The 1988 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 22nd as a member of the
National Football League
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(NFL). They were unable to match their
previous season's output of 12–3, winning only ten games and missing the playoffs (and losing the division) by a tiebreaker, going 6-6 vs. NFC opponents compared to 8-4 for the
San Francisco 49ers
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and
Los Angeles Rams
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. Road losses to the
Washington Redskins
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and
Minnesota Vikings
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, as well as a sweep by San Francisco, ended up being the difference in New Orleans staying home and the California teams advancing.
With the Louisiana Superdome hosting the
1988 Republican National Convention
The 1988 Republican National Convention was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 15 to August 18, 1988. It was the second time that a major party held its convention in one of the five states known as the Deep So ...
; all but the last pre-season game (against the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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) for the Saints were played on the road.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
The Saints won for the first time in Detroit going 0-4-1 in their previous five trips to Michigan (three to
Tiger Stadium and two to the
Pontiac Silverdome
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).
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
The Saints defeated the Raiders for the first time in six meetings (the 1971 matchup, the first between the teams, ended in a 21-21 tie).
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
In the Broncos' first appearance in the
Louisiana Superdome
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since
Super Bowl XII
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11 years earlier, the Saints defeated Denver for the first time in five tries, and posted their largest margin of victory at the time.
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
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Standings
References
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Albums and EPs
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