Английская Википедия:2021 New Orleans Saints season
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The 2021 season was the New Orleans Saints' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 46th playing home games at Caesars Superdome and the 15th and final season under head coach Sean Payton. After starting the season 5–2, the Saints fell into a five game losing streak after losing starting quarterback Jameis Winston to a torn ACL in Week 8 vs. Winston's former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They also failed to improve on their 12–4 record from the previous season, as well as failing to win the division title for the first time since 2016. Despite winning four of their last five games, the Saints missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016 after the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18. The Saints finished tied with the Philadelphia Eagles for the 7th seed in the NFC, but lost the tiebreaker based on the teams' Week 11 head-to-head meeting—won by the Eagles. The team started a record of 58 different players (due to injuries and COVID-19) and ranked in the bottom 5 in total offense.
This was the first season since 2005 without long-time quarterback Drew Brees on the roster. He announced his retirement on March 14, after playing 20 years in the league. A 13-time Pro Bowler, Brees broke several records during his tenure in New Orleans, led the franchise to its first and only Super Bowl win in Super Bowl XLIV and also retired as the league's all-time leader in passing yards, a record that would be broken by quarterback Tom Brady in Week 4 of the 2021 season against his former team, the New England Patriots. Brees was also the last remaining active player from the 2001 Draft class.[1][2][3]
Despite having three years left in his contract, this was also long-time head coach Sean Payton's final season with the Saints, as he announced his departure from the team on January 25, 2022, after 16 years of coaching the team. In his tenure, Payton led the Saints to nine playoff appearances and to the franchise's first and only Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLIV.
Roster changes
Free agency
Unrestricted
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |2021 team | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date signed | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Contract |
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MLB | Alex Anzalone | Detroit Lions | March 24 | 1 year, $1.75 million[4] |
CB | Johnson Bademosi | |||
FB | Michael Burton | Kansas City Chiefs | April 1 | 1 year, $990k[5] |
CB | Ken Crawley | New Orleans Saints | May 17 | 1 year, $990k[6] |
WR | Bennie Fowler | San Francisco 49ers | May 21 | 1 year, $990k[7] |
CB | Justin Hardee | New York Jets | March 16 | 3 years, $6.75 million[8] |
DE | Trey Hendrickson | Cincinnati Bengals | March 15 | 4 years, $60 million[9] |
DT | Sheldon Rankins | New York Jets | March 21 | 2 years, $17 million[10] |
MLB | Craig Robertson | |||
FS | D. J. Swearinger | Indianapolis Colts (PS) | December 29 | 1 year, $28k[11] |
FS | Marcus Williams | New Orleans Saints | March 9 | 1 year franchise tag, $10.612 million[12] |
FS | P. J. Williams | New Orleans Saints | March 18 | 1 year, $2.3 million[13] |
Restricted
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |2021 team | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date signed | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Contract |
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C | Will Clapp | New Orleans Saints | April 20 | 1 year, $920k[14] |
Futures
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date signed |
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LB | Andrew Dowell | January 19 |
DT | Ryan Glasgow | January 19 |
TE | Garrett Griffin | January 19 |
CB | Grant Haley | January 19 |
OLB | Chase Hansen | January 19 |
WR | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | January 19 |
RB | Tony Jones Jr. | January 19 |
WR | Jake Lampman | January 19 |
DT | Christian Ringo | January 19 |
QB | Trevor Siemian | January 19 |
T | Calvin Throckmorton | January 19 |
DE | Marcus Willoughby | January 19 |
TE | Ethan Wolf | January 19 |
LB | Wynton McManis | January 20 |
CB | Keith Washington Jr. | January 22 |
Signings
Practice squad additions
Released/Waived
Practice squad releases
Contract extensions
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date signed | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Contract |
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DE | Noah Spence | March 2 | 1 year, $990k[87] |
SS | J. T. Gray | March 3 | 2 years, $4 million[106] |
RB | Ty Montgomery | March 6 | 1 year, $1.1275 million[107] |
RB | Dwayne Washington | March 9 | 1 year, $990k[108] |
QB | Taysom Hill | March 14 | 1 year, $12.159 million[109] |
T | James Hurst | March 15 | 3 years, $9 million[110] |
QB | Jameis Winston | March 15 | 1 year, $5.5 million[111] |
T | Ryan Ramczyk | June 30 | 5 years, $96 million[112] |
CB | Marshon Lattimore | September 12 | 5 years, $97.6 million[113] |
QB | Taysom Hill | November 22 | 4 years, $40 million[109] |
Retirements
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date retired |
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QB | Drew Brees | March 14 |
T | Alex Hoffman | May 17 |
DT | Ryan Glasgow | August 7 |
CB | Patrick Robinson | August 10 |
WR | Chris Hogan | October 23 |
Player trades
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |From/to | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date traded | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |For |
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DT | Malcom Brown | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 16 | 2021 Seventh-round selection (pick 229) to Saints |
CB | Bradley Roby | Houston Texans | September 8 | 2022 Third-round selection and 2023 Sixth-round selection to Texans |
RB | Mark Ingram II | Houston Texans | October 27 | 2024 Seventh-round selection to Texans |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 28 | Payton Turner | DE | Houston | |
2 | 60 | Pete Werner | LB | Ohio State | |
3 | 76 | Paulson Adebo | CB | Stanford | from Denver |
4 | 133 | Ian Book | QB | Notre Dame | |
6 | 206 | Landon Young | OT | Kentucky | from Indianapolis |
7 | 255 | Kawaan Baker | WR | South Alabama |
Notes
- The Saints traded their third-round selection, along with a 2020 third-round selection, to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' 2020 third- and seventh-round selections.[114]
- The Saints traded a conditional fifth-round selection and linebacker Kiko Alonso to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for linebacker Kwon Alexander.[115]
- The Saints received third-round selections in 2021 and 2022 as compensation when its director of pro scouting Terry Fontenot was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as general manager.[116]
- The Saints traded their sixth-round selection to the Houston Texans for the Texan's 2020 seventh-round selection.[117][118]
- The Saints originally forfeited their seventh-round selection as the punishment for repeated COVID-19 protocol violations during the 2020 season,[119] but the punishment was amended to a $700,000 fine and forfeiture of their 2022 sixth-round selection.[120]
- The Saints received a seventh-round selection from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for defensive tackle Malcom Brown.[121]
- The Saints received a third-round selection (pick 76) from the Denver Broncos in exchange for a two third-round selections (picks 98 & 105).[122]
- The Saints received a sixth-round selection (pick 206) from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a sixth-round selection (pick 218) and a seventh-round selection (pick 229).[122]
Undrafted free agent signings
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Player | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |College | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Date signed | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" |Contract |
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DT | Josiah Bronson | Washington | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.45 million[94] |
OL | Mike Brown | West Virginia | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[89] |
S | Eric Burrell | Wisconsin | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[81] |
P | Nolan Cooney | Syracuse | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[90] |
OL | Alex Hoffman | Carroll College | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.426 million[123] |
RB | Stevie Scott III | Indiana | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[86] |
LB | Shaq Smith | Maryland | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[92] |
TE | Dylan Soehner | Iowa State | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.445 million[124] |
CB | Bryce Thompson | Tennessee | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[100] |
CB | Trill Williams | Syracuse | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[82] |
CB | Lawrence Woods | Truman State | May 2, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[84] |
S | Deuce Wallace | Louisiana | May 13, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[98] |
DT | Lorenzo Neal Jr. | Purdue | May 16, 2021 | 3 years, $2.425 million[83] |
Staff
Final 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"| Recap |
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1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Baltimore Ravens | L 14–17 | 0–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23–21 | 1–1 | Caesars Superdome | Recap |
3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Arizona Cardinals | Cancelled due to Hurricane Ida[125] |
Regular season
Schedule
The Saints' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxDespite being in Jacksonville due to the impacts of Hurricane Ida, the Saints still started their regular season 1–0 with the victory against Green Bay. Jameis Winston notched his first win as a Saints quarterback and set an odd record for least yards thrown (148) in a 5 passing TD game since 1948.[126] This was also the Saints first victory over the Packers since the 2017 season.
Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxWith Sam Darnold as the Panthers starting quarterback, the Saints struggled with turnovers and scoring. With the loss, their record fell to 1–1. This was the Saints first loss against the Panthers since the 2018 season.
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxFor the first time since the 2009 season, the Saints beat the Patriots. This also marked the Saints' first road game victory against New England. This victory improved their record to 2–1.
Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Saints returned to the Superdome shortly after repairs from the hurricane and fire from a pressure washer mishap, but ultimately lost to the Giants in overtime due to Aldrick Rosas missing field goals. Suffering their first loss to the Giants since 2016, it also dropped their record to 2–2 and prompted the team to cut Rosas for a replacement kicker.
Week 5: at Washington Football Team
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Saints match up with Washington for the first time since the 2018 season, but face quarterback Taylor Heinicke due to Ryan Fitzpatrick's injury in Week 1. The Saints also brought in Cody Parkey, who missed a few field goals or PAT's. With the win, they improve to 3–2.
Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxFor the first time since the 2013 season, the Saints play the Seahawks on a Monday Night game. It's also their 3-point victory. They also replaced Cody Parkey with rookie kicker, Brian Johnson. They also bump their record to 4–2.
Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThey meet Tom Brady again for the first time since the Divisional Round. Jameis Winston was hurt after a horse-collar tackle slammed him to the ground, prompting Trevor Siemian to start for the rest of the game and beyond. The Buccaneers were stunned after P.J. Williams scored a pick six. With the victory, they improve to 5–2.
Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Saints were defeated by the Falcons for the first time since the 2019 season. It was also the first struggle of the season to gain victories. They drop to 5–3.
Week 10: at Tennessee Titans
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Saints lose to the Titans for the first time six seasons ago. Their kicker, Brian Johnson also struggled to kick PAT's. Their record drops to 5–4.
Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxIt was one year ago that the Saints were beaten by the Eagles. Although the Saints got kicker Brett Maher from the Cowboys, it was determined that the Eagles had a much bigger surprise for them. They brought in their new coach. The Saints still lost and downgraded their record to 5–5.
Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills
Thanksgiving Day games Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Saints host the Bills in the Superdome. This was also Drew Brees' return to New Orleans as a broadcast partner for NBC. The Saints unfortunately gave up to the Bills and went down to 5–6. This was also their first loss to Buffalo since the 1998 season.
Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxAfter Trevor Siemian struggled to win those games, Taysom Hill was placed as a starter. They would lose to the Cowboys for the first time since the 2018 season, which brought their record down to 5–7.
Week 14: at New York Jets
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxThe Saints break the five-game loss streak with the victory against the Jets. They improve to 6–7.
Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxDespite the Buccaneers being the defending Super Bowl champions from last season, the Saints still swept them. With a rare shutout victory, they improve to 7–7.
Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins
For the first time since the 2005 season, the Saints lost to the Dolphins. This was due, in part, to at least 20 players being on the COVID-19 reserve list. This dropped them to 7–8.
Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
Шаблон:AmericanfootballboxMeeting the Panthers again from a 26-7 loss in Week 2, the Saints defeat the Panthers under Taysom Hill. They improve to 8–8.
Week 18: at Atlanta Falcons
Previously, the Saints lost to the Falcons by two points in Week 9. Despite winning the game, the team was eliminated from the playoffs when the 49ers defeated the Rams, claiming the final playoff spot. They finish with a 9–8 record and maintained a winning season, despite not making the playoffs. Taysom Hill also got hurt, prompting Trevor Siemian to start for the remainder of the game. Paulson Adebo stuns the Falcons with a one-handed interception.
Standings
Division
Шаблон:2021 NFC South standings
Conference
Notes
References
External links
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