worst scoring margin playoff history in a home wild card loss since 1967

Since 1967, the New Orleans Saints have the lowest point differential by a team in a Wild Card game at home, with a -34-point differential in the 1987 NFC Wild Card game against the Vikings on January 3, 1988.

	TEAM	L	DIFF	DATE	ROUND	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Saints	1	-34	1/3/1988	NFC Wild Card	NO	vs	MIN	L 10-44	1	9	149	417
2	Texans	1	-30	1/9/2016	AFC Wild Card	HOU	vs	KC	L 0-30	0	14	226	314	42.9	0.0
3	Bengals	1	-27	1/9/1983	AFC Wild Card	CIN	vs	NYJ	L 17-44	2	23	395	517
4	Steelers	1	-24	1/12/2026	AFC Wild Card	PIT	vs	HOU	L 6-30	0	13	175	408	14.3	66.7
5	Chiefs	1	-23	1/9/2011	AFC Wild Card	KC	vs	BAL	L 7-30	1	8	161	390	12.5	0.0
6	Giants	1	-23	1/8/2006	NFC Wild Card	NYG	vs	CAR	L 0-23	0	9	132	335	14.3
7	Packers	1	-20	1/4/2003	NFC Wild Card	GB	vs	ATL	L 7-27	1	17	289	309	53.3	0.0
8	Patriots	1	-19	1/10/2010	AFC Wild Card	NE	vs	BAL	L 14-33	2	15	196	268	25.0	50.0
9	Dolphins	1	-18	1/4/2009	AFC Wild Card	MIA	vs	BAL	L 9-27	1	18	276	286	20.0	0.0
10	Buccaneers	1	-17	1/16/2023	NFC Wild Card	TB	vs	DAL	L 14-31	2	24	386	425	55.6	33.3
11	Redskins	1	-17	1/10/2016	NFC Wild Card	WAS	vs	GB	L 18-35	2	20	354	346	33.3	25.0
12	Bengals	1	-17	1/5/2014	AFC Wild Card	CIN	vs	SD	L 10-27	1	27	439	318	25.0	33.3
13	Dolphins	1	-17	1/13/2002	AFC Wild Card	MIA	vs	BAL	L 3-20	0	9	151	347	27.3	0.0
14	Vikings	1	-17	1/1/1995	NFC Wild Card	MIN	vs	CHI	L 18-35	2	22	389	308	55.0	50.0
15	Vikings	1	-17	1/2/1993	NFC Wild Card	MIN	vs	WAS	L 7-24	1	9	148	358	30.0
16	Cowboys	1	-16	1/14/2024	NFC Wild Card	DAL	vs	GB	L 32-48	4	37	510	415	62.5	0.0
17	Saints	1	-16	1/3/1993	NFC Wild Card	NO	vs	PHI	L 20-36	2	20	360	349	45.5
18	Chargers	1	-15	12/31/1995	AFC Wild Card	SD	vs	IND	L 20-35	2	27	429	333	58.8	0.0
19	Texans	1	-14	1/5/2019	AFC Wild Card	HOU	vs	IND	L 7-21	1	20	322	422	23.1	40.0
20	Bengals	1	-14	1/8/2006	AFC Wild Card	CIN	vs	PIT	L 17-31	2	19	327	346	56.3	0.0
21	Packers	1	-14	1/9/2005	NFC Wild Card	GB	vs	MIN	L 17-31	2	24	306	384	30.0
22	Eagles	1	-14	1/5/1991	NFC Wild Card	PHI	vs	WAS	L 6-20	0	16	318	299
23	Eagles	1	-14	12/31/1989	NFC Wild Card	PHI	vs	RAM	L 7-21	1	14	306	409
24	Rams	1	-13	1/6/2018	NFC Wild Card	LAR	vs	ATL	L 13-26	1	19	361	322	35.7	33.3
25	Steelers	1	-13	1/3/2015	AFC Wild Card	PIT	vs	BAL	L 17-30	1	22	387	299	31.3	66.7

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PASS

917

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

375

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

11th

OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

305.7

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

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3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Since 1967, the New Orleans Saints have the lowest point differential by a team in a Wild Card game at home, with a -34-point differential in the 1987 NFC Wild Card game against the Vikings on January 3, 1988.

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