In the 2011 season, the Saints lost to the Green Bay Packers in week 1 (42-34), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 6 (26-20), and the St. Louis Rams in week 8 (31-21).
The first game of the 2007 season was at the New York Jets. The Patriots won 38-14.
The first regular season game at the Super Dome was the opening game of the 1975 season between the New Orleans Saints and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Saints lost 21-0.
In the 1999 regular season, that was CB Tyronne Drakeford on a 19 yard fumble return in the first quarter of the Saints' first regular season game.
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Washington beat the Miami Dolphins, 16-13 in overtime, in the first regular season game of 2007.
The first regular-season game of the 2010 season will be Thursday, September 9, 2010; the Vikings at the Saints. (8:30pm Eastern time, on NBC.)
The first game will be on the Thursday after Labor Day when the New Orleans Saints will open up their season as defending Super Bowl champions - the opponant has yet to be named but there is speculation it will be the Minnesota Vikings, the team the Saints defeated in the NFC Title Game.
The Saints first playoff appearance came in the 1987 season when they went 13-3 and were a wild card team. Their first playoff game was January 3, 1988 against the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings won that game 44-10. The Saints were 12-3 that strike-shortened season. The 49ers won the division at 13-2. That's why the Saints were playing in the Metrodome as a wild-card. 2009 was the first time the Saints won 13 games in a season.
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preseason: August 12 @ New England regular season: September 9 vs. Minnesota
NFL Follow Your Team Saints - 2007 Week 15 Cardinals at Saints Game Highlights was released on: USA: December 2007
NFL Follow Your Team Saints - 2007 Week 17 Saints at Bears Game Highlights was released on: USA: December 2007