2019 New Orleans Saints season

The 2019 New Orleans Saints season is the franchise's 53rd season in the National Football League, the 44th to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the thirteenth under head coach Sean Payton. The Saints will try to improve on their 13–3 record, after losing in the NFC Championship to the Los Angeles Rams, which included a controversial pass interference no-call on the Rams defense, and try to make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since Super Bowl XLIV.

NFL Draft
Notes
 * The Saints traded their 2018 1st (27th overall), 5th (147th overall) and 2019 1st (30th overall) round picks in exchange for the 2018 1st round pick (14th overall) of Green Bay Packers as part of moving up to select Marcus Davenport.
 * The Saints traded their 2019 3rd round pick (93rd overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and their 2019 6th round pick (177th overall).
 * The Saints traded their 2019 4th round pick (132nd overall) and a 2020 7th round pick to the New York Giants in exchange for cornerback Eli Apple.
 * The Saints received a 2019 7th round pick (231st overall) from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence.

Schedule
Notes
 * Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
 * Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans


Milestone watch
Entering the season, quarterback Drew Brees has 520 career touchdown passes, which ranks second in NFL history behind Peyton Manning's 539, while New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady ranks third, with 517. Brady and Brees are both expected to challenge Manning's all-time record for career touchdown passes during the 2019 season.