NFL team season
The 1997 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise’s 31st season in the National Football League (NFL), and 24th at the Louisiana Superdome . The team improved upon its 1996 record of 3–13, winning six games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
This was the Saints’ first season with Mike Ditka as head coach . New Orleans hired the former Chicago Bears head coach after Ditka had spent the previous four seasons as a studio analyst for NBC Sports .
Offseason
NFL draft
[ 1]
Personnel
Staff
1997 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
[ 2]
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
August 31
at St. Louis Rams
L 24–38
0–1
TWA Dome
64,575
2
September 7
San Diego Chargers
L 6–20
0–2
Louisiana Superdome
65,760
3
September 14
at San Francisco 49ers
L 7–33
0–3
3Com Park
61,838
4
September 21
Detroit Lions
W 35–17
1–3
Louisiana Superdome
50,016
5
September 28
at New York Giants
L 9–14
1–4
Giants Stadium
68,891
6
October 5
at Chicago Bears
W 20–17
2–4
Soldier Field
58,865
7
October 12
Atlanta Falcons
L 17–23
2–5
Louisiana Superdome
65,619
8
October 19
Carolina Panthers
L 0–13
2–6
Louisiana Superdome
50,963
9
October 26
San Francisco 49ers
L 0–23
2–7
Louisiana Superdome
60,443
10
Bye
11
November 9
at Oakland Raiders
W 13–10
3–7
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
40,091
12
November 16
Seattle Seahawks
W 20–17 (OT)
4–7
Louisiana Superdome
50,493
13
November 23
at Atlanta Falcons
L 3–20
4–8
Georgia Dome
48,620
14
November 30
at Carolina Panthers
W 16–13
5–8
Ericcson Stadium
57,957
15
December 7
St. Louis Rams
L 27–34
5–9
Louisiana Superdome
54,803
16
December 14
Arizona Cardinals
W 27–10
6–9
Louisiana Superdome
45,517
17
December 21
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 25–13
6–10
Arrowhead Stadium
66,772
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Wild card berths (5) Division championships (9) Conference championships (1) League championships (1) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Current league affiliations