Our instant tracker for reports and rumors on the 2020 New Orleans Saints schedule is live, so check this space often for updates. But remember that nothing is official until it comes from the team or the NFL itself, with announcements expected to air at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday night.
Here’s what we know so far:
- Week 1, Sept. 13: Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. This was almost too easy to see coming. Drew Brees versus Tom Brady, in a competition to get an early jump on the race for the NFC South crown? Let’s go.
- Week 2, Sept. 21: Saints at Las Vegas Raiders. Via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. The Raiders will be hoping to unveil their expensive, Death Star-ish stadium in the desert, and the Saints offer plenty of star power to help bring in more viewers. Hopefully fans will be able to safely attend.
- Week 3, Sept. 27: Saints vs. Green Bay Packers. Via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Aaron Rodgers has never beaten the Saints in New Orleans in his career, getting outplayed by a margin of 44-23 in 2014 and floundering against them in a 51-29 loss way back in 2008.
- Week 4: TBD
- Week 5, Oct. 12: Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers. Via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. This might be the last time Brees against his old team, what with his retirement plans at NBC Sports now secured. It’s fitting that he’ll get to play them in the stadium he helped revive against Justin Herbert, the latest rookie quarterback the Chargers have tried to replace him with.
- Week 6: TBD
- Week 7: TBD
- Week 8: TBD
- Week 9, Nov. 8: Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Here’s a great mid-season rematch of the Saints’ home opener. It’ll be fascinating to see how long it takes Brady to get up to speed in a new offense, surrounding by new faces and part-time professional wrestler Rob Gronkowski.
- Week 10, Nov. 15: Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers. Via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Last year’s Saints-49ers kickoff was arguably the game of the year. Hopefully things go more in New Orleans’ favor this time. Fortunately, Emmanuel Sanders and the 157 receiving yards he racked up last year have switched sides.
- Week 11: TBD
- Week 12: TBD
- Week 13: TBD
- Week 14: TBD
- Week 15: TBD
- Week 16, Dec. 25: Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings. Via Jeff Duncan of The Athletic. This is a weird one, with the Saints and Vikings playing a rare Friday NFL game. But with the holiday surrounding the game and their fiery streak of recent rivalry games (including a few ugly playoff losses) on everyone’s minds, this matchup should draw plenty of viewers.
- Week 17: TBD
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