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After months of waiting, the 2018 New Orleans Saints schedule is here. The NFL officially released their schedule on Thursday evening. All kickoff times are central.
2018 Regular Season Schedule
- Week 1 (9/9): Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 12 p.m., FOX
- Week 2 (9/16): Cleveland Browns, 12 p.m., FOX
- Week 3 (9/23): at Atlanta Falcons, 12 p.m., FOX
- Week 4 (9/30): at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m., CBS
- Week 5 (10/8): Washington Redskins (Monday Night Football), 7:15 p.m., ESPN
- Week 6 (10/14): BYE WEEK
- Week 7 (10/21): at Baltimore Ravens, 3:05 p.m., FOX
- Week 8 (10/28): at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday Night Football), 7:20 p.m., NBC
- Week 9 (11/4): Los Angeles Rams, 3:25 p.m., FOX
- Week 10 (11/11): at Cincinnati Bengals, 12 p.m., FOX
- Week 11 (11/18): Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m., FOX
- Week 12 (11/22): Atlanta Falcons (Thanksgiving), 7:20 p.m., NBC
- Week 13 (11/29): at Dallas Cowboys (Thursday Night Football), 7:20 p.m., FOX/NFLN
- Week 14 (12/9): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 12:00 p.m., FOX
- Week 15 (12/17): at Carolina Panthers (Monday Night Football), 7:15 p.m., ESPN
- Week 16 (12/23): Pittsburgh Steelers, 3:25 p.m., CBS
- Week 17 (12/30): Carolina Panthers, 3:25 p.m., FOX
The Saints will have five prime time showdowns in 2018, hosting two of them. Clearly, the obvious stretch of three games within a 12-day span is something to watch, as Sean Payton’s squad has back-to-back Thursday games after hosting the defending Super Bowl champions. Last season, the Saints had entertaining games against the Vikings and Rams. New Orleans has a strength of schedule of .535 (137-119), which is tied for second-highest with the Green Bay Packers.
2018 Preseason Schedule
- Game 1 (Aug. 9): at Jacksonville Jaguars, 6:00 p.m. CT
- Game 2 (Aug. 17): vs. Arizona Cardinals, 7:00 p.m. CT
- Game 3 (Aug. 25): at Los Angeles Chargers, 7:00 p.m. CT (CBS)
- Game 4 (Aug. 30): vs. Los Angeles Rams, 7:00 p.m. CT