Coming out of the Bye week, and with an extra week to prepare against the Carolina Panthers, the Saints were heading to a home game against the Panthers with a 3-1 record (with the only loss being the season opener against the Oakland Raiders).
At season's end, the Saints final regular season record (according to voting in the polls) comes out to 12-4.
Post-bye losses came against the Panthers (twice, Weeks 6 & 15) and the Cardinals (Week 17).
Victories were over the Chiefs (Week 7), Seahawks (Week 8), 49ers (Week 9), Broncos (Week 10), Falcons (Week 11), Rams (Week 12), Lions (Week 13), and the Bucs (twice, Weeks 14 & 16).