Actual Score/Recap: Saints 23, Falcons 7. Aaron Brooks passed for 285 yards, Terry Allen rushed for 82 yards, and the Saints were in the playoffs for only the fifth time in franchise history by the end of week 16.
Actual Score/Recap: Saints 31, 49ers 27. The Saints survived a scare and remained tied atop the NFC West standings when recently acquired Terry Allen ran 1 yard for a touchdown with 46 seconds remaining in the game.
Actual Score/Recap: Raiders 31, Saints 22. Rich Gannon passed for 2 touchdowns and Zach Crockett ran for 2 to lead the Raiders past the Saints.
Actual Score/Recap: Saints 20, Panthers 10. The Saints’ sixth consecutive victory was tempered by the loss of Ricky Williams, who broke his ankle midway through the fourth quarter and missed the rest of the regular season.
Actual Score/Recap: Saints 31, 49ers 15. Jeff Blake passed for 3 touchdowns as New Orleans won its fifth consecutive game while handing the 49ers their fifth straight defeat.
Actual Score/Recap: Saints 21, Cardinals 10. The Saints’ defense finally bent but still came up with the big play to lead New Orleans to its fourth consecutive victory.
Actual Score/Recap: Saints 21, Falcons 19. Ricky Williams had his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game and scored 3 touchdowns as the Saints snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Falcons.
Actual Score/Recap: Saints 24, Panthers 6. Ricky Williams rushed 38 times for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns, and the Saints’ defense permitted just 141 yards to move into second place in the NFC West.
