2013 New Orleans Saints season

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2013 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Sean Payton |
General manager | Mickey Loomis |
Owner | Tom Benson |
Home field | Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 2nd NFC South |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 26–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Seahawks) 15–23 |
Pro Bowlers | Drew Brees (QB) Jahri Evans (G) Jimmy Graham (TE) Cameron Jordan (DE) |
AP All-Pros | Jimmy Graham (1st team) Jahri Evans (2nd team) |
Uniform | |
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The 2013 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League and the 38th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It also marked the seventh season under head coach Sean Payton, who returned to the team after serving a one-year suspension for his involvement in the team's 2012 bounty scandal.
The Saints improved their 7–9 record from last season, going 11–5 and making the playoffs as the six-seed. They earned the franchise's first-ever road postseason victory, with a 26–24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round, ending the drought at 0–5. However, the Saints were eliminated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round, by a score of 23–15. The 2013 season was also the second time in three years the Saints went 8-0 at home.
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Contents
1 Offseason
1.1 Signings
1.2 Re-Signings
1.3 Departures
2 2013 draft class
3 Staff
4 Final roster
5 Schedule
5.1 Preseason
5.2 Regular season
5.3 Postseason
6 Game summaries
6.1 Regular season
6.1.1 Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
6.1.2 Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6.1.3 Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals
6.1.4 Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
6.1.5 Week 5: at Chicago Bears
6.1.6 Week 6: at New England Patriots
6.1.7 Week 8: vs. Buffalo Bills
6.1.8 Week 9: at New York Jets
6.1.9 Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys
6.1.10 Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers
6.1.11 Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
6.1.12 Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks
6.1.13 Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers
6.1.14 Week 15: at St. Louis Rams
6.1.15 Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
6.1.16 Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6.2 Postseason
6.2.1 NFC Wild Card Playoff Game: at #3 Philadelphia Eagles
6.2.2 NFC Divisional Playoff Game: at #1 Seattle Seahawks
7 Standings
7.1 Division
7.2 Conference
8 References
9 External links
Offseason
Signings
Pos. | Player | 2012 Team | Contract |
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CB | Keenan Lewis | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 years, $25.5 million |
TE | Benjamin Watson | Cleveland Browns | 3 years, $4.9 million |
LB | Victor Butler | Dallas Cowboys | 2 years, $3 million |
DE | Kenyon Coleman | Dallas Cowboys | 1 year, $1 million |
CB | Chris Carr | San Diego Chargers | 1 year, $840,000 |
QB | Luke McCown | Atlanta Falcons | 1 year, $840,000 |
OT | Jason Smith | New York Jets | 1 year, $780,000 |
WR | Robert Meachem | San Diego Chargers | 1 year, $715,000 |
Re-Signings
Pos. | Player | Contract |
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WR | Courtney Roby | 1 year, $905,000 |
LB | Will Herring | 1 year, $765,000 |
OLB | Ramon Humber | 1 year, $740,000 |
Departures
Pos. | Player | 2013 Team |
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OT | Jermon Bushrod | Chicago Bears |
QB | Chase Daniel | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Jonathan Casillas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
S | Jim Leonhard | Buffalo Bills |
CB | Elbert Mack | Houston Texans |
QB | Seneca Wallace | San Francisco 49ers |
WR | Steve Breaston | |
LB | Scott Shanle |
2013 draft class
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 15 | Kenny Vaccaro | Safety | Texas |
3 | 75 | Terron Armstead | Offensive tackle | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
82 | John Jenkins | Defensive tackle | Georgia | |
5 | 144 | Kenny Stills | Wide receiver | Oklahoma |
6 | 183 | Rufus Johnson | Defensive end | Tarleton State |
Notes
The Saints did not have selections in the second, fourth, or seventh rounds. They forfeited their second-round selection as part of the punishment for the team's 2012 bounty scandal. They acquired the No. 82 selection in a trade that sent two fourth-round selections, Nos. 106 and 109 overall, to the Miami Dolphins. The No. 106 selection had been acquired in a trade that sent running back Chris Ivory to the New York Jets. The Saints traded their seventh-round selection to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for linebacker Barrett Ruud.
Staff
2013 New Orleans Saints staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
2013 New Orleans Saints final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–13 | 1–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
2 | August 16 | Oakland Raiders | W 28–20 | 2–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
3 | August 25 | at Houston Texans | W 31–23 | 3–0 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 29 | at Miami Dolphins | L 21–24 | 3–1 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 8 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
2 | September 15 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 16–14 | 2–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 22 | Arizona Cardinals | W 31–7 | 3–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
4 | September 30 | Miami Dolphins | W 38–17 | 4–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
5 | October 6 | at Chicago Bears | W 26–18 | 5–0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
6 | October 13 | at New England Patriots | L 27–30 | 5–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 27 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–17 | 6–1 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
9 | November 3 | at New York Jets | L 20–26 | 6–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 10 | Dallas Cowboys | W 49–17 | 7–2 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
11 | November 17 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–20 | 8–2 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
12 | November 21 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 17–13 | 9–2 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
13 | December 2 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 7–34 | 9–3 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
14 | December 8 | Carolina Panthers | W 31–13 | 10–3 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
15 | December 15 | at St. Louis Rams | L 16–27 | 10–4 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
16 | December 22 | at Carolina Panthers | L 13–17 | 10–5 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 42–17 | 11–5 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Postseason
Playoff round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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Wild Card | January 4, 2014 | at Philadelphia Eagles (3) | W 26–24 | 1–0 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
Divisional | January 11, 2014 | at Seattle Seahawks (1) | L 15–23 | 1–1 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
Game summaries
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Saints | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: September 8
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 72,348
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book
Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Date: September 15
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 60,870
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Erin Andrews
Recap, Game book
Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Game information | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Saints | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: September 22
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,057
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
Recap, Game book
Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
Game information | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dolphins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Saints | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: September 30
Game time: 7:40 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,118
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game book
Week 5: at Chicago Bears
Game information | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Date: October 6
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 62,361
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game book
Week 6: at New England Patriots
Game information | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Patriots | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date: October 13
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game book