Editing New Orleans Saints (section)

==== Jim E. Mora years (1986–1996) ====
[[Tom Benson]], a successful automobile dealership owner and banker, acquired the franchise in 1985, and hired [[Jim Finks]] as general manager and [[Jim E. Mora|Jim Mora]] as head coach. That combination provided the Saints with their first-ever winning record and playoff appearance, going [[1987 New Orleans Saints season|12–3]] in [[1987 NFL season|1987]], which had one fewer game than normal due to a [[1987 NFL strike|players' strike]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 New Orleans Saints Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1987.htm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Another playoff berth would follow during the [[1990 NFL season|1990 season]], and the club's first division title came in [[1991 NFL season|1991]]. During Mora's tenure, the Saints made the playoffs four times, with teams marked by strong defenses led by the "[[Dome Patrol]]" linebacking corps, but they were never able to win a playoff game. Mora coached the Saints until the middle of the [[1996 NFL season|1996 season]], when he stepped down halfway through the [[1996 New Orleans Saints season|3–13 season]]. His 93 wins were three more than the Saints won in their entire history prior to his arrival, and would remain the most for any Saints coach until 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Mora Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/MoraJi0.htm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>