2015 New Orleans Saints season
2015 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Sean Payton |
General manager | Mickey Loomis |
Owner | Tom Benson |
Home field | Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd NFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Cameron Jordan (DE) |
Uniform | |
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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Contents
1 2015 draft class
2 Staff
3 Final roster
4 Schedule
4.1 Preseason
4.2 Regular season
4.3 Game summaries
4.3.1 Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals
4.3.2 Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4.3.3 Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
4.3.4 Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys
4.3.5 Week 5: at Philadelphia Eagles
4.3.6 Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons
4.3.7 Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts
4.3.8 Week 8: vs. New York Giants
4.3.9 Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans
4.3.10 Week 10: at Washington Redskins
4.3.11 Week 12: at Houston Texans
4.3.12 Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers
4.3.13 Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4.3.14 Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions
4.3.15 Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
4.3.16 Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons
5 Standings
5.1 Division
5.2 Conference
6 References
7 External links
2015 draft class
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 13 | Andrus Peat | OT | Stanford |
31 | Stephone Anthony | ILB | Clemson | |
2 | 44 | Hau'oli Kikaha | OLB | Washington |
3 | 75 | Garrett Grayson | QB | Colorado State |
78 | P.J. Williams | CB | Florida State | |
5 | 148 | Davis Tull | OLB | Chattanooga |
154 | Tyeler Davison | DT | Fresno State | |
167 | Damian Swann | CB | Georgia | |
7 | 230 | Marcus Murphy | RB | Missouri |
Notes
- The Saints acquired an additional first-round selection (No. 31 overall) and center Max Unger as part of a trade that sent their fourth-round selection (No. 109 overall) and tight end Jimmy Graham to the Seattle Seahawks.
- The Saints acquired an additional third-round selection (No. 78 overall) and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe as part of a trade that sent wide receiver Kenny Stills to the Miami Dolphins.
- The Saints acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 154 overall) as part of a trade that sent guard Ben Grubbs to the Kansas City Chiefs.
- The Saints acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 167 overall) as part of a trade that sent their sixth-round selection (No. 187 overall) and 2016 sixth-round selection to the Washington Redskins.
Staff
2015 New Orleans Saints staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
2015 New Orleans Saints final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 13 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 27–30 | 0–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 22 | New England Patriots | L 24–26 | 0–2 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
3 | August 30 | Houston Texans | L 13–27 | 0–3 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
4 | September 3 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–38 | 0–4 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
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1 | September 13 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 19–31 | 0–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap | ||
2 | September 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 19–26 | 0–2 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
3 | September 27 | at Carolina Panthers | L 22–27 | 0–3 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | October 4 | Dallas Cowboys | W 26–20 (OT) | 1–3 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
5 | October 11 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–39 | 1–4 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | ||
6 | October 15 | Atlanta Falcons | W 31–21 | 2–4 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
7 | October 25 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 27–21 | 3–4 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap | ||
8 | November 1 | New York Giants | W 52–49 | 4–4 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
9 | November 8 | Tennessee Titans | L 28–34 (OT) | 4–5 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
10 | November 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–47 | 4–6 | FedExField | Recap | ||
11 | Bye | |||||||
12 | November 29 | at Houston Texans | L 6–24 | 4–7 | NRG Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | December 6 | Carolina Panthers | L 38–41 | 4–8 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
14 | December 13 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–17 | 5–8 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap | ||
15 | December 21 | Detroit Lions | L 27–35 | 5–9 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
16 | December 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 38–27 | 6–9 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap | ||
17 | January 3 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 20–17 | 7–9 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: September 13
Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. Arizona time
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 62,903
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Saints began 0-1.
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: September 20
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,006
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Preview, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
Panthers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Date: September 27
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), rain
Game attendance: 73,402
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Saints | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: October 4
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,009
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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 5: at Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Eagles | 0 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 39 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: October 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
Game attendance: 69,296
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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The Saints returned to Philadelphia for their first meeting with the Eagles since their last second victory in the 2013 playoffs, but the Eagles would get their revenge in a blowout. With the loss, the Saints fell to 1-4.
Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Saints | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: October 15
Game time: 7:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,018
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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The Saints would upset the undefeated Falcons on Thursday Night Football. With the win, the Saints improved to 2-4.
Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Colts | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: October 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), mostly cloudy — retractable roof open
Game attendance: 66,420
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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In a Super Bowl rematch between the teams, the Saints would lead 27-0 at one point. Indianapolis would make it 27-21, but New Orleans would hold on for the win. With the win, the Saints improved to 3-4.
Week 8: vs. New York Giants
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Saints | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: November 1
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,019
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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 9: vs. Tennessee Titans
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Titans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
Saints | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: November 8
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,075
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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New Orleans would lead 28-20 with 7 minutes left, but the Titans would go down the field to tie it at 28. The Titans would then win the game after Marcus Mariota won it with a touchdown to Anthony Fasano.
With the loss, the Saints fell to 4-5.
Week 10: at Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Redskins | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 47 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Date: November 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 75,086
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Texans | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date: November 29
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 71,778
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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 touchdown 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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
Saints | 14 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 38 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: December 6
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,097
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Date: December 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 62,138
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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The highlight of the game was Drew Brees passing Dan Marino for 4th on the league's all-time passing touchdowns list.
Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Saints | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: December 21
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,017
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Reacp, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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With the loss, the Saints fell to 5-9.
Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
Saints | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: December 27
Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,064
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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With the win, the Saints improved to 6-9.
Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Falcons | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Date: January 3, 2016
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 69,699
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Matt Millen and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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With the win, the Saints ended their season 7-9 for the second straight season.
Standings
Division
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1)Carolina Panthers | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 500 | 308 | W1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 339 | 345 | L1 |
New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 408 | 476 | W2 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 342 | 417 | L4 |
Conference
NFC | |||||||||||
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# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
Division Leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Carolina Panthers | South | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .441 | .438 | W1 |
2 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 10–2 | .477 | .457 | L1 |
3 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .504 | .449 | W3 |
4 | Washington Redskins | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .465 | .403 | W4 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5[a] | Green Bay Packers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .531 | .450 | L2 |
6[a] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .520 | .431 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the playoffs | |||||||||||
7 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .480 | .453 | L1 |
8[b] | St. Louis Rams | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .527 | .482 | L1 |
9[b] | Detroit Lions | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .535 | .429 | W3 |
10[b] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .508 | .473 | W1 |
11[b] | New Orleans Saints | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .504 | .402 | W2 |
12[c] | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .500 | .396 | L3 |
13[c] | Chicago Bears | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .547 | .469 | L1 |
14[c] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .484 | .406 | L4 |
15 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .539 | .463 | W1 |
16 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–3 | 3–9 | .531 | .438 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[d] | |||||||||||
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References
External links
2015 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com