The 2025 season was the New Orleans Saints' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their 50th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and their first under head coach Kellen Moore. They improved on last year's 5âÂÂ12 record with a Week 17 win against the Titans. After starting 2âÂÂ10 for the first time since 1999, the Saints began to heat up, winning four of their last 5 games, but they were still eliminated from playoff contention for the 5th consecutive season after losing in week 13 to the Dolphins.
The New Orleans Saints drew an average home attendance of 70,012, the 14th-highest of all NFL teams.
Below are players whose contracts with the team expired after the 2024 season.
Below are players who are under contract through 2025 and received a contract extension.
Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in draft section.
Draft trades
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
With the loss, the Saints started 0âÂÂ1 for the first time since 2018 and fell to 0âÂÂ5 when wearing their alternate black helmet. It was the Saints' first home loss to the Cardinals since the 1996 season.
With the loss, the Saints started 0âÂÂ2 for the first time since 2017.
With the blowout loss, the Saints were handed their first 0âÂÂ3 start since 2016.
With the loss, the Saints started 0âÂÂ4 for the first time since 2012. It was the Saints' first road loss to the Bills since the 1983 season.
After being down 14âÂÂ3, the Saints rallied to outscore the Giants 23âÂÂ0 the rest of the game to secure their first win of 2025 and their third win in row against New York. This was also Spencer Rattler's first win of his career.
With their first loss to New England since 2017, the Saints drop to 1âÂÂ5 for the first time since 1999.
The Saints faced their former head coach, Dennis Allen, who is now the defensive coordinator for the Bears. Allen's defense forced four turnovers and a fourth-down stop, as the Saints lost to the Bears, snapping their eight-game winning streak against them and marking their first loss to Chicago since the 2008 season. The Saints fell to 1âÂÂ6 for the first time since 1999.
Before the game, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield made comments suggesting that the Saints play dirty.
With their third straight loss to Tampa Bay, the Saints fell to 1âÂÂ7 for the first time since 1999.
Quarterback Tyler Shough, selected by the Saints in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft, made his first NFL start. With the loss, the Saints were swept by the NFC West and fell to 1âÂÂ8, their worst start since starting 0âÂÂ14 in 1980.
Tyler Shough threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Saints to their second win of the season.
With the loss, the Saints fell to 2âÂÂ9, remained winless when wearing their alternate black helmet (now 0âÂÂ6), and lost to the Falcons at home for the first time since 2021
With their first loss in Miami since 1998, the Saints fell to 2âÂÂ10 for the first time since 1999 and they were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth straight year. They also dropped to 0âÂÂ3 against the AFC East.
With the win, the Saints snapped their 3-game losing streak against the Buccaneers and improved to 3âÂÂ10 and 2âÂÂ2 against the NFC South.
With the win, the Saints swept the Panthers for the first time since 2023 and improved to 4âÂÂ10 (3âÂÂ2 against the NFC South).
With the win, the Saints improved to 5âÂÂ10 and finished 1âÂÂ3 against the AFC East. The Saints also won their first game when wearing their alternate black helmet while also finishing 3âÂÂ5 at home.
Taysom HillâÂÂs receiving total brought him to 1,002 career yards, making him the first player in the Super Bowl era to have more than 1,000 career yards passing, rushing, and receiving.
With their 4th straight win, their longest win streak since 2020, the Saints improved their win total from 2024 at 6âÂÂ10. They also finished 2âÂÂ3 against the AFC.
The game-deciding play occurred with 3:24 remaining, when, from the Falconsâ 20-yard line, Shough was intercepted by Falcons cornerback Dee Alford, who returned the ball 59 yards to set up a field goal for Atlanta.
With the loss, the Saints were swept by the Falcons for the first time since 2016. They also finished dead last in the NFC South at 6âÂÂ11, 3âÂÂ3 against the NFC South, and 3âÂÂ6 on the road.