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New Orleans Saints Playoff History

Looking back to the year that the New Orleans Saints were founded in 1967, they have been able to make noise in their playoff appearances. Since their founding year, they have made the playoffs 15 times which includes 9 division championships, 1 conference championship, and 1 championship in the history of the Super Bowl.

Saints Playoff Appearance

The Saints waited 20 years after being founded to make their first playoff appearance in 1987. It was Jim Mora who led them to their first four playoff appearances in 1987 and again in three straight years from 1990-1992. They had just one playoff appearance under Jim Haslett in 2005 before Sean Payton took over in 2006 and took them to 8 playoffs with their first one coming in 2006, three straight from 2009-2011, and four more from 2017-2020.

Saints Division Championships

Of the Saints 15 playoff berths, they have been able to convert 9 of them into division championships. Of all the playoff appearances the Saints had in the Jim Mora era, they only managed to win one division championship in 1991 which was their first division championship. The Jim Haslett era was a similar scenario as they won just one division title under him in the year 2000. The Saints current coach, Sean Peyton, has led them to 6 division titles since taking over in 2006 including 2006, 2009 and 2011 and 2017-2020 and all of them with Drew Brees at quarterback.

Saints Conference Championships

Of all the Saints years of playoff experience, that have only been able to win just one conference championship that came in the 2009 season during the Peyton-Brees era. The Saints took on the Minnesota Vikings in the game and won with a final score of 31-28. Although they won the game, they were unable to cover the spread as they were seen as 3.5-point favorites.

Saints Super Bowl Victories

The Saints converted their one conference championship into a Super Bowl victory in 2009 as well for Super Bowl XLIV. They defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the game with a final score of 31-17. The Saints defeated the odds in the game as they went into the game being seen as 4.5-point underdogs and clearly beat the spread in winning fashion. Drew Brees was named the Super Bowl MVP of the game after he threw the ball for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns.

While the Saints have made the playoffs plenty of times since their Super Bowl win, Saints Super Bowl betting sites accepting US players haven’t had much to write home about, especially in recent seasons.

2019 NFC Divisional Round: Saints Overcome Two-Touchdown Deficit

The Saints have made up one multi-touchdown deficit in their playoff history on January 13, 2019, against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round. The Eagles took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on two touchdowns from quarterback Nick Foles (one rushing and one passing, with Jordan Matthews on the receiving end); however, the Saints dominated the scoreboard after the first quarter, putting up 20 unanswered points. The comeback was led by quarterback Drew Brees, who threw two touchdowns in the comeback. His second of those touchdowns, a 2-yard dart to Michael Thomas with 1:40 remaining in the third quarter, put the Saints ahead 17-14, a lead they would add to with a 39-yard Wil Lutz field goal in the fourth quarter to bring the final margin to 20-14.