The New Orleans Saints were 4-8-2 in 1971. They finished 4th in the NFC West and 10th in the NFC.

1971 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
14
266
3,666
889
4.1
1,711
452
3.8
2,355
387
6.1
50
400
242
105
106
31
85
869
Team Rank
15th
19th
5th
24th
15th
17th
17th
17th
9th
21st
26th
2nd
6th
11th
16th
2nd
22nd
20th
Opponent
14
347
4,438
852
5.2
2,200
495
4.4
2,472
333
7.4
24
234
260
129
110
21
98
967
Opponent Rank
24th
22nd
12th
24th
22nd
23rd
22nd
18th
3rd
24th
21st
12th
25th
24th
12th
21st
1st
1st
Net
-81
-772
+37
-1.1
-489
-43
-0.7
-117
+54
-1.3
+26
+166
-18
-24
-4
+10
-13
-98
Net Rank
20th
22nd
9th
25th
19th
18th
21st
17th
6th
23rd
26th
4th
18th
20th
13th
3rd
4th
7th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM