Английская Википедия:1991 New Orleans Saints season
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The 1991 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 25th season in the National Football League. The Saints won their first-ever division title, and reached the postseason for the second consecutive year. However, they lost their playoff opener at home in the wild card round to their bitter division rival, the Atlanta Falcons, and would have to wait another nine years before winning their first playoff game in franchise history.
The 1991 Saints had 48 defensive takeaways, tied for the most for any team in a single season in the 1990s.[1] Statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the 1991 Saints had the second-best defense in the NFL (behind the Philadelphia Eagles), and one of the top-ten defenses of all time, in terms of efficiency.[2] This was also the first season where four linebackers from the same team made the pro bowl, which the Saints would do again the next season. Says Football Outsiders,
The Saints were led by their linebackers, with Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson, and Pat Swilling all making the Pro Bowl and Rickey Jackson being awesome without getting a trip to Hawaii. It wasn't really the easiest year to find space on the NFC Pro Bowl defense, was it?
The season saw the adoption of the Cha-Ching slogan from a Rally's advertising campaign.[3]
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Minnesota Vikings | W 18–3 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 58,593 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Green Bay Packers | W 31–20 | 2–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 55,730 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Indianapolis Colts | L 28–34 | 2–1 | Hoosier Dome | 45,963 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Miami Dolphins | L 24–28 | 2–2 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 44,099 |
Regular season
Schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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| 1 | September 1 | Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,492 |
| 2 | September 8 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–10 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 74,816 |
| 3 | September 15 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–7 | 3–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,583 |
| 4 | September 22 | Minnesota Vikings | W 26–0 | 4–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 |
| 5 | September 29 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 27–6 | 5–0 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 56,556 |
| 6 | Bye | |||||
| 7 | October 13 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–6 | 6–0 | Veterans Stadium | 64,224 |
| 8 | October 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–7 | 7–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 |
| 9 | October 27 | Chicago Bears | L 17–20 | 7–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 |
| 10 | November 3 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17 | 8–1 | Anaheim Stadium | 58,713 |
| 11 | November 10 | San Francisco 49ers | W 10–3 | 9–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 |
| 12 | November 17 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–24 | 9–2 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48,420 |
| 13 | November 24 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–23 (OT) | 9–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 |
| 14 | December 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–38 | 9–4 | Candlestick Park | 62,092 |
| 15 | December 8 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–23 | 9–5 | Texas Stadium | 64,530 |
| 16 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Los Angeles Raiders | W 27–0 | 10–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,625 |
| 17 | December 22 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 27–3 | 11–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 30,928 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||
Playoffs
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent (seed) | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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| Wildcard | December 28 | Atlanta Falcons (6) | L 20–27 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,794 |
Standings
Шаблон:1991 NFC West standings
Regular season
Week 3
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Rams Jim Everett completed only 6 passes against the Saints defense, while Craig Heyward scored 2 touchdowns to send the Saints to a 3-0 record.
Playoffs
NFC Wild Card Game
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Falcons quarterback Chris Miller completed the game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Haynes with 2:41 left in the contest. Miller completed 18 out of 30 passes for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Awards and records
- Pat Swilling, NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Led NFL, Fewest Points Allowed, 211 points [8]
Milestones
References
External links
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- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways, tied with the 1991 Philadelphia Eagles.
- ↑ Football Outsiders: 1991 DVOA Ratings and Commentary
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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