New Orleans Saints Schedule 2022 New Orleans Saints Schedule

The Saints are tied for the seventh-most difficult schedule in the NFL this year based on opponents’ combined 2021 records, and there are some brutal stretches they will have to navigate on their way to a hopeful playoff bid. The season starts easy enough with three divisional games against the Falcons (road), Buccaneers (home), and Panthers (road), before facing the Vikings and Seahawks at home. A 4-1 or 5-0 record in that stretch isn’t out of the question. However, a midseason stretch from early October to early December pits the Saints against the Bengals (home), Cardinals (road), Raiders (home), Ravens (home), Steelers (road), Rams (home), 49ers (road), and Buccaneers (road). They will be desperate for their Week 14 bye when it comes around, and the closing stretch will give them an opportunity to pad their record after the bye week. The addition of Chris Olave and returns of Jameis Winston and Michael Thomas will need to pay off early for this team to survive that brutal midseason stretch, however.