New Orleans Saints
The Saints announced that for the second year in a row, the Louisiana Superdome had sold out every ticket for the season. Additionally, all luxury boxes had been sold out for the season. Both of these statistics are particularly surprising given that the city-proper has about 300,000 people or 150,000 fewer people than July 2005 population data (though the metro area still accounts for 1.2 million people).
The first game of the season was against the defending Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts. The Saints lost this game, 41-10, and lost their next three games. In one of these three games, against the Tennessee Titans, the New Orleans Saints lost running back Deuce McAllister for the season with his second career ACL tear. After winning their first game, against the Seattle Seahawks, two weeks later, the team went on a four-game winning streak to bring their record to an even 4-4. After reaching 7-7, the Saints lost their final two games to finish 7-9.
