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2010 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerTom Benson
General managerMickey Loomis
Head coachSean Payton
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd NFC South
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Seahawks) 36–41
Pro BowlersDrew Brees (QB)
Jahri Evans (OG)
Carl Nicks (OG)
Roman Harper (FS)
Jonathan Vilma (LB)
AP All-ProsJahri Evans (1st team)
Carl Nicks (2nd team)
Malcolm Jenkins (2nd team)
Darren Sharper (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2010 season was the New Orleans Saints' 44th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 35th playing home games in the Louisiana Superdome. From 2009, the Saints were coming off their first Super Bowl-winning season and the most successful in franchise history, having begun undefeated for 13 consecutive games only to lose their three final regular season encounters to finish 13–3. The Saints also attempted to win the NFC South Division title for the third time in history, earn their first consecutive postseason berths since 1991, and successfully defend their conference and league championships. The Saints failed to improve on their 13–3 record, finishing 11–5 and qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team. The Saints were eliminated in the first round by the Seattle Seahawks, who were the first team with a losing record (7–9) to qualify for the playoffs and/or win a division title in a full season. Sean Payton served his fifth year as head coach.

This is the first time the Saints made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since the 1990–92 seasons.

Offseason

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2010 NFL Draft

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Main article: 2010 NFL draft

As the winners of Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints acquired the 32nd pick in the first round and drafted in this order.[1]

New Orleans Saints 2010 NFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes
Round Choice Overall
1 32 32 Patrick Robinson CB 5'11" 190 lbs Florida State 5 Year
2 32 64 Charles Brown OT 6'5" 303 lbs USC 4 Year
3 31 95 Jimmy Graham TE 6'6" 260 lbs Miami 4 Year
4 25 123 Al Woods DT 6'4" 314 lbs LSU 4 Year
5 27 158 Matt Tennant C 6'5" 300 lbs Boston College 4 Year
6 32 201 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals
7 32 239 Sean Canfield QB 6'4" 214 lbs Oregon State N/A

Roster signings

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All signings were to active roster, except where otherwise noted.
Pos. Player Date
[2][3]
 Notes
CB Greg Fassitt February 12, 2010
TE Tyler Lorenzen February 12, 2010
T Jermey Parnell February 12, 2010
WR Matt Simon February 12, 2010
G Na'Shan Goddard February 18, 2010
CB Glenn Sharpe February 18, 2010
DT Earl Heyman February 18, 2010
G Tim Duckworth February 19, 2010
RB Zak Keasey February 23, 2010
DE Alex Brown April 7, 2010
DE Jimmy Wilkerson April 20, 2010
LB Clint Ingram May 19, 2010

Roster releases

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Pos. Player Date
[2][3]
 Notes
WR D'Juan Woods February 16, 2010 Released after being placed on injured reserve prior to the 2009 season[4]
G Jamar Nesbit March 4, 2010 [5]
LB Mark Simoneau March 4, 2010 [5]
DE Charles Grant March 5, 2010 [5]

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 at New England Patriots L 24–27 0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 August 21 Houston Texans W 38–20 1–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap
3 August 27 San Diego Chargers W 36–21 2–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap
4 September 2 at Tennessee Titans L 24–27 2–2 LP Field Recap

Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 Minnesota Vikings W 14–9 1–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap
2 September 20 at San Francisco 49ers W 25–22 2–0 Candlestick Park Recap
3 September 26 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 (OT) 2–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap
4 October 3 Carolina Panthers W 16–14 3–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap
5 October 10 at Arizona Cardinals L 20–30 3–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
6 October 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–6 4–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap
7 October 24 Cleveland Browns L 17–30 4–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap
8 October 31 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–10 5–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap
9 November 7 at Carolina Panthers W 34–3 6–3 Bank of America Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 21 Seattle Seahawks W 34–19 7–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap
12 November 25 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–27 8–3 Cowboys Stadium Recap
13 December 5 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–30 9–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
14 December 12 St. Louis Rams W 31–13 10–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap
15 December 19 at Baltimore Ravens L 24–30 10–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
16 December 27 at Atlanta Falcons W 17–14 11–4 Georgia Dome Recap
17 January 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–23 11–5 Louisiana Superdome Recap

Standings

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NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Atlanta Falcons 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 414 288 W1
(5) New Orleans Saints 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 384 307 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 343 318 W2
Carolina Panthers 2 14 0 .125 0–6 2–10 196 408 L2

Preseason results

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Preseason Week 1: at New England Patriots

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 7 14324
Patriots 10 7 7327

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy and cool
  • Game attendance: 68,756
  • Recap

Preseason Week 2: vs Houston Texans

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 10 3720
Saints 14 14 7338

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
  • Game weather: Indoor Stadium
  • Game attendance: 70,025
  • Recap

Preseason Week 3: vs San Diego Chargers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 7 0721
Saints 7 10 31636

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: Friday August 27, 2010
  • Game weather: Indoor Stadium
  • Game attendance: 70,025
  • Recap

Preseason Week 4: at Tennessee Titans

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 7 31124
Titans 7 6 01427

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: Thursday September 2, 2010
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Recap

Regular season results

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Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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NFL Kickoff game

Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 9 009
Saints 7 0 7014

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

With their Super Bowl title to defend, the Saints began their season at home in the annual Kickoff Game against the Minnesota Vikings, in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game. New Orleans would strike first in the opening quarter with quarterback Drew Brees hooking up with wide receiver Devery Henderson on a 29-yard touchdown pass. The Vikings would take the lead in the second quarter as kicker Ryan Longwell made a 41-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Brett Favre's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe (with a blocked PAT).

In the third quarter, the Saints would regain the lead with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Pierre Thomas. From there, New Orleans' defense would prevent any further progress from Minnesota.

With the win, New Orleans began their season at 1–0.

Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 2: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 9 0 7925
49ers 0 7 7822

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

Coming off their home win over the Vikings, the Saints flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 2 Monday Night duel with the San Francisco 49ers. New Orleans would deliver the opening punch in the first quarter as 49ers center David Baas' high snap deep within San Francisco territory went out of the back of the endzone for a safety. The Saints would add onto their lead as quarterback Drew Brees hooked up with running back Reggie Bush on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The 49ers would answer in the second quarter as quarterback Alex Smith found running back Frank Gore on a 12-yard touchdown pass.

San Francisco would take the lead with running back Anthony Dixon's 2-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans would respond with Brees' 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Thomas. The Saints would add onto their lead in the fourth quarter as kicker Garrett Hartley made a 46-yard and a 19-yard field goal. The 49ers would strike back as Gore got a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by Smith's 2-point conversion pass to tight end Vernon Davis. In the end, New Orleans got the last laugh as Hartley booted the game-ending 37-yard field goal.

With the win, the Saints improved to 2–0.

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Falcons 7 7 37327
Saints 14 0 73024

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Hoping to increase their winning streak the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC South rivalry match against the Falcons. The Saints took the early lead when QB Drew Brees made a 2-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez. The Saints re-took the lead with Brees finding WR Lance Moore on an 80-yard TD pass. But the Falcons replied in the second quarter with RB Michael Turner making a 1-yard TD run. The Saints trailed for the first time in the game when kicker Matt Bryant made a 23-yard field goal. But they took the lead with Brees finding Moore again on a 16-yard TD pass. The Falcons would score when Ryan made a 22-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White. The Saints would tie the game with kicker Garrett Hartley making a 32-yard field goal. At overtime, the decision was made when Matt Bryant hit a 46-yard field goal to give the Saints their first loss of the season, bringing their record down to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers

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Week 4: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 7014
Saints 0 10 3316

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: None (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,016
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap
Game information

The Saints fourth game was inside their dome for an NFC south rivalry match against the Panthers. In the 1st quarter New Orleans took the lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. Carolina replied with QB Jimmy Clausen making a 55-yard TD pass to RB Jonathan Stewart. The Saints took the lead when kicker John Carney nailed a 32-yard field goal, but fell behind when RB DeAngelo Williams made a 39-yard TD run. Then John Carney made two field goals to give the Saints the win. He made a 32-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter and a 25-yard field goal in the 4th.

With the win, the Saints improved to 3–1.

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

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Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 10 3 0720
Cardinals 0 3 171030

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Coming off their close win over the Panthers the Saints flew to University of Phoenix Stadium for an NFC duel with the Cardinals. In the first quarter the Saints took the early lead as kicker John Carney nailed a 31-yard field goal, followed by QB Drew Brees completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Cardinals replied with kicker Jay Feely making a 37-yard field goal, followed by OT Levi Brown recovering a fumble and returning it 2 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter the Saints fell behind when Feely got a 44-yard field goal, followed the 4th quarter by Feely's 29-yard field goal. Then FS Kerry Rhodes recovered a fumble and ran 27 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. Then the Saints replied with Brees making a 35-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem, but had more problems when Brees' pass was intercepted by CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and returned 28 yards to the end zone for a touchdown.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 3–2.

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 6: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 7731
Buccaneers 0 0 066

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Cardinals the Saints flew to Raymond James Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Buccaneers. In the first quarter New Orleans took the lead when QB Drew Brees completed a 41-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore. Followed in the second quarter by Brees making a 42-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem. This was followed by kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 27-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead when QB Drew Brees made a 4-yard TD pass to FB Heath Evans. Tampa Bay scored in the fourth quarter with QB Josh Freeman making a 2-yard TD pass to WR Micheal Spurlock (With a failed 2-point conversion), but the Saints pulled away as RB Ladell Betts got a 1-yard TD run.

With the win, the Saints improve to 4–2.

Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week 7: Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 10 10 01030
Saints 0 3 01417

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

With the loss, the Saints fell to 4–3.

Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 8: Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 0710
Saints 0 3 31420

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Browns, the Saints stayed home for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. After a scoreless first quarter, New Orleans trailed in the second quarter as Steelers kicker Jeff Reed got a 19-yard field goal. The Saints would answer with a 31-yard field goal from kicker Garrett Hartley.

New Orleans took the lead in the third quarter as Hartley booted a 23-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Saints increased their lead as quarterback Drew Brees found wide receiver Marques Colston on a 16-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh responded with running back Rashard Mendenhall getting a 38-yard touchdown run, yet New Orleans came right back as Brees connected with wide receiver Lance Moore on an 8-yard touchdown pass.

With the win, the Saints improved to 5–3.

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

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Week 9: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 10734
Panthers 3 0 003

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Coming off their win over the Steelers the Saints flew to Bank of America Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Panthers. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early after kicker John Kasay made a 20-yard field goal. Then they made a large scoring run to dominate the game after QB Drew Brees completed a 7-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. Followed by Brees finding TE Jimmy Graham on a 19-yard TD pass. The lead was extended by kicker Garrett Hartley as he nailed a 31 and a 36-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead with CB Jabari Greer returning an interception 24 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by RB Ladell Betts getting a 1-yard TD run.

With the win, the Saints headed into their bye week at 6–3 and swept the Panthers for the first time since 2001.

Week 10: BYE

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Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 13 0319
Saints 7 20 7034

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Coming off their bye week the Saints played inside their dome for an NFC duel with the Seahawks. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kicker Olindo Mare hit a 20-yard field goal; but they pulled ahead after RB Chris Ivory got a 1-yard TD run. The lead narrowed in the 2nd quarter by Mare getting a 43-yard field goal. The Saints increased it when QB Drew Brees made a 23 and a 3-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston and WR Robert Meachem. The lead was narrowed again after QB Matt Hasselbeck got a 2-yard TD pass to WR Ben Obomanu; but the Saints replied with Brees throwing a 22-yard TD pass to Colston. The lead narrowed again with Mare hitting a 43-yard field goal. The lead extended in the third quarter with Brees finding Meachem again on a 32-yard TD pass. The Seahawks made the only score of the fourth quarter with Mare making a 20-yard field goal.

With the win, the Saints improved to 7–3.

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

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Thanksgiving Day game

Week 12: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 17 3 3730
Cowboys 0 6 14727

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

The Saints played the Thanksgiving Day game at Cowboys Stadium for an NFC duel against the Cowboys. The Saints commanded the first quarter with RB Chris Ivory getting a 3-yard TD run, followed by kicker Garrett Hartley getting a 50-yard field goal, and then by Ivory making a 6-yard TD run. The lead was narrowed as kicker David Buehler got a 21-yard field goal, but the Saints replied as Hartley nailed a 45-yard field goal. The lead was narrowed again as Buehler hit a 53-yard field goal, followed by Miles Austin getting a 60-yard TD run. The Saints scored with Hartley making a 28-yard field goal, but fell behind with Marion Barber and Tashard Choice getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints, down 27–23, were well on their way to defeat when John Kitna hit Austin with a long-gainer, but safety Malcolm Jenkins stripped Roy Williams and recovered at the New Orleans 11, enabling the Saints to pull out the win five plays later, with QB Drew Brees completing a 12-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore, completing an 89-yard drive.

With the win, the Saints improved to 8–3.

Week 13: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 13: New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 10 71434
Bengals 0 6 61830

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Coming off their win over the Cowboys the Saints played an interconference duel with the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. In the first quarter, the Saints took the early lead as kicker Garrett Hartley nailed a 48-yard field goal. The Bengals replied with kicker Clint Stitser hitting a 29-yard field goal, but the Saints scored again with RB Chris Ivory getting a 55-yard TD run, with the Bengals responding as Stitser made a 23-yard field goal. The Saints increased their lead as Hartley made a 24-yard field goal, followed by Ivory getting a 1-yard TD run. The lead was broken down as QB Carson Palmer made a 5-yard TD pass to WR Terrell Owens (With a failed PAT as the kick went wide right), followed by RB Cedric Benson getting a 1-yard TD run. The Saints responded as QB Drew Brees completed a 52-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem, but fell behind with Benson getting a 4-yard TD run (With a successful 2-point conversion as Palmer passed to TE Jermaine Gresham), followed by Stitser making a 47-yard field goal. Still, they managed to score to take the win as Brees threw a 3-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston.

With the win, the Saints improved to 9–3.

Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams

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Week 14: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 6 0713
Saints 14 7 7331

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

With the win, the Saints improved to 10–3.

Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

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Week 15: New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 7 3724
Ravens 7 14 3630

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

With the loss, the Saints fell to 10–4.

Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 16: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 7 0717
Falcons 0 7 0714

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Looking to clinch a playoff berth and avenge their Week 3 loss against the Falcons, the Saints traveled to Atlanta for a Monday Night rematch. New Orleans would score first with Garrett Hartley kicking a FG from 52 yards late in the first quarter. RB Pierre Thomas would add to the Saints' lead with a 2-yard TD run; however, Atlanta would respond with a Matt Ryan 7-yard TD pass to Roddy White to cut the lead to three. After a scoreless third quarter, the Falcons took the lead with Chauncey Davis returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans reclaimed the lead late in the 4th with a Drew Brees 6-yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham. Atlanta attempted to come back; however, New Orleans held on for the win.

With the win, the Saints improved to 11–4 and clinched a playoff berth, becoming the first team in the NFC South to earn consecutive playoff appearances.

Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 3 7 10323
Saints 7 0 3313

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

The Saints' sixteenth game was an NFC South rivalry rematch against the Buccaneers inside their dome. In the first quarter the Saints trailed early as kicker Connor Barth hit a 43-yard field goal, but took the lead with QB Drew Brees throwing a 4-yard TD pass to TE Jimmy Graham. The Buccaneers replied with QB Josh Freeman completing a 2-yard TD pass to WR Dezmon Briscoe, but the Saints tied the game with kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 45-yard field goal. However, they fell behind again with Barth hitting a 32-yard field goal, followed by Freeman making an 18-yard TD pass to WR Mike Williams. The Saints tried to narrow the gap with Hartley making a 38-yard field goal, but the Buccaneers pulled away with Barth nailing a 48-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Saints finish their regular season on an 11–5 record.

Postseason results

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Further information: 2010–11 NFL playoffs
Week Date Kickoff Opponent (seed) Results Game Site TV Recap
Final score Team record
WC January 8 1:30 pm PST at Seattle Seahawks (4) L 36–41 0–1 Qwest Field NBC Recap

NFC Wild Card playoffs: at Seattle Seahawks

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New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 10 10 01636
Seahawks 7 17 10741

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Entering the postseason as the NFC's #5 seed, the Saints began their playoff run at Qwest Field for the NFC Wild Card Round against the #4 Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of their Week 11 duel. The Seahawks entered the playoffs as the only team to ever make the playoffs with a losing record, theirs being 7–9. New Orleans delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 26-yard field goal from kicker Garrett Hartley, followed by quarterback Drew Brees finding fullback Heath Evans on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Seahawks would answer with quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Carlson. The Saints struck back in the second quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run from running back Julius Jones, but Seattle took the lead with Hasselbeck's 7-yard touchdown pass to Carlson, kicker Olindo Mare making a 29-yard field goal, and Hasselbeck completing a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Stokley. New Orleans would close out the half with Hartley's 22-yard field goal.

The Seahawks continued to hack away in the third quarter as Hasselbeck threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams, followed by Mare's 39-yard field goal. The Saints tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Jones got a 4-yard touchdown run, followed by Hartley's 21-yard field goal, but Seattle delivered a punishing blow as running back Marshawn Lynch got a 67-yard touchdown run. New Orleans tried to catch up with Brees connecting with wide receiver Devery Henderson (with a failed two-point conversion), but a failed onside kick sealed any hope of a comeback.

With the loss, the Saints, with an overall record of 11–6, were dethroned as Super Bowl champions. This was the sixth consecutive year the defending world champions failed to repeat their title.

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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New Orleans Saints 2010 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

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2010 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 reserve, 8 practice squad

References

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  1. ^ ESPN.com staff (February 8, 2010). "2010 NFL draft order". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NFL Transactions Report – New Orleans Saints". National Football League. 2010 NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "New Orleans Saints – Transactions". Neworleanssaints.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  4. ^ King, Kevin (February 19, 2010). "Former OSU Receiver D'Juan Woods Cut By Saints". KTUL. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 20, 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ a b c Staton, Ed (March 5, 2010). "New Orleans Saints; Charles Grant, Jake Delhomme, Mark Simoneau". BayouBuzz.com. Louisiana Daily News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
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