| 1983 New Orleans Saints season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bum Phillips |
| Home field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 8-8 |
| Place | 3rd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1982 | 1984 |
The 1983 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 17th as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 4-5, winning eight games.[1] Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventeenth consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 28-17 |
| 2 | September 11, 1983 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 30-27 |
| 3 | September 18, 1983 | Chicago Bears | W 34-31 |
| 4 | September 25, 1983 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 21-20 |
| 5 | October 2, 1983 | Miami Dolphins | W 17-7 |
| 6 | October 9, 1983 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 19-17 |
| 7 | October 16, 1983 | San Francisco 49ers | L 32-13 |
| 8 | October 23, 1983 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24-21 |
| 9 | October 30, 1983 | at Buffalo Bills | L 27-21 |
| 10 | November 6, 1983 | Atlanta Falcons | W 27-10 |
| 11 | November 13, 1983 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27-0 |
| 12 | November 21, 1983 | New York Jets | L 31-28 |
| 13 | November 27, 1983 | Minnesota Vikings | W 17-16 |
| 14 | December 4, 1983 | at New England Patriots | L 7-0 |
| 15 | December 11, 1983 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20-17 |
| 16 | December 18, 1983 | Los Angeles Rams | L 26-24 |
| NFC West | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 432 | 293 | W-3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 361 | 344 | W-1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 319 | 337 | L-1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 370 | 389 | W-1 |
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