2025 New Orleans Saints season
The 2025 season was the New Orleans Saints' 59th in the National Football League, their 50th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and their first under head coach Kellen Moore. They improved on last year's 5–12 record with a Week 17 win against the [2025 2025 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans season|Titans]. The Saints' 2–10 start is their worst since they also started 2–10 in 1999. After a Week 13 loss to the [2025 2025 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins season|Dolphins], they were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive season.
Offseason
Free agents
Below are players whose contracts with the team expired after the 2024 season.| Position | Player | 2025 team | Notes | |
| CB | Paulson Adebo | UFA | New York Giants | 3 year, 54 million |
| S | Ugo Amadi | UFA | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, 1 million |
| ILB | Willie Gay | UFA | [2025 Miami 2025 Miami Dolphins season|Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins] | 1 year, 1 million |
| S | Will Harris | UFA | Washington Commanders | 2 year, 8 million |
| G | Kyle Hergel | ERFA | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, 1 million |
| OT | Justin Herron | UFA | Detroit Lions | TBA |
| CB | Shemar Jean-Charles | UFA | [2025 2025 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks] | 1 year, 1 million |
| DE | Trajan Jeffcoat | SFA | ||
| TE | Juwan Johnson | UFA | New Orleans Saints | 3 years, 30 million |
| DE | Tanoh Kpassagnon | UFA | [2025 2025 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears] | TBA |
| G | Shane Lemieux | UFA | New Orleans Saints | TBA |
| G | Lucas Patrick | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, 2 million |
| WR | Dante Pettis | UFA | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, 1 million |
| FB | Adam Prentice | UFA | Denver Broncos | TBA |
| ILB | Nephi Sewell | ERFA | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, 1 million |
| S | Isaiah Stalbird | ERFA | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, 1 million |
| DE | Payton Turner | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | 1 year, 3 million |
| OT | Oli Udoh | UFA | [2025 Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee 2025 Tennessee Titans season|Titans season|Tennessee Titans] | 1 year, 1 million |
| WR | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | 1 year, 4 million |
| DE | Chase Young | UFA | New Orleans Saints | 3 years, 51 million |
| OT | Landon Young | UFA | New Orleans Saints | 1 year, 2 million |
Extensions
Below are players who are under contract through 2025 and received a contract extension.| Position | Player | Date signed | Notes |
| DT | Nathan Shepherd | March 10 | 1 year |
Trades
Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in draft section.| Date | Player/Asset received | Team | Player/Asset traded | Source |
| March 12 | DT Davon Godchaux | New England Patriots | 2026 7th round selection | |
| August 17 | C Luke Fortner | Jacksonville Jaguars | DT Khalen Saunders | |
| August 20 | WR Devaughn Vele | Denver Broncos | 2026 4th round selection, 2027 7th round selection |
Draft
Draft trades| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
| Dalys Beanum | DB | South Dakota State | |
| James Burnip | P | Alabama | |
| Jasheen Davis | DE | Wake Forest | |
| Elliott Davison | S | UTSA | |
| Moochie Dixon | WR | SMU | |
| Easton Kilty | OT | Kansas State | |
| Tyreem Powell | LB | Rutgers | |
| Torricelli Simpkins III | OL | South Carolina | |
| Omari Thomas | DT | Tennessee | |
| Chris Tyree | WR | Virginia | |
| Marcus Yarns | RB | Delaware | |
| Hunter Dekkers | QB | Iowa Western | |
| Jonathan Mendoza | OT | Louisville | |
| Kai Kroeger | P | South Carolina |
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the loss, the Saints started 0–1 for the first time since 2018 and fell to 0–5 when wearing their alternate black helmet. It was the Saints' first home loss to the Cardinals since the 1996 season.Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the loss, the Saints started 0–2 for the first time since 2017.Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
With the blowout loss, the Saints were handed their first 0–3 start since 2016.Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
With the loss, the Saints started 0–4 for the first time since 2012. It was the Saints' first road loss to the Bills since the 1983 season.Week 5: vs. New York Giants
After being down 14–3, the Saints rallied to outscore the Giants 23–0 the rest of the game to secure their first win of 2025 and their third win in row against New York. This was also Spencer Rattler's first win of his career.Week 6: vs. New England Patriots
With their first loss to New England since 2017, the Saints drop to 1–5 for the first time since 1999.Week 7: at Chicago Bears
The Saints faced their former head coach, Dennis Allen, who is now the defensive coordinator for the Bears. Allen's defense forced four turnovers and a fourth-down stop, as the Saints lost to the Bears, snapping their eight-game winning streak against them and marking their first loss to Chicago since the 2008 season. The Saints fell to 1–6 for the first time since 1999.Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Before the game, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield made comments suggesting that the Saints play dirty.With their third straight loss to Tampa Bay, the Saints fell to 1–7 for the first time since 1999.
Week 9: at Los Angeles Rams
Quarterback Tyler Shough, selected by the Saints in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft, made his first NFL start. With the loss, the Saints were swept by the NFC West and fell to 1–8, their worst start since starting 0–14 in 1980.Week 10: at Carolina Panthers
Tyler Shough threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Saints to their second win of the season.Week 12: vs. Atlanta Falcons
With the loss, the Saints fell to 2–9, remained winless when wearing their alternate black helmet, and lost to the Falcons at home for the first time since 2021Week 13: at Miami Dolphins
With their first loss in Miami since 1998, the Saints fell to 2–10 for the first time since 1999 and they were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth straight year. They also dropped to 0–3 against the AFC East.Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With the win, the Saints snapped their 3-game losing streak against the Buccaneers and improved to 3–10 and 2–2 against the NFC South.Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers
With the win, the Saints swept the Panthers for the first time since 2023 and improved to 4–10.Week 16: vs. New York Jets
With the win, the Saints improved to 5–10 and finished 1–3 against the AFC East. The Saints also won their first game when wearing their alternate black helmet while also finishing 3–5 at home.Taysom Hill’s receiving total brought him to 1,002 career yards, making him the first player in the Super Bowl era to have more than 1,000 career yards passing, rushing, and receiving.
Week 17: at Tennessee Titans
With their 4th straight win, their longest win streak since 2020, the Saints improved their win total from 2024 at 6–10. They also finished 2–3 against the AFC.Week 18: at Atlanta Falcons
The game-deciding play occurred with 3:24 remaining, when, from the Falcons’ 20-yard line, Shough was intercepted by Falcons cornerback Dee Alford, who returned the ball 59 yards to set up a field goal for Atlanta.With the loss, the Saints were swept by the Falcons for the first time since 2016. They also finished dead last in the NFC South at 6–11, 3–3 against the NFC South, and 3–6 on the road.