2025 Saints schedule: New Orleans’ opponents ahead of NFL’s official release
The New Orleans Saints finished last in the NFC South during the 2024 NFL season. It marked the first time the team ended up in the cellar since the 2008 campaign.
Now, New Orleans is looking to bounce back under new leadership. The Saints hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as their new head coach after Moore helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl 59 win.
Moore inherits a roster filled with significant question marks, the most glaring of which are at quarterback.
Will Derek Carr be able to play in 2025 as he battles a shoulder injury? How will 25-year-old rookie second-round pick Tyler Shough fare in place of him if not? Those are two questions Moore will quickly have to figure out answers to if New Orleans is to be more competitive during the upcoming NFL season.
The Saints’ chances of enjoying a better season may also depend on how competitive the NFC South is. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have established themselves as the team to beat, even in the post-Tom Brady era. The Atlanta Falcons are hoping to challenge their standing atop the division.
Will the Saints also be able to work their way into the competition, especially if Tampa Bay takes a step back as it pivots to a fourth different offensive coordinator in the last four years? It could depend on just how difficult New Orleans’ schedule ends up being.
Here’s what to know about who the Saints will face during the 2025 NFL season.
Saints 2025 opponents
Here’s the full list of Saints opponents for 2025:
Home
Atlanta Falcons
Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots
New York Giants
New York Jets
San Francisco 49ers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Road
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
The Saints will play each of their NFC South divisional foes twice during the 2025 NFL season, per usual. They will also play all of the teams in the AFC East and NFC West as part of the NFL’s rotating schedule.
New Orleans’ final three opponents – the Bears, Giants and Titans – were determined based on the Saints’ last-place finish in the NFC South last season.
When is the 2025 NFL schedule release?
The NFL is set to reveal its 2025 schedule in full on Wednesday, May 14. On that date, the NFL will reveal its entire 18-week slate of matchups and bye weeks for each team.
This year’s schedule release will be held one day earlier than last year’s, which was on May 15. The NFL announced the full 2024 schedule at 8 p.m. ET that night, so fans can expect a similar release time for this year’s schedule.
