New Orleans Saints Milestones

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How to play the New Orleans Saints history timeline

The Saints deck lays out franchise moments, each with a brief description under the headline, for you to order by year. One card begins on the line with its year shown. Then you choose a gap for each card that follows. If you choose well, the year appears; if not, the card drops into its rightful place and takes one of your three lives.

For a long time the Saints were better known for losing than winning, and the deck has quirky records and fan nicknames to show for it. One quarterback's long tenure takes up a large part of the deck, bringing records, a championship and controversy. Those cards are close together and tough to separate. Coaching hires also read alike, so check the description for who was in charge.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

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Here are 28 of the 29 cards you might be dealt, with 1 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Franchise awarded on All Saints' Day The NFL granted New Orleans its expansion team on November 1, a fitting date for the nickname to come
Played the first Saints season John Gilliam returned the opening kickoff of the debut game 94 yards for a touchdown against the Rams at Tulane Stadium
Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field goal The straight-on kicker's record boot beat the Lions at the gun, a mark that stood for more than four decades
Drafted Archie Manning The Ole Miss quarterback arrived second overall the year after Dempsey's famous kick
The Superdome opened After eight seasons at Tulane Stadium, the Saints moved into their cavernous new dome
First non-losing season Under Dick Nolan and behind Archie Manning, the Saints finally hit .500 at 8-8 in their thirteenth year
Fans became the 'Aints' Paper bags went over heads at the Superdome during a 1-15 collapse, one season after the franchise's first .500 finish
Hired Jim Mora New general manager Jim Finks brought in the USFL's most successful coach to turn the franchise around
First winning season and first playoff berth A 12-3 record in the strike-shortened year ended two decades of futility in Jim Mora's second season
Won the first division title in franchise history The Dome Patrol linebackers powered an 11-5 NFC West crown in the Saints' 25th season
Hired Mike Ditka Da Coach came out of the broadcast booth to take over in New Orleans, three decades after the franchise's debut
Traded the entire draft for Ricky Williams Mike Ditka dealt every one of the team's picks to Washington to grab the Heisman-winning running back
Won a playoff game for the first time 'Hakim dropped the ball!' The Saints held off the defending-champion Rams in a December wild-card game
The River City Relay A wild multi-lateral touchdown on the final play in Jacksonville was wasted when John Carney missed the extra point
Hurricane Katrina forced the Saints from home Home games were moved to Giants Stadium, San Antonio and Baton Rouge for an entire season
Signed Drew Brees The free-agent quarterback and rookie head coach Sean Payton arrived the same year the reopened Superdome erupted for Steve Gleason's blocked punt
Played in the first NFC Championship Game in team history The feel-good run after the storm ended on a snowy January night at Soldier Field against the Bears
Started a season 13-0 Brees and company reeled off thirteen straight wins to open a campaign that would end with a championship parade
Won Super Bowl XLIV An ambush onside kick and Tracy Porter's pick-six of Peyton Manning beat the Colts in Miami
Brees broke the single-season passing yards record Drew Brees finished with 5,476 yards, topping a mark Dan Marino had held since 1984
Bountygate suspensions rocked the team Sean Payton was banned for an entire season over the pay-for-hits scandal
Drafted Alvin Kamara The third-round running back out of Tennessee went on to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
Brees became the NFL's all-time passing yards leader A 62-yard Monday-night touchdown to Tre'Quan Smith pushed him past Peyton Manning's career mark
The no-call NFC Championship loss An uncalled pass interference against the Rams cost the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl in a January overtime defeat
Kamara's six-touchdown Christmas Alvin Kamara tied Ernie Nevers' 1929 record with six rushing scores against the Vikings on December 25
Drew Brees retired The franchise icon announced his farewell fifteen years to the day after signing with New Orleans
Sean Payton stepped away The Super Bowl-winning coach left after sixteen seasons and defensive coordinator Dennis Allen was promoted
Signed Derek Carr The longtime Raiders Pro Bowler signed a four-year, $150 million deal in free agency