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Didn’t Saints Go Undefeated in Inaugural Year Preseason?
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:10 pm
Fox says no. I disagree.
5
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:11 pm to FreeState
Usually preseason success means regular season failure.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:12 pm to FreeState
No they went 5-1 in preseason that year.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:13 pm to FreeState
They went undefeated in Ditka year
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:14 pm to TigerNlc
I agree. But I’m almost certain they were 4-0 that rookie season then a long time before they had a winning season.
Thanks Mecom.
Thanks Mecom.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:14 pm to Islandboy777
Said saints have never gone undefeated in preseason.
Don’t mean a thing but I’d think they got their facts right
Don’t mean a thing but I’d think they got their facts right
Posted on 8/28/23 at 3:23 am to FreeState
Up until the 1978 season, teams played 14 regular season games and 6 preseason games. The 1967 Saints lost their first preseason game to the Rams, played in Anaheim. They went on to win the next 5 preseason games, playing in Shreveport, Tiger Stadium, Portland, Oregon and Charleston, South Carolina before playing their last preseason game in Tulane Stadium.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 6:32 am to FreeState
WWL had a quick segment about it in pregame. They said saints are the only team in the NFL to not have a single undefeated preseason.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 7:23 am to DellTronJon
They lost their opening pre season game to the Rams. Finished 5-1
Posted on 8/28/23 at 8:12 am to Islandboy777
quote:
They went undefeated in Ditka year
Nope
97 3-1
98 1-3
99 2-2
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:28 am to TigerNlc
quote:
Usually preseason success means regular season failure.
I think that is perception more than reality. I did a deep dive into preseason records. I only looked at winning seasons and here is the data I found.
6 preseasons above 0.500
7 preseasons at 0.500
3 preseasons below 0.500
2009 (Superbowl Season) Regular Season 13-3, Preseason 3-1
2011 Regular Season 13-3, Preseason 2-2
2018 Regular Season 13-3, Preseason 3-1
2019 Regular Season 13-3, Preseason 2-2
1987 Regular Season 12-3, Preseason 3-1
1992 Regular Season 12-4, Preseason 3-1
2020 Regular Season 12-4, No preseason due to COVID
1991 Regular Season 11-5, Preseason 2-2
2010 Regular Season 11-5, Preseason 2-2
2013 Regular Season 11-5, Preseason 3-1
2017 Regular Season 11-5, Preseason 2-2
1988 Regular Season 10-6, Preseason 2-2
2000 Regular Season 10-6, Preseason 1-3
2006 Regular Season 10-6, Preseason 1-3
1989 Regular Season 9-7, Preseason 1-3
2002 Regular Season 9-7, Preseason 3-1
2021 Regular Season 9-8, Preseason 1-1
Does that mean anything? Not really, in part because a lot of that is dependent on the coach's attitude toward preseason, maybe more than talent and players, especially the final game of preseason.
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