2012 New Orleans Saints

The  New Orleans Saints season will be the franchise's upcoming 46th season in the National Football League, the 37th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the seventh under head coach Sean Payton.

2012 draft board
NOTES:
 * undefined The team traded its first-round selection and a 2011 second-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for the Patriots' 2011 fourth-round selection.
 * undefined The team acquired an additional sixth-round selection as part of a trade that sent T Jammal Brown and a 2011 fifth-round selection to the Washington Redskins.

The team also acquired an undisclosed selection from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for RB Reggie Bush and an undisclosed selection.

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined later in the spring after compensatory selections are awarded.

Schedule
The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

2012 opponents
Listed below are the Saints' opponents for 2012. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.