1996 New Orleans Saints Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Rick Venturi (1-7)
Coach: Jim Mora (2-6)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1996 New Orleans Saints Statistics
1996 New Orleans Saints Roster

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints stumbled, scoring only 229 points, and the defense gave up 339. Jim Everett threw for 2,797 yards. Torrance Small grabbed 50 passes, while Michael Haynes added 786 receiving yards.

Mario Bates carried the ball for a team-leading 584 yards for New Orleans, while Ray Zellars also contributed to the rushing attack.

Greg Jackson and Anthony Newman each picked off 3 opponent throws. Wayne Martin topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.

Rick Venturi and Jim Mora coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 229
Regular Season Points Against: 339

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 1, 1996 New Orleans Saints 11 at San Francisco 49ers 27 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 8, 1996 Carolina Panthers 22 at New Orleans Saints 20 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
September 15, 1996 New Orleans Saints 15 at Cincinnati Bengals 30 L 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0
September 22, 1996 Arizona Cardinals 28 at New Orleans Saints 14 L 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-4-0
September 29, 1996 New Orleans Saints 10 at Baltimore Ravens 17 L 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-5-0
October 6, 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars 13 at New Orleans Saints 17 W 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-5-0
October 13, 1996 Chicago Bears 24 at New Orleans Saints 27 W 2-2-0 0-3-0 2-5-0
October 20, 1996 New Orleans Saints 7 at Carolina Panthers 19 L 2-2-0 0-4-0 2-6-0
November 3, 1996 San Francisco 49ers 24 at New Orleans Saints 17 L 2-3-0 0-4-0 2-7-0
November 10, 1996 Houston Oilers 31 at New Orleans Saints 14 L 2-4-0 0-4-0 2-8-0
November 17, 1996 New Orleans Saints 15 at Atlanta Falcons 17 L 2-4-0 0-5-0 2-9-0
November 24, 1996 New Orleans Saints 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 L 2-4-0 0-6-0 2-10-0
December 1, 1996 St. Louis Rams 26 at New Orleans Saints 10 L 2-5-0 0-6-0 2-11-0
December 8, 1996 Atlanta Falcons 31 at New Orleans Saints 15 L 2-6-0 0-6-0 2-12-0
December 15, 1996 New Orleans Saints 17 at New York Giants 3 W 2-6-0 1-6-0 3-12-0
December 21, 1996 New Orleans Saints 13 at St. Louis Rams 14 L 2-6-0 1-7-0 3-13-0


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