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The NFL creates a team for the city of New Orleans
The Saints were admitted into the NFL at a league meeting held on November 1, 1966. That day also happened to be the Roman Catholic Holiday All Saints Day, New Orleans ownership felt it was only natural to call them the Saints for the day they were born on. -
Saints take the field for the first time.
On September 17th the Saints took the field for their first regular season game in front of 80,879 fans at ancient Tulane Stadium. -
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Evolution of the Saints
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Tom Dempsey kicks longest field goal in NFL history.
Saints kicker Tom Dempsey born with half a foot and a misshapen right hand kicks a 63 yard field goal to beat the Detroit Lions. This record still stands although it has been equalled. -
Saints play first game in the Super Dome.
1975: On September 28th in the first regular season NFL game in the Louisiana Superdome, the Saints lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 21-0, before 52,531 spectators. The Saints would not win much their first year at the Superdome finishing with an awful 2-12 record. -
Archie Manning guides the Saints to 7-9.
1978: Quarterback Archie Manning puts together one of his finest seasons earning The Sporting News NFC Player of the Year as the Saints flirt all year with .500, before finishing with a franchise best 7-9 mark. -
Saints host their first every playoff game.
November 1st the Saints posted the largest margin of victory in team history, shutting out the Atlanta Falcons 38-0. The win was the first in team record nine consecutive triumphs to close out the season, to give the Saints their 1st winning record in their 21st season at 12-3, along with their first playoff berth. -
Saints trade entire draft on Heisman trophy winner.
Saints trade away entire draft to the Redskins to draft Ricky Williams. -
Hurricane Katrina forces Saints out of town,
s the Saints were getting read to begin the season, they like the rest of New Orleans were forced to scramble as a major hurricane was coming down the gulf, as many of New Orleans residents gathered in the Louisiana Superdome to ride out the storm. For many years people have worried that a storm could hit New Orleans, a city that sits below sea level so hard that it would destroy the levies and leave in its wake a flood of biblical proportion. -
A new coach and a new quarterback
With a new Coach Sean Payton, a new Quarterback Drew Brees, and Rookie Running Back Reggie Bush, who was labeled can't miss the Saints looked forward to their return to New Orleans, as the Louisiana Superdome underwent a $185 Million renovation to fix the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. -
Saints defeat Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV (44)
Four years after the City of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the Saints who became the symbol of the hope of the rebuilding city were playing in the Super Bowl in Miami. -
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