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NFL team season
The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League , and their fourteenth with home games at the Superdome . They failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 1988 and instead finished at 9–7, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
Offseason [ edit ]
NFL Draft [ edit ]
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Personnel [ edit ]
1989 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
Owner/general partner – Tom Benson
President/general manager – Jim Finks
Vice-president of administration – Jim Miller
Director of player personnel – Bill Kuharich
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro
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1989 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
47 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 10
Dallas Cowboys
W 28–0
1–0
Louisiana Superdome
66,977
2
September 17
at Green Bay Packers
L 34–35
1–1
Lambeau Field
55,809
3
September 24
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 10–20
1–2
Tampa Stadium
44,053
4
October 1
Washington Redskins
L 14–16
1–3
Louisiana Superdome
64,358
5
October 8
San Francisco 49ers
L 20–24
1–4
Louisiana Superdome
60,488
6
October 15
New York Jets
W 29–14
2–4
Louisiana Superdome
59,521
7
October 22
at Los Angeles Rams
W 40–21
3–4
Anaheim Stadium
57,567
8
October 29
Atlanta Falcons
W 20–13
4–4
Louisiana Superdome
65,153
9
November 6
at San Francisco 49ers
L 13–31
4–5
Candlestick Park
60,667
10
November 12
at New England Patriots
W 28–24
5–5
Sullivan Stadium
47,680
11
November 19
at Atlanta Falcons
W 26–17
6–5
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
53,173
12
November 26
Los Angeles Rams
L 17–20 (OT)
6–6
Louisiana Superdome
64,274
13
December 3
at Detroit Lions
L 14–21
6–7
Pontiac Silverdome
38,550
14
December 10
at Buffalo Bills
W 22–19
7–7
Rich Stadium
70,037
15
December 18
Philadelphia Eagles
W 30–20
8–7
Louisiana Superdome
59,218
16
December 24
Indianapolis Colts
W 41–6
9–7
Louisiana Superdome
49,009
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
0 0 0
0
• Saints
7
14 0 7
28
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1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
0
7 0 7
14
• Saints
6
7 7 9
29
Date: October 15Location: Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, LA Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Dick HantakTV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashād
Scoring summary Q1 NO Andersen 42 yard field goalNO 3–0
Q1 NO Andersen 29 yard field goal NO 6–0
Q2 NYJ Hasty 34 yard interception return (Leahy kick)NYJ 7–6
Q2 NO Hill 3 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 13–7
Q3 NO Martin 4 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)NO 20–7
Q4 NO Safety, holding penalty on Schreiber in end zone NO 22–7
Q4 NO Martin 53 yard pass from Hebert (Andersen kick) NO 29–7
Q4 NYJ McMillan 74 yard fumble return (Leahy kick)NO 29–14
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Standings [ edit ]
Awards and records [ edit ]
Milestones [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Wild card berths (5) Division championships (9) Conference championships (1) League championships (1) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Current league affiliations