Which NFL team is based in New Orleans?

The NFL team based in New Orleans is the New Orleans Saints. The franchise represents New Orleans, Louisiana, and competes in the National Football Conference’s NFC South division.

The NFL awarded New Orleans its expansion franchise on November 1, 1966, and the Saints began playing during the 1967 season. Their name was announced in January 1967, and its timing connected naturally with All Saints’ Day, the date on which the city received the franchise. The team’s traditional colors are black, old gold, and white.

The Saints originally played home games at Tulane Stadium before moving into the Louisiana Superdome in 1975. The domed venue, now called Caesars Superdome, became one of the franchise’s defining landmarks and helped inspire the team’s “Who Dat” fan culture.

New Orleans won its first Super Bowl in the 2009 season, defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31–17 in Super Bowl XLIV. That remains the franchise’s only Super Bowl championship.