A number of NFL teams are debuting new uniforms this offseason, but they’re all playing catch-up to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints have one of the league’s best color palettes, embodied with a crisp set of uniforms and iconic jerseys. It’s a great compliment to the city’s character, which was reflected in a recent ranking of NFL kits.
But which uniform combination benefited the Saints the most in 2019? Here’s the full breakdown, ranked by winning percentage:
- “Color Rush” alternates: 3-0 (1.000)
- White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
- Black jerseys, black pants: 5-2 (.714)
- Black jerseys, gold pants: 0-1 (.000)
The Saints finally gave their “Color Rush” specials the performances those terrific jerseys deserve, winning all three contests in which they were worn — including two road games with the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, and an early-season prime-time matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.
Curiously, the gold pants were limited to a few preseason appearances and Week 2’s disastrous loss to the Los Angeles Rams before getting phased out. The Saints introduced white pants not long after and never went back to the gold trousers, which had been a staple over the last decade. Maybe they’ll continue to be a third-tier option in 2020.
For the curious, here’s the record for each uniform combination used in the Sean Payton era, since 2006 (not including the alternate, kind of hideous gold jerseys worn during a 2002 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, which Cameron Jordan wants to revive):
- White jerseys, white pants: 5-1 (.833)
- “Color Rush” alternates: 6-2 (.750)
- “Black and Gold” throwbacks: 2-1 (.667)
- Black jerseys, gold pants: 23-13 (.639)
- White jerseys, black pants: 38-25 (.603)
- Black jerseys, black pants: 41-27 (.603)
- White jerseys, gold pants: 31-24 (.564)
