| 2020 New Orleans Saints season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gayle Benson |
| General manager | Mickey Loomis |
| Head coach | Sean Payton |
| Offensive coordinator | Pete Carmichael Jr. |
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Allen |
| Home field | Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 1st NFC South |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Bears) 21–9 Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 20–30 |
| Pro Bowlers | |
| AP All-Pros | 3
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The 2020 season was the New Orleans Saints' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 45th playing home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and their 14th under head coach Sean Payton. Although they failed to match their 13–3 records from 2018 and 2019, the Saints defended their NFC South title for the fourth consecutive year following a Week 16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. After beating the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10, they won six straight games for the fourth consecutive season. With a Week 13 win over the Atlanta Falcons, the Saints clinched a franchise record fourth consecutive playoff appearance.[1] After Week 17 victory over the division rival, Carolina Panthers, the Saints became the first NFC South member to sweep the division in its history. During the Wildcard round against the Chicago Bears of the 2020–21 NFL playoffs, the Saints made history as one of the first two teams to air in a post-season football game on Nickelodeon, a primarily children-related network.[2] The Saints would defeat the Bears 21–9, advancing to the divisional round, where they were defeated by division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30–20, despite having swept them in the regular season.
This season marked the end of the Drew Brees era in New Orleans as he would announce his retirement on March 14, 2021, after twenty seasons of playing in the NFL, fifteen of those with the Saints.[3][4]
- ^ WAFB Staff. "Saints hang on for 21-16 win over Falcons; clinch playoff berth". wafb.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bears-Saints Broadcast on Nickelodeon Draws Rave Reviews From Fans". NBC Chicago. January 10, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Saints QB Drew Brees announces retirement after 20-year career". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees retires from NFL after 20 seasons". ESPN.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.