New Orlean Saints 2009

Established 1967

Team Colors:
Black Gold & White

Mascot: Gumbo the Dog
Sir Saint

Fight Song: When the Saints go Marching In.

NFC South Division

Owner:
Tom Benson
Rita Benson LeBlanc

Head Coach:
Sean Payton

Division Championships:3

Playoff Appearances: 6

Previous Head Coaches:
Hank Stram
Wade Phillips
Mike Ditka

Home Stadium:
Louisana Superdome

Stadium Capacity: 72,968

Past Stadiums:
Tulane Stadium 1967-1974

Hall of Fame Players:
Doug Atkins
Earl Campbell
Jim Finks
Hank Stram
Jim Taylor
Mike Ditka
Tom Fears

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The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the South Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

The Saints were founded in 1967, as an expansion team. They went more than a decade before they managed to finish a season with a .500 record and two decades before having a winning season. The team's first successful years were from 1987–1992, when the team made the playoffs four times and had winning records in the non-playoff seasons. In the 2000 season, the Saints defeated the then-defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams for the team's first playoff win.

The Saints' home stadium is the Louisiana Superdome. The team has played its home games in the "dome" since 1975. However, due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to the New Orleans area, the Saints' 2005 home opener was played at Giants Stadium against the New York Giants. The remainder of their 2005 home games was split between the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After a $185 million renovation of the historic stadium, the team returned to the Superdome for the 2006 season.

New Orleans is one of five NFL teams that have yet to play in a Super Bowl. The club reached the NFC Championship Game in 2006, which they lost to the Chicago Bears 39-14.