1997 New Orleans Saints

1997 New Orleans Saints Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 6-10)
1	Sun, 8/31/97	@ St. Louis Rams	Loss 24 - 38
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 6 11 0 7 24 Rams 0 14 21 3 38 3 - 0 6 - 0 6 - 7 6 - 14 14 - 14 17 - 14 17 - 21 17 - 28 17 - 35 24 - 35 24 - 38
2	Sun, 9/7/97	vs San Diego Chargers	Loss 6 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 7 3 3 7 20 Saints 3 3 0 0 6 3 - 0 3 - 7 6 - 7 6 - 10 6 - 13 6 - 20
3	Sun, 9/14/97	@ San Francisco 49ers	Loss 7 - 33
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 0 0 7 7 49ers 13 10 10 0 33 0 - 3 0 - 10 0 - 13 0 - 16 0 - 23 0 - 30 0 - 33 7 - 33
4	Sun, 9/21/97	vs Detroit Lions	Win 35 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 10 17 Saints 0 21 7 7 35 7 - 0 14 - 0 21 - 0 21 - 7 28 - 7 28 - 10 35 - 10 35 - 17
5	Sun, 9/28/97	@ New York Giants	Loss 9 - 14
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 3 3 0 3 9 Giants 7 7 0 0 14 0 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 14 6 - 14 9 - 14
6	Sun, 10/5/97	@ Chicago Bears	Win 20 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 3 10 7 20 Bears 3 0 0 14 17 0 - 3 3 - 3 10 - 3 13 - 3 13 - 10 13 - 17 20 - 17
7	Sun, 10/12/97	vs Atlanta Falcons	Loss 17 - 23
1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 10 6 7 0 23 Saints 0 3 0 14 17 0 - 3 0 - 10 3 - 10 3 - 13 3 - 16 3 - 23 10 - 23 17 - 23
8	Sun, 10/19/97	vs Carolina Panthers	Loss 0 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 10 3 0 0 13 Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 10 0 - 13
9	Sun, 10/26/97	vs San Francisco 49ers	Loss 0 - 23
1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 7 6 3 7 23 Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 - 10 0 - 13 0 - 16 0 - 23
11	Sun, 11/9/97	@ Oakland Raiders	Win 13 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 3 0 10 13 Raiders 0 10 0 0 10 0 - 7 0 - 10 3 - 10 10 - 10 13 - 10
12	Sun, 11/16/97	vs Seattle Seahawks	Win 20 - 17	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Seahawks 0 10 0 7 0 17 Saints 0 7 0 10 3 20 0 - 3 0 - 10 7 - 10 14 - 10 17 - 10 17 - 17 20 - 17
13	Sun, 11/23/97	@ Atlanta Falcons	Loss 3 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 3 0 0 3 Falcons 3 3 7 7 20 0 - 3 0 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 13 3 - 20
14	Sun, 11/30/97	@ Carolina Panthers	Win 16 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 13 0 3 16 Panthers 0 3 0 10 13 3 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 3 13 - 3 13 - 10 13 - 13 16 - 13
15	Sun, 12/7/97	vs St. Louis Rams	Loss 27 - 34
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 13 0 21 34 Saints 10 3 7 7 27 3 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 7 10 - 10 13 - 10 13 - 13 20 - 13 27 - 13 27 - 20 27 - 27 27 - 34
16	Sun, 12/14/97	vs Arizona Cardinals	Win 27 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 3 0 0 10 Saints 0 3 7 17 27 0 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 10 10 - 10 13 - 10 20 - 10 27 - 10
17	Sun, 12/21/97	@ Kansas City Chiefs	Loss 13 - 25
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 0 7 6 13 Chiefs 3 9 0 13 25 0 - 3 0 - 6 0 - 12 7 - 12 7 - 18 7 - 25 13 - 25

What was the record of the 1997 New Orleans Saints?

The New Orleans Saints finished the regular season with a 6-10 record. They went 3-5 at home and 3-5 on the road.

What division did the 1997 New Orleans Saints play in?

The 1997 New Orleans Saints played in the West Division of the National Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1997 New Orleans Saints?

During the regular season, the 1997 New Orleans Saints went 1-7 against their NFC West opponents.

What was the 1997 New Orleans Saints record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Carolina Panthers	1-1	50%	-10
St. Louis Rams	0-2	0%	-21
Atlanta Falcons	0-2	0%	-23
San Francisco 49ers	0-2	0%	-49

What was the 1997 New Orleans Saints record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1997 New Orleans Saints had their best month in November, when they went 3-1 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 1-3 and had a 25% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
August	0-1	0%	-14
September	1-3	25%	-27
October	1-3	25%	-39
November	3-1	75%	-8
December	1-2	33.3%	-2

Did the 1997 New Orleans Saints make the Playoffs?

No, the Saints didn't make the Playoffs in 1997.

What was the point differential for the 1997 New Orleans Saints?

The New Orleans Saints finished the regular season with a point differential of -90. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Saints could have been expected to have about 5.1 wins, or a 5-11 record in the regular season.

How did the 1997 New Orleans Saints perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1997 New Orleans Saints went 4-3. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Saints went 4-0.

How did the 1997 New Orleans Saints perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1997 New Orleans Saints went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1997 New Orleans Saints?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997 New Orleans Saints was a 2 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1997 New Orleans Saints?

The longest losing streak that the New Orleans Saints had during the 1997 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.