Defensive assistant/linebackers – Michael Hodges.Senior defensive assistant – Peter Giunta.Senior offensive assistant – Curtis Johnson.Assistant offensive line – Brendan Nugent.Offensive coordinator – Pete Carmichael.Assistant to the head coach – Kevin Petry.Assistant head coach/tight ends – Dan Campbell.Director of pro scouting – Terry Fontenot.Vice president of football administration – Khai Harley.Asst general manager/college scouting director – Jeff Ireland.Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis.The Saints received a 2018 sixth-round selection ( 189th overall) from the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for running back Adrian Peterson.The Saints traded their 2018 first-round selection ( 27th overall), along with their 2019 first-round selection to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for the 14th overall selection. Main article: 2018 NFL Draft 2018 New Orleans Saints Draft Additionally, it marked the first time since 1992 that the Saints lost a postseason game at home. However, the Saints' season came to an end in a 26–23 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game in controversial fashion, which ended their hopes of returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since Super Bowl XLIV. In the playoffs, the Saints defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 20–14 in the Divisional Round. The Saints finished the season with a 13–3 record, tied for the most wins in a season in franchise history. After a Week 16 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Saints clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time since 2009. On December 17, after beating the Carolina Panthers, the Saints improved on their 11–5 record from 2017. On December 9, the Saints clinched their second straight NFC South division championship when they defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their first back-to-back division titles in franchise history. They swept their division rivals, the Atlanta Falcons, after a 31–17 victory on Thanksgiving night for the first time since 2015 while extending their second longest winning streak in franchise history to 10 games, which came to an end when the Saints lost to the Dallas Cowboys 13–10, on November 29. In Week 11, the Saints defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to reach their first nine-game winning streak since their Super Bowl winning season in 2009, ensuring they clinched their second consecutive winning season for the first time since 2010– 2011. This season was the first since 1984 without owner Tom Benson, who died in March. The 2018 season was the New Orleans Saints' 52nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and their 12th under head coach Sean Payton.
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