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Saints announce Week 15 uniform combination vs. Falcons

The New Orleans Saints announced their Week 15 uniform combo for Sunday’s game with the Atlanta Falcons, wearing black jerseys and matching pants:

The New Orleans Saints announced their Week 15 uniform combo for Sunday’s game with the Atlanta Falcons, wearing black jerseys and matching pants. It’s a combination the Saints have used more often than any other dating back to 2006, including the playoffs — they’ve gone with the all-black uniforms 84 times, winning 48 games.

Of course the downside there is that the Saints have lost more games in this fit (36 of them) than any other. But they’re popular for a reason, and New Orleans will be hoping some positive rubs off on them on Sunday. If you’re curious, here is the record the Saints have achieved in each of their different uniforms since 2006:

  1. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 3-1 (.750)
  2. White jerseys, white pants: 9-4 (.692)
  3. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-15 (.615)
  4. White jerseys, black pants: 42-27 (.609)
  5. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-25 (.597)
  6. Black jerseys, black pants: 48-36 (.571)
  7. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-7 (.563)

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Saints to wear their alternate black helmets in Monday night game vs. Buccaneers

The Saints will wear their alternate black helmets in Monday night’s road game with the Buccaneers. Check out these photos from their debut:

Hey, this is cool: the New Orleans Saints announced that they will be wearing their alternate black helmets for Monday night’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s the second time this season they’ll be going with the black lids.

Hopefully they won’t wear their white-and-gold “Color Rush” jerseys with them again. It wasn’t a look in Week 4’s game with the Minnesota Vikings, with the dark helmets and light uniforms clashing in a bad way. See for yourself in these photos from the game:

Saints to dust off their throwback uniforms for the first time since 2016

The Saints plan to dust off their throwback uniforms for the first time since 2016. Of the 45 players who last wore them, only 6 remain in New Orleans:

Hey, that’s cool. The New Orleans Saints announced Wednesday that they’ll be wearing their throwback uniforms in Week 11’s game with the Los Angeles Rams, dusting off their old-school black and gold kits for the first time since 2016. The Saints lost that game, but they’re 2-1 in throwbacks dating back to 2006.

Of the 45 players who got on the field in that 2016 game against the Detroit Lions, only six remain: left guard Andrus Peat, wide receiver Michael Thomas (on injured reserve), running back Mark Ingram II, defensive end Cameron Jordan, defensive tackle David Onyemata, and kicker Wil Lutz.

If you’re curious, here is the record New Orleans has achieved in each of their different uniform sets since 2006:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 9-4 (.692)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. White jerseys, black pants: 42-27 (.609)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-15 (.615)
  5. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  6. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-6 (.600)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants (.571)

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Saints announce uniform combo for Week 9 prime-time game vs. Ravens

Saints announce uniform combo for Week 9 prime-time game vs. Ravens:

Let’s start with the good news. The New Orleans Saints announced that they’ll be wearing their fan-favorite black home jerseys and matching black pants in Week 9’s game with the Baltimore Ravens, a prime-time affair broadcast nationally on Monday Night Football. It’s an iconic look, and it’ll be the same uniform combo they wore in last week’s rout of the Las Vegas Raiders, so there’s some positive momentum coming along with it.

Now the bad news, for the superstitious out there: this uniform combination carries the lowest winning percentage (.578) of all variants worn by the Saints dating back to 2006, with a win-loss record of 48-35, including playoff games. So while the Saints have still won often in the all-black uniforms, it’s not exactly invincible. If you’re curious, here are the Saints have achieved in each of their different uniform permutations during their modern era:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 94 (.692)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. White jerseys, black pants: 42-26 (.618)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-15 (.615)
  5. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  6. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-6 (.600)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants: 48-35 (.578)

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Saints announce Week 5 uniform combination vs. Seahawks

Saints announce Week 5 uniform combination vs. Seahawks

The New Orleans Saints are going with a tried and true uniform combo in Week 5’s home game with the Seattle Seahawks: the team announced Friday that they’ll be pairing their black home jerseys with matching black pants for Sunday’s kickoff. It’s a good, clean look that they’ve gone to frequently during the modern era — wearing the black-on-black combo in 80 regular season and playoff games dating back to 2006.

For the curious, superstitious, and sickos out there, here are the win-loss records the Saints have achieved in each of their different uniform combinations since 2006, ordered by winning percentage:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 9-3 (.727)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. White jerseys, black pants: 42-26 (.618)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-15 (.615)
  5. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  6. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-6 (.600)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants: 46-34 (.575)

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Saints announce uniform combination for Week 3 vs. Panthers

Saints announce Week 3 uniform combination, taking their home jerseys on the road to Carolina:

The New Orleans Saints will be wearing their home jerseys on the road this week, with the Carolina Panthers opting to use their away uniforms in Charlotte on Sunday. That means the Saints are wearing their black jerseys (along with gold pants), which the team announced, likely in a ploy by the Panthers to make things a little hotter and heavier for the Saints under the North Carolina sunshine.

It probably won’t make much of a difference. Sunday’s weather forecast calls for a partly cloudy sky and highs of 79 degrees Fahrenheit, with 55% humidity. That’s, ah, kind of mild compared to the conditions the Saints practiced in all week — New Orleans just experienced highs of 91 degrees with humidity reaching up to 84%. The Carolina climate should make for a nice break for that sweatbox.

Anyway: here’s what you’re really here for. We’ve put together the win-loss record that the Saints have achieved while wearing each of their different uniform combinations, dating back to 2006:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 9-3 (.727)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-5 (.643)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-14 (.632)
  5. White jerseys, black pants: 42-26 (.618)
  6. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants: 46-34 (.575)

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Saints announce uniform combination for Week 2 vs. Buccaneers

Saints announce uniform combination for Week 2 vs. Buccaneers

The New Orleans Saints are dressing for a funeral this week, announcing Friday that they’ll be wearing their black home jerseys and matching black pants in Sunday’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both NFC South squads won their Week 1 matchups and now enter Week 2 looking to take an early lead on top of the divisional standings. For their part, the Buccaneers will be wearing white away jerseys with pewter pants.

For the curious and superstitious, here is the record the Saints have achieved in each of the different uniform combos they’ve used dating back to 2006:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 9-3 (.727)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-5 (.643)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-14 (.632)
  5. White jerseys, black pants: 42-26 (.618)
  6. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants: 46-33 (.582)

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Saints announce uniform combo for Week 1 kickoff at Falcons

Saints announce Week 1 uniform combination for Falcons rivalry game:

The New Orleans Saints are going with their winningest uniform combination for their 2022 season opener with the Atlanta Falcons. The team announced Friday that they’ll be wearing white away jerseys with matching white pants in their Sunday road game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Historically, team captains have voted on each week’s uniform combo, though it’s unclear if that tradition is continuing under Dennis Allen. In any event, this is a strong look, with the record to match. The Saints have won 8 of their 11 games in this specific combo. If there’s any complaint, it’s that the pants are a little plain. A black-lined gold stripe running down the edge would do a lot to strengthen its overall appeal.

If you’re curious, here is the win-loss record New Orleans has achieved in their various uniforms, dating back to 2006:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 8-3 (.727)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-5 (.643)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-14 (.632)
  5. White jerseys, black pants: 42-26 (.618)
  6. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants: 46-33 (.582)

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Saints announce uniform combo for Packers preseason game

The New Orleans Saints announced their uniform combination for Friday night’s preseason game with the Green Bay Packers:

The New Orleans Saints announced their uniform combination for Friday night’s preseason game with the Green Bay Packers, choosing to pair their white away jerseys with the usual gold pants. It’s the same look they went with in last week’s exhibition game against the Houston Texans, and a common one in franchise history — the white-and-gold combo has been used 61 times in combined regular and postseason matchups, dating back to 2006. Only white jerseys with black pants (68 games) and black home jerseys with matching black pants (79) have been worn more often.

Here’s the bad news: this uniform combination has the second-lowest winning percentage in the modern era, clocking in at a mere .607 (with 37 wins against 24 losses). The good news is that winning more than 60% of your games in it can hardly be spun as a negative, but that’s been the case in the golden age of Saints football.

Still, the final score doesn’t matter in preseason. Teams have gone undefeated during the summer only to lose every game in the fall. The goal here is to evaluate players in different roles to see how they could help the team when the regular season kicks off and games do matter. If they look good doing it in clean jerseys, well, even better.

For the curious and superstitious, here is each uniform combination the Saints have worn since 2006, ranked by winning percentage:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 8-3 (.727)
  2. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  3. “Color Rush” alternates: 9-5 (.643)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 24-14 (.632)
  5. White jerseys, black pants: 42-26 (.618)
  6. White jerseys, gold pants: 37-24 (.607)
  7. Black jerseys, black pants: 46-33 (.582)

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What was the winningest Saints uniform combo of the modern era?

What is the winningest Saints uniform combo of the modern era? Ranking each combination used since 2006 by winning percentage:

It should feel strange to turn the page on an era in New Orleans Saints history, but that’s something we’ve gotten used to. So many franchise cornerstones have hung it up in recent years: quarterback Drew Brees, defensive back Malcolm Jenkins, and even head coach Sean Payton. Payton’s tenure in particular saw great success for the Saints — he led them out of the NFL’s basement, built an offense that Brees used to become one of the best passers of all time, and put Jenkins in position to captain a defense that became the team’s strength.

More than all of those contributions, though, we’ve got to consider what the Saints were wearing. Everyone knows their sick jerseys and iconic uniform combos were what won all those games and set all those records. Right?

Jokes aside, it’s fun to keep up with arbitrary stats like this. And things are going to change with the advent of new black helmets to be used in select games this season. With the Dennis Allen era dawning before us, let’s look back at the record New Orleans achieved in each of their different uniform combos dating back to Payton’s hire in 2006; a milestone that helps mark the modern era of Saints football.