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Saints Once Again Have a Favorable Strength of Schedule

We've been down this road before, but the Saints have one of the league's easiest strengths of schedule in 2024.

John Hendrix

Dec 3, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen looks on
Dec 3, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen looks on / Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
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Just like last season, the Saints have a favorable strength of schedule going into the new league year. They're tied with the Falcons for the easiest one, with opponents coming in at 131-158 (.453). Naturally, this doesn't mean much, as last year was a perfect example of it. Teams typically improve in the offseason, and New Orleans saw plenty of that firsthand. The Saints have been on the opposite side of the coin with a Top-3 tough schedule (2013, 2018) and came out fine, so while it's a stat, it's not always one that means much.

The Saints face seven playoff teams from 2024, which include the Chiefs, Browns, Rams, Eagles, Packers, Cowboys and Bucs. New Orleans has a second place schedule based off their finish last season. They'll face five new head coaches this year too: Jim Harbaugh (Chargers), Antonio Pierce (Raiders), Dave Canales (Panthers), Dan Quinn (Commanders) and Raheem Morris (Falcons).

The NFL's schedule is reportedly coming out on May 15, and based off of some of the draft events, the Saints could face a couple of rookie quarterbacks in 2024, depending on what happens in Washington with Jayden Daniels and in Denver with Bo Nix.

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John Hendrix

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net