2013 New Orleans Saints season


The 2013 season was the New Orleans Saints' 47th in the National Football League and their 38th playing home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It also marked the seventh season under head coach Sean Payton, who returned to the team after serving a one-year suspension for his involvement in the team's 2012 bounty scandal.
The Saints improved their 7–9 record from last season, going 11–5 and making the playoffs as the sixth seed. They earned the franchise's first-ever road postseason victory, with a 26–24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round, ending the drought at 0–5. However, the Saints were eliminated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round, by a score of 23–15. The 2013 season was also the second time in three years the Saints went 8–0 at home.

Offseason

Signings

Re-Signings

Departures

2013 draft class

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
115Kenny VaccaroSafetyTexas
375Terron ArmsteadOffensive tackleArkansas–Pine Bluff
382John JenkinsDefensive tackleGeorgia
5144Kenny StillsWide receiverOklahoma
6183Rufus JohnsonDefensive endTarleton State

Notes
The Saints did not have selections in the second, fourth, or seventh rounds. They forfeited their second-round selection as part of the punishment for the team's 2012 bounty scandal. They acquired the No. 82 selection in a trade that sent two fourth-round selections, Nos. 106 and 109 overall, to the Miami Dolphins. The No. 106 selection had been acquired in a trade that sent running back Chris Ivory to the New York Jets. The Saints traded their seventh-round selection to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for linebacker Barrett Ruud.

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 5: at Chicago Bears

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week 8: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 16: at Carolina Panthers

Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Playoff roundDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
Wild Cardat Philadelphia Eagles W 26–241–0Lincoln Financial Field
Divisionalat Seattle Seahawks L 15–231–1CenturyLink Field

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Round: at #3 Philadelphia Eagles

NFC Divisional Round: at #1 Seattle Seahawks