to the Houston Texans 239 Josiah Ezirim OT Eastern Kentucky From Rams via Broncos
+ 2024 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Kyler Baugh DT Minnesota Millard Bradford S TCU Matthew Hayball P Vanderbilt Sincere Haynesworth C Tulane Kyle Hergel G Boston College Dallin Holker TE Colorado State Jermaine Jackson WR Idaho Trajan Jeffcoat DE Arkansas Lawrence Johnson S Southeast Missouri State Jacob Kibodi RB Louisiana Nate Latu DE Oklahoma State Nouri Nouili G Nebraska Rico Payton CB Pittsburg State Kyle Sheets WR Slippery Rock Isaiah Stalbird LB South Dakota State Mason Tipton WR Yale
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Arizona Cardinals W 16–14 1–0 State Farm Stadium Recap 2 August 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–16 1–1 Levi's Stadium Recap 3 August 25 Tennessee Titans L 27–30 1–2 Caesars Superdome Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 Carolina Panthers W 47–10 1–0 Caesars Superdome Recap 2 September 15 at Dallas Cowboys W 44–19 2–0 AT&T Stadium Recap 3 September 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 12–15 2–1 Caesars Superdome Recap 4 September 29 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–26 2–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 5 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–26 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 6 October 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 27–51 2–4 Caesars Superdome Recap 7 Denver Broncos L 10–33 2–5 Caesars Superdome Recap 8 October 27 at Los Angeles Chargers L 8–26 2–6 SoFi Stadium Recap 9 November 3 at Carolina Panthers L 22–23 2–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap 10 November 10 Atlanta Falcons W 20–17 3–7 Caesars Superdome Recap 11 November 17 Cleveland Browns W 35–14 4–7 Caesars Superdome Recap 12Bye 13 December 1 Los Angeles Rams L 14–21 4–8 Caesars Superdome Recap 14 December 8 at New York Giants W 14–11 5–8 MetLife Stadium Recap 15 December 15 Washington Commanders L 19–20 5–9 Caesars Superdome Recap 16 at Green Bay Packers L 0–34 5–10 Lambeau Field Recap 17 December 29 Las Vegas Raiders L 10–25 5–11 Caesars Superdome Recap 18 January 5 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 19–27 5–12 Raymond James Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers With a dominant win over the visiting Carolina Panthers, the Saints begin their season 1–0 for the sixth straight time. This is also the first time since the 2005 season where they start off with a win over the Panthers and the first since the 2009 season where they won their home opener with over 40 points on the board.
Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
The Saints continued their dominance with the win against the Cowboys, improving them to 2–0 in the process.
Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Saints were unable to hold off the visiting Eagles, resulting in a 15–12 loss, bringing their record to 2–1 for the second straight season.
Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons The Saints were close to beating the Falcons, but Younghoe Koo struck a successful field goal to seal the Saints another loss, falling to 2–2.
Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs During a 26–13 loss, Derek Carr suffered an oblique injury, which resulted in him missing the next three games. This loss resulted in the Saints falling to 2–3.
Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Saints had a halftime lead with rookie Spencer Rattler as the starting quarterback. However, they were dominated in the second half by the Buccaneers, resulting in a 51–27 loss. The Saints fell to 2–4. The Saints defense gave up 594 yards, the second-most in a single game in franchise history.
Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos
Sean Payton returned to New Orleans in a matchup between the Saints and Broncos. The Saints were embarrassed 33–10, falling to 2–5 and marking their first five-game losing streak since 2021.
Week 8: at Los Angeles Chargers
For the first time since the 2004 Season, the Saints lost to the Chargers. As a result, the Saints fell to 2–6, marking the first time they lost six consecutive games since 2005.
Week 9: at Carolina Panthers
Quarterback Derek Carr returned to the starting lineup, but the Saints lost to the Panthers, marking the first time since the 1999 season to suffer a seven-game losing streak after falling to 2–7. This loss resulted in head coach Dennis Allen being fired.
Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Saints hosted the visiting Atlanta Falcons. With Younghoe Koo's three missed field goals, the Saints were able to hold on their lead for the whole game. After tackling one of the wide receivers for the Falcons, the Saints won 20–17 and snapped their seven-game losing streak to improve to 3–7, starting 1–0 under interim head coach Darren Rizzi.
Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Saints faced their former teammate, Jameis Winston, and the Cleveland Browns. After being tied in the third quarter, Derek Carr and Taysom Hill rallied to 21 points in the fourth quarter, resulting in a 35–14 win. This improves their record to 4–7 and 2–0 under Rizzi.
Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Hosting the rival Rams, the Saints led 6–0 at halftime, shutting out the Rams in the first half for the first time under head coach Sean McVay. However, the Rams rallied to outscore the Saints 21–8 in the second half, winning 21–14 and dropping the Saints to 4–8 and to 2–1 under Rizzi.
In the fourth quarter, the Saints offense faced a devastating loss when Taysom Hill suffered a torn ACL, ending his season.
Week 14: at New York Giants
The Saints blocked an attempted field goal by the Giants near the end of the game to win and move to 5–8.
Week 15: vs. Washington Commanders
The Saints hosted the Washington Commanders in week 15, falling just short of a late game comeback after a failed two-point conversion. They dropped to 5–9, officially clinching a losing season for the second time in three seasons.
Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
This was the first shutout in the 2024 NFL Season. Before this game, New Orleans was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with the Atlanta Falcons' win over the New York Giants.
Week 17: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
With the loss, the Saints dropped to 5–11, clinching their worst record since 2005. Additionally, the Saints were also swept by the AFC West.
Week 18: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With the loss, the Saints finished last in the NFC South for the first time since 2008.
Standings Division
Conference
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