In the 1989 season opener against Dallas, the Dome Patrol gave a hearty welcome to Cowboy rookie quarterback Troy Aikmen with 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and a 28-0 shutout. Here Hershel Walker is dropped behind the line by noseguard Patrick Swoopes. Walker had a total of 10 yards rushing in the whole game. 1989 saw the Saints finish the year 12th in the league in total defense and Vaughn Johnson and Pat Swilling going to the Pro Bowl.
I've been following the Saints since a kid in the 70s watching the likes of Archie Manning and Tommy Myers.
We may not have as grandiose a history as some NFL teams, but there are scores of memories the New Orleans Saints have given to their fans and I have done my best to record them here at New Orleans Saints History.
Continuing with Allen Ulrich’s Worst Free Agent Signings in Saints History – at the #4 spot, signed in 1998 by Mike Ditka and never played a down for the New Orleans Saints – Linebacker Andre Royal.
A portrait of Saints Linebacker Rickey Jackson by New Orleans artist Bob Graham
New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl Quarterback Archie in 1978
Dave Waymer – The New Orleans Saints All Time Team Leader in Interceptions.
Lions quarterback Rodney Peete is taken down by Saints All-Pro lineman Wayne Martin.
The Wall Street Journal sees the defense of the 2014 New Orleans Saints as a future development of all NFL defenses to come.