2020 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerGayle Benson
Head coachSean Payton
General managerMickey Loomis
Offensive coordinatorPete Carmichael Jr.
Defensive coordinatorDennis Allen
Home fieldMercedes-Benz Superdome
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st NFC South
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Bears) 21–9
Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 20–30
Pro Bowlers
5
  • RB Alvin Kamara
  • OT Terron Armstead
  • OG Andrus Peat
  • DE Cameron Jordan
  • CB Marshon Lattimore
AP All-Pros
3
  • RB Alvin Kamara (2nd team)
  • RT Ryan Ramczyk (2nd team)
  • LB Demario Davis (2nd team)
Uniform

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

See the main article: 2020 NFL 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

Staff

2020 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • Owner – Gayle Benson
  • President – Dennis Lauscha
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
  • Senior vice president/chief operating officer – Ben Hales
  • Asst. general manager/college scouting director – Jeff Ireland
  • Vice president of football administration – Khai Harley
  • Director of operations – James Nagaoka
  • Director of pro scouting – Terry Fontenot

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Pete Carmichael
  • Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi
  • Running backs – Joel Thomas
  • Wide receivers – Ronald Curry
  • Offensive line – Dan Roushar
  • Assistant offensive line – Brendan Nugent
  • Senior offensive assistant – Curtis Johnson
  • Offensive assistant – Declan Doyle
  • Assistant to the head coach/offensive assistant – Kevin Petry
  • Offensive assistant – DJ Williams
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Dennis Allen
  • Defensive line – Ryan Nielsen
  • Linebackers – Michael Hodges
  • Secondary – Aaron Glenn
  • Senior defensive assistant – Peter Giunta
  • Defensive assistant – Cory Robinson
  • Defensive assistant – Michael Wilhoite
  • Pass rush specialist – Brian Young

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Darren Rizzi
  • Assistant special teams – Phil Galiano

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning

Final roster

2020 New Orleans Saints final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 32 Michael Burton FB
  • 41 Alvin Kamara
  • 88 Ty Montgomery
  • 28 Latavius Murray
  • 24 Dwayne Washington

Wide receivers

  • 12 Marquez Callaway
  • 11 Deonte Harris RS
  • 83 Juwan Johnson
  • 17 Emmanuel Sanders
  • 10 Tre'Quan Smith
  • 13 Michael Thomas

Tight ends

  • 87 Jared Cook
  • 89 Josh Hill
  • 82 Adam Trautman
 Offensive linemen
  • 72 Terron Armstead T
  • 73 Ethan Greenidge T
  • 74 James Hurst T
  • 68 Derrick Kelly II G
  • 78 Erik McCoy C
  • 75 Andrus Peat G
  • 71 Ryan Ramczyk T
  • 51 Cesar Ruiz G

Defensive linemen

  • 90 Malcom Brown DT
  • 92 Marcus Davenport DE
  • 96 Carl Granderson DE
  • 91 Trey Hendrickson DE
  • 94 Cameron Jordan DE
  • 93 David Onyemata DT
  • 98 Sheldon Rankins DT
  • 97 Malcolm Roach DT
  • 99 Shy Tuttle DT
 Linebackers
  • 47 Alex Anzalone MLB
  • 53 Zack Baun OLB
  • 56 Demario Davis OLB
  • 55 Kaden Elliss OLB
  • 52 Craig Robertson MLB

Defensive backs

  • 25 Ken Crawley CB
  • 22 C. J. Gardner-Johnson SS
  • 48 J. T. Gray SS
  • 34 Justin Hardee CB
  • 20 Janoris Jenkins CB
  • 27 Malcolm Jenkins SS
  • 23 Marshon Lattimore CB
  • 21 Patrick Robinson CB
  • 36 D. J. Swearinger FS
  • 43 Marcus Williams FS
  • 26 P. J. Williams FS

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 58 Kwon Alexander MLB (IR)
  • 29 Johnson Bademosi CB (IR)
  • 64 Will Clapp C (COVID-19)
  • 77 Jalen Dalton DT (IR)
  • 62 Nick Easton G (IR)
  • 16 Bennie Fowler WR (IR)
  •  4 Blake Gillikin P (IR)
  • 57 Noah Spence DE (NF-Inj.)
  • 86 Jason Vander Laan TE (Opt-out)
  • 85 Cole Wick TE (Opt-out)


Practice squad

  • 80 Austin Carr WR
  • 46 John Denney LS
  • 50 Andrew Dowell LB
  • 95 Ryan Glasgow DT
  • 45 Garrett Griffin TE
  • 30 Grant Haley CB
  • 42 Chase Hansen OLB
  • 84 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR
  • 37 Tony Jones Jr. RB
  • 18 Jake Kumerow WR
  • 15 Trevor Siemian QB
  • 66 Calvin Throckmorton T
  • 63 Cameron Tom G
  •  5 Blair Walsh K
  • 38 Keith Washington Jr. CB
  • 59 Marcus Willoughby DE (Injured)
  • 86 Ethan Wolf TE


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 10 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

The Saints' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

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.[1]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–23 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
2 September 21 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 October 12 Los Angeles Chargers W 30–27 (OT) 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 (OT) 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

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) New Orleans Saints 12 4 0 .750 6–0 10–2 482 337 W2
(5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 492 355 W4
Carolina Panthers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 350 402 L1
Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 396 414 L5

Conference

NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Green Bay Packers North 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .428 .387 W6
2[a] New Orleans Saints South 12 4 0 .750 6–0 10–2 .459 .406 W2
3[a] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .447 .404 W4
4 Washington Football Team East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .459 .388 W1
Wild cards
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .488 .392 W4
6 Los Angeles Rams West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 9–3 .494 .484 W1
7[b] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .488 .336 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b] Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .475 .441 L2
9 Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .504 .366 W1
10[c] San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 .375 3–3 4–8 .549 .448 L1
11[c][d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 4–2 5–7 .502 .427 W1
12[d] Dallas Cowboys East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .471 .333 L1
13[e] Carolina Panthers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .531 .388 L1
14[e] Detroit Lions North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .508 .350 L4
15 Philadelphia Eagles East 4 11 1 .281 2–4 4–8 .537 .469 L3
16 Atlanta Falcons South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .551 .391 L5
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

See also: 2020–21 NFL playoffs
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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

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