New Orleans Saints 2013 schedule
 

A look at the Saints’ 2013 opponents, and dates:

Atlanta Falcons (vs. Sept. 8, at Nov. 21): This will mark the first time that the Saints have opened against the Falcons since Sept. 7, 1986 at the Superdome…It will be the fifth consecutive season and eighth time in nine years that the Saints and Falcons will play on prime time after the two clubs did so only three times between 1967-2004…Atlanta holds a 46-41 regular-season advantage in the all-time series against the Saints, although New Orleans has won 11 of 14 meetings since 2006…The Saints have played the Falcons 87 times, more than any other opponent…On November 11 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the Saints dealt the Falcons their first loss of the season in a 31-27 win…On November 29 at the Georgia Dome, the Falcons ended Brees’ NFL record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 54 in a 23-13 win.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at Sept. 15, vs. Dec. 29): New Orleans holds a 25-17 edge in the all-time series against the Buccaneers, the club’s best winning percentage (.595) versus an NFL opponent that they have played more than five times…In 2012, New Orleans swept the season series for the first time since 2006, including a 41-0 win at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 16, the team’s first shutout since 1995.

vs. Arizona Cardinals (Sept. 22): While the Cardinals hold a 14-12 edge in the all-time regular season series, the Saints were on the winning end of the last meeting at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, a 45-14 victory in the NFC Divisional Playoff on January 16, 2010…Including the playoff game, the Saints have won the last three home contests.

vs. Miami Dolphins (Sept. 30 ): This will be the first time that the Saints host the Dolphins in the regular season at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome since a 33-30 win on October 30, 1995, the longest between home contests for an opponent…A contest in 2005 originally scheduled to be played in the Superdome was played at LSU’s Tiger Stadium due to Hurricane Katrina…The Saints won in South Florida for the first time in their last meeting with the Dolphins, a 46-24 victory at Sun Life Stadium on October 25, 2009, when New Orleans improved to 5-0, as they overcame a 21-point deficit for only the third time in franchise history, a highlight in a season where they would return to Sun Life to capture Super Bowl XLIV…The Saints and Dolphins will also play in the preseason at Sun Life Stadium on August 29.

at Chicago Bears (Oct. 6): The Saints will be seeking their first home win at Soldier Field since 2000 and will be looking to try to tie the regular season series at 13-13... Chicago owns a 13-12 advantage in the series, but New Orleans was on the winning end last time in a 30-13 victory on September 18, 2011 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

at New England Patriots (Oct. 13): In a matchup featuring two of the NFL’s top quarterbacks in Drew Brees and Tom Brady, the Patriots and Saints ranked first and second in the NFL in net yards per game in 2012…While the Patriots lead the all-time series 8-4, New Orleans got the best of New England on November 30, 2009 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in a 38-17 win on Monday Night Football when Brees threw touchdowns to five different players and posted a perfect 158.3 passer rating to improve to 11-0.

vs. Buffalo Bills (Oct. 27): The Saints hold a 5-4 edge in the series, having won the last two contests, making the Bills one of nine teams New Orleans has a winning record against all-time…The Saints will be looking for their first win against the Bills in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with their two previous home wins occurring at Tulane Stadium on November 4, 1973 in a 13-0 shutout and a 19-7 victory on October 2, 2005 in a game played at San Antonio’s Alamodome because of Hurricane Katrina…It will also mark Bills Head Coach Doug Marrone’s return to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome after he served as offensive coordinator/offensive line of the Saints from 2006-08 and also played guard for the Black and Gold in 1989.

at New York Jets (Nov. 3): The Saints lead the series 6-5 after capturing the last two games…Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is the twin brother of Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan…The Saints will visit MetLife Stadium for the second consecutive year after facing the Giants in 2012…The game will close out the Saints’ 2013 slate against AFC opponents and will be the third consecutive contest they will have faced an interconference team.

vs. Dallas Cowboys (Nov. 10): Although the Cowboys lead the all-time series 15-10, the Saints have won seven of the last eight meetings…On December 23, 2012, the Saints escaped from Cowboys Stadium with a 34-31 overtime win, as Brees threw for 446 yards while K Garrett Hartley’s 20-yard field goal in overtime sent the Saints back to New Orleans winners.

vs. San Francisco 49ers (Nov. 17): These two old NFC West rivals will meet for the 73rd time in the regular season…The only other team the Saints have faced more often are the Atlanta Falcons (87)…Although San Francisco leads the series 46-24-2, New Orleans has won six of the last seven regular season meetings between the two clubs.

at Seattle Seahawks (Dec. 2): The Saints lead the all-time series, 6-5, having won the last two regular season meetings…This will be the second straight regular season prime time meeting between the Saints and Seahawks at Qwest Field, the last a 28-17 Saints win on October 14, 2007…The last time the Saints faced the Seahawks was in a 41-36 loss in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Qwest Field on January 8, 2011.

Carolina Panthers (vs. Dec. 8, at Dec. 22): The Panthers lead the series 19-17 after Carolina swept the season series in 2012 for the first time since 2008…The Saints and Panthers will face off twice in the same month for only the second time, the other occasion occurring in October, 2003.

at St. Louis Rams (Dec. 15): St. Louis has a 39-31 edge in the all-time regular season series, but the Saints have captured two of the last three regular season meetings. The old NFC West foes have split six meetings since the Saints joined the NFC South following the 2001 season.

New Orleans Saints 2013 Regular Season Schedule - NFL.com

Read more: New Orleans Saints Announce 2013 Schedule

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Sep 30 MNF Dolphins @ Saints
Dec 2nd MNF Saints @ Seattle

NFL 2013 'Monday Night Football' schedule - ESPN

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Week #12 another short week against the Falcons in Atl... 49ers week #11 :rolleyes:

New Orleans Saints 2013 Regular Season Schedule - NFL.com

Saints 2013 Regular Season Schedule
 

http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2013/REG/SAINTS

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The Falcons on Thursday Night in Atl after we play the 49ers the week before... :rolleyes:

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at chicago
at new england
bye? dam

3 straight weeks of hell
home san fran
at atlanta
at seattle

ok this would appear to be the 5 weeks that will make or break the season

go 5-0 or 4-1 home field baby

both games panthers on week apart? what idiot came up with that? first name roger?

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nfl stacking the schedule for sure

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I think 10-6 seems pretty reasonable... maybe 11-5.

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Tom Brady will have an opportunity to tie Drew Brees' consecutive games with a passing touchdown record against the Saints in week 6.

Schedule makers probably set this game in stone last year when Brees' streak ended!

Huge game for the defense!!!

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Yep... that's exactly what I was thinking. We're gonna reclaim this division and be back in the playoffs. We won't have homefield advantage though so Sean better have figured out in his year off how to win on the road in the postseason!

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The defense will get tested in week #1; hopefully Rob can get them coached up quick!

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I hate the fact Seattle gets a bye week before playing the Saints.

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Im calling it right now. 13-3

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Seattle coming off a bye week, but the Saints played the previous Thursday so thats OK I guess.

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A lot of away games at the end of the season and a lot of tuff games at home. We better get our s*%t together early.

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You're right, I didn't notice that. I feel a little better.

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We have three back-to-back road games, but we don't have any of the dreaded back-to-back-to-back at all.
Atlanta of course has only two back-to-back road games.

Atlanta plays Buffalo coming off a bye.
We play Seattle coming off a bye.

Atlanta has 3 possible bad weather games (GB, BUF, and maybe San Fran Dec 23)
We have 1 possible bad weather game (Sea Dec 2)

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AT Chicago AGAIN....wtf.... the Bears never come down.

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So glad we can put a beat down on the falcons week 1 !!!! I'm liking how we match up with everyone we play against is 13-3 out the ?

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They last came here, 2011. We destroyed them

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WE CAN DO THIS!

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With some bad breaks... 10-6
With some good breaks... 13-3

I'm saying 11-5, 3rd seed.

We only play 1 good offense in the 1st 5 games, unfortunately its Atlanta.
I hope Ryan's boys don't need a lot of time to gel.

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I agree. I think getting 10 wins would be great success after last season. I don't expect to win any more than that. We get 10 wins and get some help into the playoffs who knows.

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Good thing about playing ATL early is they wont know what to expect from the D... Sure they can look at game tape from DAL but it wont be the same with different personnel; I think its a good thing to play them early it will tell us a lot about our D from day 1.

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No one will know what to expect, SP has been sitting around like some mad scientist dissecting every piece of game film from last season. I can't wait to see this team get its swagger back on offence/change its mindset on defence.

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No bad weather games. The middle of the schedule is pretty tricky but I think we can work with it.

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The defense? They better be worried about the offense; Payton has to have a new wrinkle or two... And they are thin in the CB area...

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I think we have a pretty good schedule. Personally I am excited about the Bears and the Patriots being back to back road games. I'm looking at flights allready and might do a little roadtrip.

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Danno 11-5 is only 16 games.

We are playing 19.

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Our schedule in 2009 was a tough one, look what happened

We played jets who were at 4-0
We played giants who were at 5-0

SB or nothing at all! Im ready for the season now!

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Week 1 will be a shoot out. Defenses are always catching up to off season changes in weeks 1&2.

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You'd hope the crowds atmosphere with Coach back will get us over the line if nothing else.

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I hate whipping out a Calendar. Adjustmens made to Central time

Week 1 Falcons Sunday Sep 8th 12:00 PM
Week 2 @ Bucs Sunday Sep 15th 3:05 PM
Week 3 Cardinals Sunday Sep 22nd 12:00 PM
Week 4 Dolphins Monday Sep 30th 7:40 PM
Week 5 @ Bears Sunday Oct 6th 12:00 PM
Week 6 @ Patriots Sunday Oct 13th 3:25 PM
Week 7 BYE Rob Ryan Report Card Day
Week 8 Bills Sunday Oct 27th 12:00 PM
Week 9 @ Jets Sunday Nov 3rd 12:00 PM
Week 10 Cowboys Sunday Nov 10th 7:30 PM
Week 11 49ers Sunday Nov 17th 3:25 PM
Week 12 @ Falcons Thursday Nov 21 7:25 PM
Week 13 @ Seahawks Monday Dec 2nd 7:40 PM
Week 14 Panthers Sunday Dec 8th 12:00 PM
Week 15 @ Rams Sunday Dec 15th 12:00 PM
Week 16 @ Panthers Sunday Dec 22 12:00 PM
Week 17 Bucs Sunday Dec 29th 12:00 PM

Week 18
Week 19
Week 20

Four prime time games. Two MNF, 1 TNF, 1 SNF

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Man i hate the prime time games. Makes me have to sit up in the middle of the @#€$£!"¤'~§!! night.

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All that is for sure is 1-0 after week 1.

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GOD I HATE THE FALCONS - I mean HATE

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I'm gonna be so fired up for that week 1 game. Does it get any better, home against the hated rivals?

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Home against the hated rivals, with our head coach back, who completely utterly owns the series against them since he's been here?

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Yeah but we can count on the O being good if not great. The wild card, and the fate of the team will rest on the D.

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Here's how I see us starting off
First five weeks.......3-2
I think we lose at TB week 2(we just swept them) and at bears week 5 to prepare for the pats game. I think the Miami game is the toughest home game but at home on MNF we should hopefully be able to win that.
Next five weeks......4-0, overall 7-2
I do believe we get one of those road games at bears or pats, but I feel we can beat the pats. Then after our bye we get the bills who thankfully will not be coming off a bye week. They do play well against the pats and I wonder if thats more of the division rivalry or if this team knows how to be mentally prepared for bigger teams. But we have them off a bye. We have had jets number in recent memory, and Dallas could go either way. I feel though that we win.
Next three weeks, 2-1 overall 9-3
The 49ers game I have wondered if we will let them win that to prepare more for the Atlanta game. Chances are SF will not be leading the division at this time nor be a game or two back(I see losses to GB, Sea, Hou for one but the wild card is Car). I do believe we will win one of the two however between SF/Atl. And after the long week, we go to Seattle. The rest helps, and this game does have emotional implications namely the "beastquake" and we have to redeem ourselves big time in this game.

Last four weeks 3-1, overall final 12-4
I think having Car twice in three weeks is a good thing for us but bad thing. There will be no sweep in the series. Playing a rival so soon after beating them before has different outcomes. But I think we beat the rams, they no longer have Jackson, which means they may not be able to hold our offense down all game and we can wear the defense out to break out of the game. Also, the rams are playing both us and bucs b2b, meaning they are likely splitting the games, and bucs are the weaker team and will be for sure by that point when they have nothing to play for. And last game in our dome, again, we could give this game to TB if we don't care about having HFA. I believe 11-5 will be enough for a 2 seed also if we beat Dallas. I see the North winner going 10 or less wins and the East winner around that as well. However if we beat Seattle and need to win this to have HFA, then yeah we will not give this game away. i wouldnt want to face Seattle again Qwest two times and winning the first one.

12-4 or 11-5.