The 2000 season was the New Orleans Saints' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 25th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints were looking to improve on their 3âÂÂ13 finish from a year earlier under new head coach Jim Haslett who replaced Mike Ditka. Not only did the Saints do so, but they finished with a 10âÂÂ6 record to win the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. They also won their first ever playoff game in franchise history by defeating the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams in the wild-card round. The Saints went no further, though, as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the next round.
This was the only time the Saints made the playoffs under Haslett. For the next four seasons, the Saints fell out of contention. They would not return to the playoffs until 2006.
Saints go to the Divisional Round but lost to the Vikings 34-16.
Vikings go to the NFC Championship game and there were demolished by the New York Giants 41-0. The Saints missed the playoffs 7-9 in 2001.