Saints Playoff Odds
- Odds to Make the Playoffs: +500
- Odds to Miss the Playoffs: -800
- Sportsbook: DraftKings
- Remaining SOS: .476
- Opponents: Rams, Buccaneers, Falcons
Postseason Picture, Scenarios
Update: The Saints have a 20% chance to make the NFL playoffs entering Week 17, according to Action Network's Predictive Analytics team.
Update: The Saints have an estimated 46% chance to make the NFL playoffs entering Week 16. They face the Rams in critical matchup for their postseason hopes, which we detailed here.
Someone has to win the NFC South, so why not the Saints?
The Saints are in a three-way tie atop the division with the Buccaneers and Falcons, but they are third in the pecking order due to tiebreakers. They’ve played Atlanta and Tampa Bay once each, losing 24-15 to the Falcons and 26-9 to the Bucs.
The Saints have struggled against the league’s elite and are in the playoff race mainly by beating up on bottom dwellers. Their .282 strength of victory is far and away the lowest in the league. The next closest is Miami at .325. In fact, New Orleans’ only victory against a team over .500 was a 38-27 over the Colts. The Saints have a 49% chance to make the NFL playoffs entering Week 15, according to Action Network's Predictive Analytics team.
It might be win-out territory for the Saints the rest of the way. They are 6-point favorites against a plucky Giants team that’s won three in a row entering the week. After that they visit the Rams, who currently own the exact same record. They then visit the Buccaneers before hosting the Falcons in the season finale.
