New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
Current season
Logo	Wordmark
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Basic info
Established	November 1, 1966
Stadium	Caesars Superdome; New Orleans, Louisiana
Headquartered	Ochsner Sports Performance Center; Metairie, Louisiana
Colors	Old gold, black, white;
Fight song	"When the Saints Go Marching In"
Mascot	Gumbo, Sir Saint
Website	neworleanssaints.com
Personnel
Owner(s)	Gayle Benson
President	Dennis Lauscha
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Head coach	Kellen Moore
Nicknames
	The Black and Gold; The Dome Patrol; The Bless You Boys; The Who Dats;
Team history
	New Orleans Saints (1967–present);
Home fields
	Tulane Stadium (1967–1974); Caesars Superdome (1975–2004, 2006–present); Temporary stadiums 2005 due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina: Tiger Stadium (four games); Alamodome (three games); Giants Stadium (one game); 2021 due to the effect of Hurricane Ida: TIAA Bank Field (one game);
League / conference affiliations
	National Football League (1967–present) Eastern Conference (1967–1969) Capitol Division (1967; 1969); Century Division (1968); ; National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC West (1970–2001); NFC South (2002–present); ;
Championships
	League championships: 1; Super Bowl championships: 1; 2009 (XLIV);
	Conference championships: 1 NFC: 2009;
	Division championships: 9 NFC West: 1991, 2000; NFC South: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020;
Playoff appearances (14)
	NFL: 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020;
Owner(s)
	John W. Mecom Jr. (1966–1985); Tom Benson (1985–2018); Gayle Benson (2018–present);

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the team plays its home games at Caesars Superdome after using Tulane Stadium during its first eight seasons. Founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966, the Saints joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1967.

The Saints were among the NFL's least successful franchises in their first several decades, where they went 20 consecutive seasons without a winning record or qualifying for the playoffs. They earned their first winning record and postseason berth in 1987, while their first playoff win would not occur until 2000, the team's 34th season. The team's fortunes improved in the 21st century, especially during the late 2000s and 2010s, which saw them become more consistent postseason contenders. Their greatest success to date came in the 2009 season, when they won Super Bowl XLIV over the favored Indianapolis Colts, the team's first and only Super Bowl appearance so far. The Saints, along with the New York Jets, are one of two NFL franchises to win their sole Super Bowl appearance.