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2014 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach Sean Payton
General manager Mickey Loomis
Owner Tom Benson
Home field Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 2nd NFC South
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers Drew Brees (QB)
Jahri Evans (G)
Jimmy Graham (TE)
Mark Ingram (RB)
Uniform
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The 2014 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 39th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the eighth under head coach Sean Payton.

After they lost to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16, the Saints were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the first time since 2012.[1]

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2014 draft class

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Main article: 2014 NFL draft
2014 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 20 Brandin Cooks Wide receiver Oregon State
2 58 Stanley Jean-Baptiste Cornerback Nebraska
3 None — see draft trades below
4 126 Khairi Fortt Inside linebacker California
5 167 Vinnie Sunseri Safety Alabama
5 169 Ronald Powell Outside linebacker Florida
6 202 Tavon Rooks Offensive tackle Kansas State
7 None — see draft trades below
Draft trades

Staff

2014 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2014 New Orleans Saints final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 12 Inactive, 8 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

In March 2014, the Saints announced an agreement with The Greenbrier resort to hold the team's training camp at the hotel, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for three years beginning with 2014. The hotel has committed to build three football fields and other facilities for the Saints, at an estimated cost of $20–25 million, adjacent to its sports medicine facilities. The project will be partially subsidized by tax breaks recently approved by the state legislature. The relationship between the hotel and the Saints reportedly grew out of a visit by Saints head coach Sean Payton to the 2013 Greenbrier Classic golf tournament to play in its pro-am competition and then to serve as caddy for his friend, PGA Tour golfer Ryan Palmer.[2]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 8 at St. Louis Rams W 26–24 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap
2 August 15 Tennessee Titans W 31–24 2–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
3 August 23 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–17 3–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
4 August 28 Baltimore Ravens L 13–22 3–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 7 at Atlanta Falcons L 34–37 (OT) 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap
2 September 14 at Cleveland Browns L 24–26 0–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
3 September 21 Minnesota Vikings W 20–9 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
4 September 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–38 1–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
5 October 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 37–31 (OT) 2–3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
6 Bye
7 October 19 at Detroit Lions L 23–24 2–4 Ford Field Recap
8 October 26 Green Bay Packers W 44–23 3–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
9 October 30 at Carolina Panthers W 28–10 4–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
10 November 9 San Francisco 49ers L 24–27 (OT) 4–5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
11 November 16 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–27 4–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
12 November 24 Baltimore Ravens L 27–34 4–7 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
13 November 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–32 5–7 Heinz Field Recap
14 December 7 Carolina Panthers L 10–41 5–8 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
15 December 15 at Chicago Bears W 31–15 6–8 Soldier Field Recap
16 December 21 Atlanta Falcons L 14–30 6–9 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
17 December 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–20 7–9 Raymond James Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week One: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Saints 6 14 0 14 0 34
Falcons 0 10 14 10 3 37

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First quarter
  • NO – 10:33 Shayne Graham 31-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:27. (NO 3–0)
  • NO – 4:39 Shayne Graham 50-yard FG. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:59. (NO 6–0)
Second quarter
  • NO – 11:46 Khiry Robinson 2-yard run, Shayne Graham kick. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:10. (NO 13–0)
  • ATL – 4:06 Roddy White 2-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 14 plays, 80, yards, 7:40. (NO 13–7)
  • NO – 0:20 Brandin Cooks 3-yard TD pass from Drew Brees, Shayne Graham kick. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46. (NO 20–7)
  • ATL – 0:00 Matt Bryant 40-yard FG. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:20. (NO 20–10)
Third quarter
  • ATL – 9:22 Levine Toilolo 1-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:38. (NO 20–17)
  • ATL – 0:21 Antone Smith 54-yard TD pass from Matt Ryan, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. (ATL 24–20)
Fourth quarter
  • NO – 8:46 Mark Ingram 3-yard TD run, Shayne Graham kick. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:35. (NO 27–24)
  • ATL – 2:50 Jacquizz Rodgers 17-yard TD run, Matt Bryant kick. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:26. (ATL 31–27)
  • NO – 1:20 Mark Ingram 3-yard TD run, Shayne Graham kick. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:30. (NO 34–31)
  • ATL – 0:00 Matt Bryant 51-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:20. (TIE 34–34)
Overtime
  • ATL – 13:17 Matt Bryant 52-yard FG. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32. (ATL 37–34)
Top passers
  • NO – Drew Brees – 29/42, 333 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 31/43, 448 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Top rushers
  • NO – Mark Ingram - 13 CAR, 60 YDS
  • ATL – Steven Jackson – 12 CAR, 52 YDS
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

Week Two: New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 10 7 7 24
Browns 10 6 7 3 26

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NO (5:16) - Shayne Graham 27 yd field goal
    Browns 10, Saints 3 Drive: 7 plays, 73 yds, 3:28
  • CLE (3:25) - Tashaun Gipson 62 yd interception return (2 pt conversion failed)
    Browns 16, Saints 3
  • NO (0:03) - Jimmy Graham 9 yd pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick)
    Browns 16, Saints 10 Drive: 12 plays, 85 yds, 3:22
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NO (12:12) - Mark Ingram 1 yd run (Shayne Graham kick)
    Saints 24, Browns 23 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yds, 6:07
  • CLE (0:03) - Billy Cundiff 29 yd field goal
    Browns 26, Saints 23 Drive: 14 plays, 85 yds, 2:43
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

This was the Browns' first home opener win since 2004, and also marked Johnny Manziel's NFL debut. The defense, primarily by rotating DB's Tashaun Gipson, Buster Skrine, rookie Justin Gilbert and Joe Haden, were able to neutralize TE Jimmy Graham and QB Drew Brees for almost the entire first half. Rookie Terrence West, who had 2500+ all-purpose yards at Division II-school Towson Univ., ran for almost 70 yards and one TD. Billy Cundiff hit the game-winning FG as time expired.

Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Three: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 6 3 0 9
Saints 13 0 0 7 20

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • MIN – Blair Walsh 25-yard field goal, 14:06. Patriots 13–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:44.
  • MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 6:28. Patriots 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:47.
Third quarter
  • MIN – Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 10:20. Patriots 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:40.
Fourth quarter
  • NO – Marques Colston 18-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 12:22. Patriots 20–9. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:28.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

After initially stating that Adrian Peterson would return to the active roster for their Week 3 game at New Orleans, the Vikings later placed the running back on the inactive list indefinitely, pending the outcome of the court case against him. Despite coming into the game at 0–3, the Saints started well, scoring two touchdowns on their first two drives, although DE Everson Griffen was able to block the extra point attempt on the second. The Vikings responded to going 13–0 down with two field goals from 25 and 30 yards respectively, but an injury to Matt Cassel meant a debut for rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater.


Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Four: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 0 3 14 17
Cowboys 7 17 7 7 38

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO – Drew Brees, 32/44, 340 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 46 Lng
  • DAL – Tony Romo, 22/29, 262 Yds, 3 TD, 0 INT, 24 Lng
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • DAL –

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Buccaneers 0 10 14 7 0 31
Saints 6 7 7 11 6 37

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Fifth quarter
Top passers
  • TB –
  • NO –
Top rushers
  • TB –
  • NO –
Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • TB –
  • NO –

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Week Seven: New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 10 7 6 23
Lions 0 3 7 14 24

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 63,271
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO –
  • DET –
Top rushers
  • NO –
  • DET –
Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • DET –

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 10 6 0 7 23
Saints 10 6 14 14 44

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,146
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
rushers
  • GB –13 carries,56 yards,0 touchdowns
  • NO – Mark Ingram 24 carries ,172yards,1 touchdown

Brandin Cooks,2 carries,26 yards,1 touchdown

Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • GB –
  • NO –

This would be only the third game in NFL history to not have a single punt. [3]

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

Week Nine: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 14 7 7 28
Panthers 0 0 7 3 10

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO –
  • CAR –
Top rushers
  • NO –
  • CAR –
Top receivers
  • NO –
  • CAR –
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • CAR –

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 OT Total
49ers 14 7 0 3 3 27
Saints 3 7 7 7 0 24

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,129
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Preview, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SF –
  • NO –
Top rushers
  • SF –
  • NO –
Top receivers
  • SF –
  • NO –
Top tacklers
  • SF –
  • NO –

With 5 seconds left in regulation, Drew Brees passed a potential game winning pass to Jimmy Graham until he was flagged with offensive interference, which sent the game into overtime where San Francisco won with a field goal after recovering a fumble by Brees. With the loss, the Saints dropped their record to 4-5.

This would snap an 11-game winning streak for Saints when playing at home.[4]

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 6 7 7 27
Saints 3 0 0 7 10

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • CIN –
  • NO –
Top rushers
  • CIN –
  • NO –
Top receivers
  • CIN –
  • NO –
Top tacklers
  • CIN –
  • NO –

Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Twelve: Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Ravens 7 7 10 10 34
Saints 7 10 0 10 27

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • BAL –
  • NO –
Top rushers
  • BAL –
  • NO –
Top receivers
  • BAL –
  • NO –
Top tacklers
  • BAL –
  • NO –

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Thirteen: New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 14 14 7 35
Steelers 3 3 7 19 32

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO –
  • PIT –
Top rushers
  • NO –
  • PIT –
Top receivers
  • NO –
  • PIT –
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • PIT –

Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Fourteen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 17 7 14 3 41
Saints 0 3 0 7 10

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,006
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • CAR –
  • NO –
Top rushers
  • CAR –
  • NO –
Top receivers
  • CAR –
  • NO –
Top tacklers
  • CAR –
  • NO –

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 14 10 7 31
Bears 0 0 0 15 15

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), rain showers
  • Game attendance: 60,996
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO –
  • CHI –
Top rushers
  • NO –
  • CHI –
Top receivers
  • NO –
  • CHI –
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • CHI –

Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 10 7 10 30
Saints 7 0 0 7 14

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,164
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • ATL –
  • NO –
Top rushers
  • ATL –
  • NO –
Top receivers
  • ATL –
  • NO –
Top tacklers
  • ATL –
  • NO –

Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Seventeen: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 7 0 16 23
Buccaneers 3 17 0 0 20

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO –
  • TB –
Top rushers
  • NO –
  • TB –
Top receivers
  • NO –
  • TB –
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • TB –

Standings

Division

NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Carolina Panthers 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 339 374 W4
New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 401 424 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 381 417 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 277 410 L6

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA PD STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 394 254 140 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Green Bay Packers North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 486 348 138 W2
3[lower-alpha 1] Dallas Cowboys East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 467 352 115 W4
4 Carolina Panthers South 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 339 374 –25 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Arizona Cardinals West 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 310 299 11 L2
6[lower-alpha 2] Detroit Lions North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 321 282 33 L1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 6–6 474 400 74 W1
8 San Francisco 49ers West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 306 340 –34 W1
9[lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 401 424 –23 W1
10[lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 1–5 6–6 325 343 –18 W1
11[lower-alpha 4] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 380 400 –20 L1
12[lower-alpha 4] Atlanta Falcons South 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 381 417 –36 L1
13[lower-alpha 4] St. Louis Rams West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 324 354 –30 L3
14 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 319 442 –123 L5
15 Washington Redskins East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 301 438 –137 L1
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 277 410 –133 L6
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The New York Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27).
    Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record.
  5. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2014/12/new_orleans_saints_atlanta_fal_10.html
  2. ↑ Kate White & David Gutman, "NFL's Saints to train at The Greenbrier: Resort constructing 3 fields, facilities for Super Bowl XLIV champs", The Charleston Gazette, March 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/10/27/no-punts-packers-saints-game
  4. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/11/10/kaepernick-ad-libbing-helps-4ers-end-saints-11-game-home-winning-streak-27-24/
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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