<P> The Saints finished the next season with an 11 -- 5 record , but failed to defend their league title after they were eliminated by the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card playoff round . Super Bowl XLIV later became the subject of the wider New Orleans Saints bounty scandal , also known as `` Bountygate '' , in which the NFL alleged in 2012 that several Saints defenders operated a slush fund that was in operation from the 2009 season and Super Bowl XLIV , through 2011 . This alleged slush fund paid out bonuses , or `` bounties '' , for in - game performance in violation of NFL rules , including deliberately injuring or knocking opposing players out of games . The league responded with some of the most severe sanctions in the league 's 92 - year history , and among the most severe punishments for an on - field incident in North American professional sports history . In 2012 , New Orleans failed to make the playoffs for the first time since their Super Bowl win , with the sanctions for Bountygate cited as one of the primary causes . The Saints rebounded in 2013 , but were eliminated in the Divisional playoff round by the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seahawks , and have returned to the playoffs in 2018 by defeating Carolina Panthers in the Wildcard Round , but lost to Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Rounds . Thus , New Orleans have not advanced to the Conference Championship Game since Super Bowl XLIV . </P>
<P> The Saints finished the next season with an 11 -- 5 record , but failed to defend their league title after they were eliminated by the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card playoff round . Super Bowl XLIV later became the subject of the wider New Orleans Saints bounty scandal , also known as `` Bountygate '' , in which the NFL alleged in 2012 that several Saints defenders operated a slush fund that was in operation from the 2009 season and Super Bowl XLIV , through 2011 . This alleged slush fund paid out bonuses , or `` bounties '' , for in - game performance in violation of NFL rules , including deliberately injuring or knocking opposing players out of games . The league responded with some of the most severe sanctions in the league 's 92 - year history , and among the most severe punishments for an on - field incident in North American professional sports history . In 2012 , New Orleans failed to make the playoffs for the first time since their Super Bowl win , with the sanctions for Bountygate cited as one of the primary causes . The Saints rebounded in 2013 , but were eliminated in the Divisional playoff round by the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seahawks , and have returned to the playoffs in 2018 by defeating Carolina Panthers in the Wildcard Round , but lost to Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Rounds . Thus , New Orleans have not advanced to the Conference Championship Game since Super Bowl XLIV . </P>
when 's the last time the new orleans saints won the superbowl
when 's the last time the new orleans saints won the superbowl
Super Bowl XLIV
Super Bowl XLIV