The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South Division. Since 1975, the team plays its home games at Caesars Superdome after using Tulane Stadium during its first eight seasons. Founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966, the Saints joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1967.
New Orleans Saints headquarters and practice facility
Tiger Stadium was one of the venues that hosted the Saints in 2005.
Quarterback Drew Brees was named MVP in Super Bowl XLIV.
The Superdome has been the home of the Saints since 1975.
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Super Bowl, which is contested in February and is played between the winners of the AFC and NFC championship games.
The Akron Pros won the first APFA (NFL) Championship in 1920.
Roger Goodell, National Football League Commissioner since 2006 (pictured in 2012)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, the first overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft