The Saints won their first-ever division title, and reached the postseason for the second consecutive year.
Says Football Outsiders, The Saints were led by their linebackers, with Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson, and Pat Swilling all making the Pro Bowl and Rickey Jackson being awesome without getting a trip to Hawaii.
It wasn't really the easiest year to find space on the NFC Pro Bowl defense, was it?The season saw the adoption of the Cha-Ching slogan from a Rally's advertising campaign.
[5] Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams 47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve
Rookies in italics [6] [7] at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Rams Jim Everett completed only 6 passes against the Saints defense, while Craig Heyward scored 2 touchdowns to send the Saints to a 3–0 record.