The New Orleans Saints took down the Atlanta Falcons in dominating fashion to close out the 2023 season. There were multiple young players flashed their talents, hopefully it transfers to next season. Unfortunately for New Orleans, the Buccaneers, Seahawks and Packers all won their season finales. This leaves the Saints on the outside looking into the playoffs.
New Orleans loses the tiebreaker to Tampa Bay because the Buccaneers have a better conference record. This leaves the Saints second in the division at the end of the season. Let’s take a look at the final NFC South divisional standings.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8)
Division record: 4-2
Conference record: 7-5
Points differential: +23
Top 2024 draft pick: No. 20 (projected)
New Orleans Saints (9-8)
Division record: 4-2
Conference record: 6-6
Points differential: +75
Top 2024 draft pick: No. 14
Atlanta Falcons (7-10)
Division record: 3-3
Conference record: 4-8
Points differential: -52
Top 2024 draft pick: No. 8
Carolina Panthers (2-14)
Division record: 1-5
Conference record: 1-11
Points differential: -180
Top 2024 draft pick: No. 33