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=== New Orleans Saints === In 2000, McCarthy was hired as the offensive coordinator for the [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref name=":5" /> That year, the Saints achieved a 10–6 regular season record,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grantham |first=Zayne |date=November 5, 2011 |title=New Orleans Saints: The 5 Best Teams in Franchise History |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/923587-the-5-best-teams-in-new-orleans-saints-history |access-date=June 28, 2021 |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> then won their first playoff game in the franchise's history and finished 10th overall in offense.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Nakia |date=September 8, 2011 |title=Mike McCarthy says his road to success started in New Orleans |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/article_8150953f-e0fb-55ed-9f60-5fb5c6ebaf9d.html |access-date=June 24, 2021 |website=NOLA.com}}</ref> McCarthy was selected as [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) Assistant Coach of the Year by [[USA Today]] in 2000.<ref name=":6" /> The Saints failed to make the playoffs over the next three years. In 2002, the Saints led the NFC in scoring with 49 touchdowns and 432 points, but slowed down at the end of the season. In 2003, the Saints scored 340 points—their eighth highest-scoring season ever. All of McCarthy's four years with the Saints rank in the team's top 10 years for offense.<ref name=":4" /> While McCarthy was with the team, the Saints’ offense set 25 individual and 10 team records. [[Joe Horn]] caught 45 touchdowns and 437 passes for 6,289 yards.<ref name=":4" /> During McCarthy's time with the team, running backs [[Ricky Williams]] and [[Deuce McAllister|Deuce McCallister]] both had a 1,000-yard season.<ref name=":4" /> In his first two years, running back Ricky Williams would run for 2,245 yards with 14 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Seasons With 1000 Rushing Yds By A Saints Player |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-seasons-with-1000-rushing-yds-by-a-saints-player |access-date=June 28, 2021 |work=StatMuse}}</ref> McCarthy stayed with the team for five seasons through 2004.<ref name=":6" />
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