The 2011 New Orleans Saints season National Football League , the 36th to host home games at the Louisiana Superdome and the sixth under head coach Sean Payton . During Week 16, Drew Brees broke the single season passing yardage record set by Dan Marino . They won in the Wild Card Round against the Lions, before losing to the 49ers in a 36-32 loss in the Divisional Round, thanks to 49ers' Vernon Davis ' catch.
Offseason [ ] 2011 draft board [ ] ^[a] 2012 first-round selection.^[b] OT Jammal Brown and a 2011 fifth-round selection (#155 overall) to the Washington Redskins .^[c] Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2010 fifth-round selection.^[d] New England Patriots in exchange for TE David Thomas .^[e] Compensatory selection .Preseason [ ] Schedule [ ] The Saints' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ] Game summaries [ ] Week 1: at Green Bay Packers [ ]
Week One: New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
7
10
10
7
34
Packers
21
7
7
7
42
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information
First quarter GB – Greg Jennings 20-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:12. Packers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:52.
GB – Jordy Nelson 20-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 6:29. Packers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:05.
NO – Robert Meachem 31-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 3:37. Packers 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53.
GB – Randall Cobb 32-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:19. Packers 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:20. Second quarter NO – John Kasay 30-yard field goal, 9:44. Packers 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 5:27.
NO - Darren Sproles 72 yard punt return (John Kasay kick), 8:55 Packers 21-17.
GB – James Starks 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 2:05. Packers 28–17. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:38. Third quarter NO – John Kasay 38-yard field goal, 9:44. Packers 28–20, 8:45. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:20.
GB - Randall Cobb 108 yard kickoff return (Mason Crosby kick) Packers 35-20.
NO – Devery Henderson 29-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 7:00. Packers 35–27. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:32. Fourth quarter GB - John Kuhn 1 yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:52 Packers 42-27 , Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:12.
NO – Jimmy Graham 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 2:20. Packers 35–27. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 3:20. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers NO – Ron Harper - 7 tackles, 2 assists
GB – Morgan Burnett - 7 tackles, 7 assists
The Saints (champions of Super Bowl XLIV ) began their 2011 campaign at Lambeau Field , taking on the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the annual NFL Kickoff Game . New Orleans trailed early in the first quarter as Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings . The Saints answered with quarterback Drew Brees finding wide receiver Robert Meachem on a 31-yard touchdown pass, but Green Bay struck back with Rodgers completing a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Randall Cobb . New Orleans clawed their way back into the game in the second quarter with a 30-yard field goal from kicker John Kasay , followed by running back Darren Sproles returning a punt 72 yards for a touchdown. However, the Packers came right back with running back James Starks getting a 17-yard touchdown run.
The Saints led off the third quarter with Kasay's 38-yard field goal, but Green Bay replied with Cobb returning a kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, New Orleans kept fighting as Brees connected with wide receiver Devery Henderson on a 29-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter, the Packers replied with fullback John Kuhn getting a 1-yard touchdown run. New Orleans tried to rally as Brees found tight end Jimmy Graham on a 5-yard touchdown pass, but Green Bay's defense held stuffing a potentially game tying Ingram run on the 1 yard line on the last play of the game to preserve the win.
With the loss, the Saints began their season at 0-1.
Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears [ ]
Week Two: Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
3
3
0
13
Saints
3
13
7
7
30
at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : September 18Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)Game attendance : 73,019Referee : Walt Coleman TV announcers (Fox ) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information
First quarter Second quarter NO - Devery Henderson 79 yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasey kick), Saints 10-7
NO - John Kasay 29-yard field goal, Saints 13-7
NO - John Kasay 53-yard field goal, Saints 16-7
CHI - Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, Saints 16-10 Third quarter CHI - Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, Saints 16-13
NO - Robert Meachem 4-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), Saints 23-13 Fourth quarter NO - Darren Sproles 12-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), Saints 30-13 Leading Passers CHI - Jay Cutler 19/45, 244 yards, 1 touchdown
NO - Drew Brees 26/37, 270 yards, 3 touchdowns Leading Rushers Leading Receivers CHI - Matt Forte 10 receptions, 117 yards
NO - Darren Sproles 8 receptions, 43 yards Leading Tacklers CHI - Lance Briggs 10 tackles, 1 assist
NO - Roland Harper 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble
Week 3: vs. Houston Texans [ ]
Week Three: Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Texans
10
6
3
14
33
Saints
0
10
7
23
40
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
First quarter HOU - Owen Daniels 14-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick) Texans 7-0
HOU - Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal is good Texans 10-0 Second quarter NO - Darren Sproles 30-yard run (John Kasey kick) Saints 7-10
HOU - Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal is good Texans 13-7
HOU - Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal is good Texans 16-7 Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars [ ]
Week Four: New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
7
7
6
3
23
Jaguars
0
10
0
0
10
at EverBank Field , Jacksonville, Florida
Date : October 2Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 71° F, SunnyGame attendance : 62,471Referee : Ed Hochuli TV announcers (Fox) : Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers NO – Jimmy Graham – 10 receptions, 132 yards, 1 TD
JAC – Mike Thomas – 11 receptions, 73 yards Top tacklers NO – Roman Harper – 5 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
JAC – Paul Posluzny – 9 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack
Week 5: at Carolina Panthers [ ]
Week Five: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
10
10
3
7
30
Panthers
6
7
7
7
27
at Bank of America Stadium , Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : October 9Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 68° F, CloudyGame attendance : 72,679Referee : John Parry TV announcers (Fox) : Dick Stockton and John Lynch
Game information
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Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ ]
Week Six: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
7
3
3
7
20
Buccaneers
3
17
3
3
26
at Raymond James Stadium , Tampa, Florida
Date : October 16Game time : 4:15 p.m. EDT/3:15 p.m. CDTGame weather : 84° F, CloudyGame attendance : 56,590Referee : Jerome Boger TV announcers (Fox) : Ron Pitts and Jim Mora
Game information
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Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ ]
Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Colts
0
7
0
0
7
Saints
21
13
14
14
62
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : October 23Game time : 7:20 p.m. CDTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)Game attendance : 73,012Referee : Scott Green TV announcers (NBC) : Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Game information
First quarter 21
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers IND – Curtis Painter 9/17, 67 yards, 0 touchdowns, 1 interception
NO – Drew Brees 31/35, 325 yards, 5 touchdowns Top rushers IND – Delone Carter 10 rushes, 89 yards, 1 touchdown
NO – Mark Ingram 14 rushes, 91 yards, 0 touchdowns Top receivers IND – Reggie Wayne 3 receptions, 36 yds, 0 touchdowns
NO – Marques Colston 7 receptions, 98 yds, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers IND – Antoine Bethea 7 tackles, 4 assists
NO – Jonathan Casillas 2 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
Week 8: at St. Louis Rams [ ]
Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
0
0
7
14
21
Rams
0
17
7
7
31
at Edward Jones Dome , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : October 30Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)Game attendance : 57,179Referee : Walt Anderson TV announcers (Fox) : Chris Myers and Tim Ryan
Game information
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Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ ]
Week Nine: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
3
3
10
16
Saints
7
10
7
3
27
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : November 6Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)Game attendance : 73,043Referee : Carl Cheffers TV announcers (Fox) : Dick Stockton and John Lynch
Game information
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Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons [ ]
Week Ten: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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2
3
4
OT
Total
Saints
3
7
7
6
3
26
Falcons
3
3
7
10
0
23
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Game information
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Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 12: vs. New York Giants [ ]
Week Twelve: New York Giants at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Giants
0
3
7
14
24
Saints
0
21
14
14
49
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions [ ]
Week Thirteen: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
7
10
0
17
Saints
3
21
0
7
31
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
First quarter NO - John Kasay 39 yard field goal, Saints 3–0, Drive: 13 plays, 37 yards, 5:08. Second quarter NO - Mark Ingram, Jr. 14 yard run (John Kasay kick), Saints 10–0, Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:08.
NO - Robert Meachem 67 yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), Saints 17–0, Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:17.
DET - Kevin Smith 2 yard run (Jason Hanson kick), Saints 17–7, Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:35.
NO - Lance Moore 20 yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), Saints 24–7, Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:53. Third quarter DET - Jason Hanson 31 yard field goal, Saints 24–10, Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:27.
DET - Maurice Morris 9 yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Saints 24–17, Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:30. Fourth quarter NO - Darren Sproles 6 yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), Saints 31–17, Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:49. Top passers DET - Matthew Stafford - 31/44, 408 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
NO - Drew Brees -26/36, 342 yards, 3 touchdowns Top rushers DET - Kevin Smith - 6 carries, 34 yards, 1 touchdown
NO - Mark Ingram, Jr. - 16 carries, 34 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers DET - Nate Burleson - 5 receptions, 93 yards
NO - Robert Meachem - 3 receptions, 119 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers DET - Amari Speivey - 9 tackles, 1 assist
NO - Jonathan Vilma - 6 tackles, 1 assist
Week 14: at Tennessee Titans [ ]
Week Fourteen: New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
3
3
3
13
22
Titans
0
3
7
7
17
at LP Field , Nashville, Tennessee
Date : December 11Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 41° F, Sunny and coolGame attendance : 69,143Referee : Mike Carey TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman , & Pam Oliver
Game information
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Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings [ ]
Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Saints
7
14
14
7
42
Vikings
3
10
0
7
20
at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : December 18Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)Game attendance : 62,623Referee : Walt Anderson TV announcers (Fox) : Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale
Game information
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Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons [ ]
Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Falcons
10
0
3
3
16
Saints
7
14
10
14
45
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers ATL – Thomas DeCoud
NO – Jabari Greer
Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers [ ]
Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
Saints
0
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : January 1Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (dome stadium)TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Buck , Troy Aikman , & Pam Oliver
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Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Top tacklers
Standings [ ] Template:2011 NFC South standings
Postseason [ ] Schedule [ ] By virtue of winning the NFC South division title, the Saints will host a playoff game in either the Wild Card round or the Divisional round.
Playoff round
Date
Opponent (seed)
Results
Game site
NFL.com
Final score
Team record
TBD
TBD
TBD
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Current staff [ ]
Front office Owner – Gayle Benson
President – Dennis Lauscha
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis
Senior Vice President of Football Operations / Asst. General Manager – Khai Harley
Asst. General Manager/College Scouting Director – Jeff Ireland
Vice president of pro personnel – Michael Parenton
Director of football administration – Scott Kuhn
Director of analytics – Zach Stuart
Director of team operations – Derek Stamnos
Senior personnel advisor – Randy Mueller Head Coach
Head coach Head coach – Kellen Moore
Associate head coach/running backs – Joel Thomas
Assistant to the head coach – Mike Martinez Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Doug Nussmeier
Run game coordinator – T.J. Paganetti
Quarterbacks – Scott Tolzien
Wide receivers – Keith Williams
Assistant wide receivers – Kyle Valero
Tight ends – Chase Haslett
Offensive line – Brendan Nugent
Assistant offensive line – Jahri Evans
Senior offensive assistant – Scott Linehan
Offensive assistant – Tobijah Hughley
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Brandon Staley
Defensive pass game coordinator – Terry Joseph
Defensive line – Bo Davis
Assistant defensive line – Brian Young
Edges – Jay Rodgers
Linebackers – Peter Sirmon
Assistant linebackers – Adam Gristick
Cornerbacks – Grady Brown
Assistant defensive backs– Robert Blanton
Senior defensive assistant – Peter Giunta Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Phil Galiano
Assistant special teams – Kyle Wilber Strength and conditioning Director of sports science – Ted Rath
Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp
Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning → Coaching staff Front office More NFL staffs
Current roster [ ]
New Orleans Saints current roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
81 Kevin Austin Jr. 10 Brandin Cooks -- Velus Jones Jr. 16 Bub Means 12 Chris Olave 17 Dante Pettis 22 Rashid Shaheed 84 Mason Tipton 34 Xazavian Valladay 11 Cedrick Wilson Jr. Tight ends
7 Taysom Hill 85 Dallin Holker 86 Michael Jacobson 83 Juwan Johnson 87 Foster Moreau 88 Jack Stoll 82 Treyton Welch
Offensive linemen
79 Josh Ball RT76 Will Clapp LG72 Josiah Ezirim RT75 Taliese Fuaga LT60 Kyle Hergel RG78 Erik McCoy C70 Trevor Penning RT-- Dillon Radunz RT51 Cesar Ruiz RG64 Nick Saldiveri LG67 Landon Young LGDefensive linemen
57 Ryder Anderson DT97 Khristian Boyd DT90 Bryan Bresee DT55 Isaiah Foskey DE91 Davon Godchaux DT96 Carl Granderson DE94 Cameron Jordan DE95 John Ridgeway III DT50 Khalen Saunders DT93 Nathan Shepherd DT-- Jonah Williams DE99 Chase Young DE
Linebackers
56 Demario Davis MLB53 Jaylan Ford OLB52 D'Marco Jackson MLB58 Anfernee Orji OLB45 Nephi Sewell OLB44 Isaiah Stalbird OLB20 Pete Werner OLBDefensive backs
Template:Space 0Ugo Amadi CB38 Millard Bradford SS26 Tra Fluellen CB48 J. T. Gray FS31 Jordan Howden SS32 Tyrann Mathieu FS14 Kool-Aid McKinstry CB36 Rico Payton CB21 Justin Reid SS 1 Alontae Taylor CB28 Rejzohn Wright CB-- Isaac Yiadom CBSpecial teams
19 Blake Grupe K43 Matthew Hayball P39 Charlie Smyth K49 Zach Wood LS
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Practice squad
Unrestricted FAs
Restricted FAs
Exclusive-Rights FAs
Notes and references [ ]
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