New Orleans Saints
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| New Orleans Saints | |
| Established 1967 Play in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
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National Football League (1967–present)
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| Team colors | Old Gold, Black, White |
| Mascot | Gumbo the dog |
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| Owner | Tom Benson and Rita Benson LeBlanc |
| General Manager | Mickey Loomis |
| Head Coach | Sean Payton |
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| Championships | |
League Championships (1)
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Conference Championships (1)
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Division Championships (4)
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| Playoff Appearances (8) | |
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The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The Saints play in the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
After a history of bad luck, the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV in the 2009 season of an interception from Peyton Manning by cornerback Tracy Porter. That was also meaningful because only about four years earlier the city was badly hurt when Hurricane Katrina came through in 2005.
That was later tarnished as in 2012 they and defesnive coodinator Gregg Williams were exposed to have used a bounty stystem, in which players were paid to deliver especially hard/illegal hits to the opponent. Brees denied knowing of the system.
The team name was inspired by a popular Mardi Gras song called "When the Saints Go Marching In".
