The New Orleans Saints are back on the clock, and training camp is set to open this week with the first preseason game coming up in less than three weeks. That makes now the right time to look at what’s ahead for a team that finished 9-8 last year and enters 2026 with FanDuel listing its win total at 7.5 games.
The preseason gets started on Saturday, August 15, 2026, when the Saints host the Jaguars at Caesars Superdome. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT on FOX.
The regular season opens on the road in Week 2, with New Orleans visiting the Ravens on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at M & T Bank Stadium. That one kicks at 12 p.m. CT on CBS.
From there, the Saints return home for a Week 3 matchup against the Raiders on Sunday, September 27, 2026. That game is set for 3:25 p.m. CT at Caesars Superdome and will air on CBS.
Week 4 brings a Monday night division meeting with the Falcons on October 5, 2026, in New Orleans. Kickoff at Caesars Superdome is 7:15 p.m. CT on ESPN.
After that, the schedule takes the Saints to MetLife Stadium for a Week 6 road game against the Giants on Sunday, October 18, 2026. That kickoff is set for 12 p.m. CT on CBS.
One week later, New Orleans heads to Paris for a matchup with the Steelers at Stade De France on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The game is slated for 8:30 a.m. CT on NFLN.
The Saints then get their bye in Week 8 before coming back home for consecutive games in Weeks 9 and 10. First up is the Browns on Sunday, November 8, 2026, followed by the Panthers on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
Both games are at Caesars Superdome and both kick at 12:00 p.m. CT, with CBS carrying the Browns game and FOX airing the Panthers game.
November continues with a trip to Soldier Field for a Week 11 meeting with the Bears on Sunday, November 22, 2026. Kickoff is listed for 12:00 p.m.
CT. Then comes a Week 12 road game against the Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, November 29, 2026, with CBS televising the 12:00 p.m.
CT start.
December opens with a home game against the Packers on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at Caesars Superdome. That one is set for 12:00 p.m.
CT on FOX. The Saints then head back to Carolina for a Week 14 matchup with the Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, December 13, 2026, also at 12:00 p.m.
CT on CBS.
Weeks 15, 16 and 17 are listed, but no games are shown in the source.
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