Record 7–9 Playoff finish Did not qualify Start date 2015 General manager Mickey Loomis Home field Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Division place 3rd NFC South Pro Bowlers Cameron Jordan (DE) Head coach Sean Payton Owner Tom Benson | |
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Similar 1967 New Orleans Saints se, 2015 NFL season, 2015 New York Giants season, 2009 New Orleans Saints se, 2015 Dallas Cowboys | ||
The 2015 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League, the 40th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the ninth under head coach Sean Payton. On November 16, 2015, the Saints hired Dennis Allen to replace the fired Rob Ryan. However, the Saints still missed the playoffs for the 2nd consecutive season. The Saints set a new league record for the most passing touchdowns allowed with 45.
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2015 draft class
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Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hoping to avoid an 0-2 start the Saints met Tampa Bay, led by new quarterback Jameis Winston.
The defense struggled to stop Winston as his heroics stunned New Orleans' home crowd.
Drew Brees left the game with an injured shoulder. The Saints wound up losing the game, 26-19.
Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
This game marked the first game Drew Brees missed as a Saint due to injury. Luke McCown, playing in relief of Brees, played well, throwing for 310 yards, before trying to hit Brandin Cooks in the end zone with roughly a minute left in the game. Josh Norman made a diving interception to seal the Panthers win and the Saints 0-3 start.
Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys
In overtime, Drew Brees, who returned from an injured shoulder, nailed an 80-yard pass to C.J. Spiller for the game-winning touchdown. Brees now has 400 career touchdown passes. It was also the fastest regular season overtime in NFL history, with only 13 seconds being played before the touchdown.
This win would make the Lions the only winless team.
Week 8: vs. New York Giants
In a battle of passing offenses, Drew Brees threw a career-high 7 touchdown passes. The game was tied 49-49 late in the fourth quarter and the Saints returned a punt for 50 yards, good for the game-winning field goal to seal the Saints 52-49 victory.
Week 10: at Washington Redskins
Traveling to Washington to take on the Redskins, Drew Brees and the Saints suffered a moment of embarrassment as they would go on to be blown out 47-14. Kirk Cousins threw a career-high four touchdowns in the blowout.
A day after, the Saints fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, replacing him with Dennis Allen, who would take over for Ryan for the remainder of the season.
Week 12: at Houston Texans
The Week 12 clash against the Houston Texans would be no better than how the previous game unfolded, with the Saints offense being held to only two field goals (failing to score a touchdown for the first time since Christmas Eve 2005) and Brees failing to throw a TD pass the entire game, snapping his 45 game streak of doing so.
With the loss, the Saints fell to 4-6.
Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Saints made history in this game, becoming the first team in NFL history to block an extra point and return it for two points under new NFL rules that took effect that season (prior to this season, NFL rules did not allow players to return a blocked extra point). Saints rookie Stephone Anthony was the one who returned it, with Kevin Williams blocking it. The Saints, unfortunately, would eventually lose in a shootout and dropped their record to 4-8.
Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The highlight of the game was Drew Brees passing Dan Marino for 4th on the league's all-time passing touchdowns list.