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Dennis Allen’s Saints have an awful record against teams with winning records

Dennis Allen’s Saints have an awful record against teams with winning records. They’re 2-8 against teams over .500 dating back to last season:

Sometimes the numbers tell the whole story. Dennis Allen’s promotion to New Orleans Saints head coach was met with some skepticism last year, given his poor performance with the Raiders a decade ago — but his record speaks for itself.

Allen is now 12-15 as head coach of the Saints having lost to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and he’s 20-43 in his career if you include his Raiders tenure. There have been 174 head coaches in the NFL who have worked 60 or more games, and Allen (63) ranks 169th in winning percentage (.317).

He hasn’t been able to guide the Saints to victory against good teams. Allen’s Saints have won just twice versus teams with winning records, dating back to last season; they’re 2-8 with wins over the Gardner Minshew-led Philadelphia Eagles and volatile Seattle Seahawks in 2022. They’re still searching for a win over a team with a winning record in 2023 after losing to the 6-3 Jacksonville Jaguars, 6-4 Minnesota Vikings, and 5-4 Houston Texans.

And that illustrates the problem here. Allen’s version of the Saints can take care of business against bad opponents and maybe pull a fast one on a backup quarterback thrust into the spotlight, but they aren’t competing with better teams. They lack the team discipline and creativity in play calling to maintain pace good squads around the league.

It’s a disappointing turn for the franchise after years of success with Sean Payton and Drew Brees, but, well: the Saints knew who Allen was when they hired him. All they had to do was look at his resume.

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Dennis Allen has the lowest winning percentage of all four NFC South coaches

With Frank Reich arriving in Carolina, Dennis Allen has the lowest winning percentage of all four NFC South head coaches:

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with Frank Reich on a contract making him their new head coach, and he arrives in the NFC South with the best winning percentage of all of his competition. Reich’s run with the Indianapolis Colts ended with a 3-5-1 record before his midseason dismissal, but he’s gone 40-33-1 in five years as a head coach, and his win percentage (.547) is higher than every other coach in the division.

There’s an argument that he’s already the best head coach in the NFC South. Here’s how Reich stacks up against New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen and the other coaches around the division:

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 to wear all-white uniforms for the first time in 2020

The New Orleans Saints are pairing their white away jerseys with matching white pants for their Week 12 game with the Denver Broncos.

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The New Orleans Saints announced Friday that they will be debuting a new look for the 2020 season in Week 12’s road game with the Denver Broncos, pairing their white away jerseys with matching white pants. This was a popular uniform combination for the Saints during the 2019 season, when they wore it six times (including the playoffs, notching an impressive 5-1 record).

It’ll be a tough test for the Saints equipment staff; the Broncos play on Kentucky Bluegrass at Empower Field at Mile High, notorious for the stains it can leave on white clothing. But they held their own last season against that same species and similar strains, so the Saints should have their gear cleaned and ready for whenever they use it next.

And here’s what you’ve been waiting for: the win-loss records for each combination used by the Saints since Payton was hired to coach the team back in 2006, including the playoffs and Super Bowl XLIV. As you can see, the white-on-white look boasts the highest winning percentage in recent memory:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
  2. “Color Rush” alternates: 7-3 (.700)
  3. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 23-13 (.639)
  5. Black jerseys, black pants: 45-28 (.621)
  6. White jerseys, black pants: 40-25 (.615)
  7. White jerseys, gold pants: 31-24 (.564)

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Saints reveal Week 3 uniform combination for SNF vs. Packers

The New Orleans Saints revealed their uniform combination for Week 3’s game on “Sunday Night Football” against the Green Bay packers.

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The New Orleans Saints will be wearing black jerseys with matching black pants when they kick off with the Green Bay Packers on “Sunday Night Football.” It’s the second time in three weeks that New Orleans will be using this uniform combination, having gone with their “Color Rush” alternates in Week 2’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Maybe this will help get them back to their winning ways.

We have to ask: were their gold pants lost at LAX after last year’s road loss to the Los Angeles Rams? The Saints haven’t worn gold pants again since that game, when the Rams went with their away uniforms, forcing the Saints into black jerseys. Since then, they have rotated between the black-on-black and white-on-white looks, with “Color Rush” used as often as the NFL will allow it. It would be nice to mix that up now and then with a color combo that’s been a staple of Saints football the last 15 years.

And for the superstitious: we’ve put together the total numbers for every combination used in the Sean Payton era, all the way back to 2006:

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
  2. “Color Rush” alternates: 6-3 (.667)
  3. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 23-13 (.639)
  5. Black jerseys, black pants: 42-27 (.609)
  6. White jerseys, black pants: 38-25 (.603)
  7. White jerseys, gold pants: 31-24 (.564)

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Wearing their Sunday best: Saints announce first uniform combo of 2020

The New Orleans Saints will wear black home jerseys and matching black pants in their Week 1 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Make sure to follow the dress code, even if you’re watching from home: the New Orleans Saints announced that they will be wearing black home jerseys with matching black pants in their Sunday kickoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, going with their most-common uniform combination from the 2019 season.

The Saints went 5-2 in the black-on-black look a year ago, so they’ll be hoping to recapture some of that same success in their season opener. Superstitious fans put a lot of faith in these sort of things, so here is how the win-loss record shook out for each combo in 2019:

  1. “Color Rush” alternates: 3-0 (1.000)
  2. White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
  3. Black jerseys, black pants: 5-2 (.714)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 0-1 (.000)

And for the curious: here are the total win-loss records for each uniform combination worn back to 2006 (except for the funky gold jerseys worn during a 2002 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, which Cameron Jordan wants to try out):

  1. White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
  2. “Color Rush” alternates: 6-2 (.750)
  3. “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 23-13 (.639)
  5. White jerseys, black pants: 38-25 (.603)
  6. Black jerseys, black pants: 41-27 (.603)
  7. White jerseys, gold pants: 31-24 (.564)

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Which Saints uniform combination won the most games in 2019?

The New Orleans Saints won all three of their “Color Rush” games in 2019, and debuted a new uniform combination for the Sean Payton era.

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A number of NFL teams are debuting new uniforms this offseason, but they’re all playing catch-up to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints have one of the league’s best color palettes, embodied with a crisp set of uniforms and iconic jerseys. It’s a great compliment to the city’s character, which was reflected in a recent ranking of NFL kits.

But which uniform combination benefited the Saints the most in 2019? Here’s the full breakdown, ranked by winning percentage:

  1. “Color Rush” alternates: 3-0 (1.000)
  2. White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
  3. Black jerseys, black pants: 5-2 (.714)
  4. Black jerseys, gold pants: 0-1 (.000)

The Saints finally gave their “Color Rush” specials the performances those terrific jerseys deserve, winning all three contests in which they were worn — including two road games with the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, and an early-season prime-time matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.

Curiously, the gold pants were limited to a few preseason appearances and Week 2’s disastrous loss to the Los Angeles Rams before getting phased out. The Saints introduced white pants not long after and never went back to the gold trousers, which had been a staple over the last decade. Maybe they’ll continue to be a third-tier option in 2020.

For the curious, here’s the record for each uniform combination used in the Sean Payton era, since 2006 (not including the alternate, kind of hideous gold jerseys worn during a 2002 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, which Cameron Jordan wants to revive):

  • White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
  • “Color Rush” alternates: 6-2 (.750)
  • “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
  • Black jerseys, gold pants: 23-13 (.639)
  • White jerseys, black pants: 38-25 (.603)
  • Black jerseys, black pants: 41-27 (.603)
  • White jerseys, gold pants: 31-24 (.564)

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