2023 New Orleans Saints season

2023 New Orleans Saints season
Owner	Gayle Benson
Head coach	Dennis Allen
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Home field	Caesars Superdome
Results
Record	1–0
Uniform
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The 2023 season is the New Orleans Saints' 57th season in the National Football League, the 48th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and the second under head coach Dennis Allen. They attempt to improve upon their 7–10 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the first time since 2020.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NFL Draft

2023 New Orleans Saints Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	29	Bryan Bresee	DT	Clemson
2	40	Isaiah Foskey	DE	Notre Dame
3	71	Kendre Miller	RB	TCU
4	103	Nick Saldiveri	OT	Old Dominion	From Chicago
	127	Jake Haener	QB	Fresno State	From Jacksonville
5	146	Jordan Howden	S	Minnesota
6	195	A. T. Perry	WR	Wake Forest

2023 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Nick Anderson	LB	Tulane
Sy Barnett	WR	Davenport
Jerron Cage	DT	Ohio State
Shaquan Davis	WR	South Carolina State
Mark Evans II	OT	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Malik Flowers	WR, RS	Montana
Blake Grupe	K	Notre Dame
Lou Hedley	P	Miami (FL)
Anthony Johnson	S	Virginia
Anfernee Orji	LB	Vanderbilt
Alex Pihlstrom	C	Illinois
SaRodorick Thompson Jr.	RB	Texas Tech
Joel Wilson	TE	Central Michigan

Staff

New Orleans Saints staff
	Front Office Owner – Tom Benson President – Dennis Lauscha Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis 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 Head Coach – Sean Payton Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Dan Campbell Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Joe Vitt Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi Running Backs – Joel Thomas Wide Receivers – John Morton Offensive Line – Dan Roushar Offensive Assistant – Ronald Curry Offensive Assistant – Brendan Nugent			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dennis Allen Senior Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta Defensive Line – Bill Johnson Pass Rush Specialist – Brian Young Secondary – Aaron Glenn Defensive Assistant – Marcus Ungaro Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – James Willis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Greg McMahon Assistant Special Teams – Stan Kwan Support Staff Director of Coaching Administration - Jason Mitchell Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Dan Dalrymple Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Charles Byrd Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rob Wenning → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks  9 Drew Brees 18 Garrett Grayson Running backs 22 Mark Ingram 23 Marcus Murphy 45 Toben Opurum FB 28 C.J. Spiller Wide receivers 11 Reggie Bell 16 Brandon Coleman 12 Marques Colston 10 Brandin Cooks 15 Seantavius Jones 83 Willie Snead Tight ends 88 RaShaun Allen 80 Jack Tabb		Offensive linemen 72 Terron Armstead T 73 Jahri Evans G 62 Cyril Lemon G 75 Andrus Peat T 64 Zach Strief T 60 Max Unger C 69 Bryan Witzmann T Defensive linemen 90 Tavaris Barnes DE 95 Tyeler Davison DT 71 Kaleb Eulls DT 58 Obum Gwacham DE 92 John Jenkins DT 94 Cameron Jordan DE 78 Bobby Richardson DE		Linebackers 50 Stephone Anthony MLB 91 Kasim Edebali OLB 59 Dannell Ellerbe OLB 57 David Hawthorne MLB 53 Ramon Humber OLB 44 Hau'oli Kikaha OLB 56 Michael Mauti MLB 55 Davis Tull OLB Defensive backs 40 Delvin Breaux CB 39 Brandon Browner CB 31 Jairus Byrd FS 41 Alden Darby FS 38 Brandon Dixon CB 20 Brian Dixon CB 21 Keenan Lewis CB 43 Vinnie Sunseri SS 27 Damian Swann CB 32 Kenny Vaccaro SS 36 P.J. Williams CB Special teams 47 Justin Drescher LS  6 Thomas Morstead P				Reserve lists None Unrestricted FAs 42 James Anderson OLB 25 Rafael Bush FS 38 Travaris Cadet RB  3 Matt Flynn QB  5 Kai Forbath K 34 Tim Hightower RB 76 Tony Hills T 84 Michael Hoomanawanui TE 48 Kendall Hunter RB  7 Luke McCown QB 77 Mike McGlynn G 30 Chris Owens CB 33 Jamarca Sanford SS 82 Benjamin Watson TE 93 Kevin Williams DT 24 Kyle Wilson CB Restricted FAs 89 Josh Hill TE 35 Austin Johnson FB 65 Senio Kelemete C 68 Tim Lelito G 29 Khiry Robinson RB 66 Ryan Seymour G Exclusive-Rights FAs 97 Austin Brown DT 96 Lawrence Virgil DT Rookies in italics Roster updated January 4, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 49 Active, Inactive, 24 FAs → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason

The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Kansas City Chiefs	W 26–24	1–0	Caesars Superdome	Recap
2	August 20	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 22–17	2–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	Houston Texans	L 13–17	2–1	Caesars Superdome	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 10	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans	W 16–15	1–0	Caesars Superdome	CBS	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	6:15 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	ESPN
3	September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	Fox
4	October 1	12:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Caesars Superdome	Fox
5	October 8	12:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
6	October 15	12:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox
7	Template:Dow tooltip	7:15 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Caesars Superdome	Prime Video
8	October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
9	November 5	12:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears			Caesars Superdome	CBS
10	November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
11	Bye
12	November 26	12:00 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
13	December 3	12:00 p.m.	Detroit Lions			Caesars Superdome	Fox
14	December 10	12:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			Caesars Superdome	Fox
15	December 17	12:00 p.m.	New York Giants			Caesars Superdome	Fox
16	Template:Dow tooltip	7:15 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	Prime Video
17	December 31	12:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
18	TBD (January 6/7)	TBD	Atlanta Falcons			Caesars Superdome	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 1: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	6	3	0	6	15
Saints	3	3	10	0	16

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 70,024
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker and Amanda Guerra
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter TEN – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 13:40. Titans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:16. NO – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 10:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22. TEN – Nick Folk 27-yard field goal, 3:07. Titans 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 7:11. Second quarter NO – Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal, 7:37. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:17. TEN – Nick Folk 31-yard field goal, 1:40. Titans 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:49. Third quarter NO – Blake Grupe 52-yard field goal, 9:25. Tied 9–9. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:30. NO – Rashid Shaheed 19-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 1:23. Saints 16–9. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45. Fourth quarter TEN – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 11:12. Saints 16–12. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:11. TEN – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 2:17. Saints 16–15. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:25. Top passers TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 16/34, 198 yards, 3 INT NO – Derek Carr – 23/33, 305 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Derrick Henry – 15 rushes, 63 yards NO – Jamaal Williams – 18 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 65 yards NO – Chris Olave – 8 receptions, 112 yards

The Saints barely held on with the 1-point win, after a lost fumble to kick off the game. They start off 1-0.

Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: Template:Dow tooltip
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT/6:15 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
• Preview

Trying to start off 2-0, the Saints travel to Bank of America Stadium to face the Panthers.

Standings

Division

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0

Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Arizona Cardinals	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
2	Atlanta Falcons	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
3	Chicago Bears	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
4	Dallas Cowboys	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
Wild cards
5	Carolina Panthers	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
6	Detroit Lions	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
7	Green Bay Packers	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
In the hunt
8	Los Angeles Rams	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
10	New York Giants	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
11	New Orleans Saints	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
12	Philadelphia Eagles	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
13	San Francisco 49ers	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
14	Seattle Seahawks	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
16	Washington Commanders	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
Tiebreakers
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

External links

• Official website