NFC West · 2000
New Orleans Saints
Record
10-6
Seed
#3
Net EPA
+0.057est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.008
- Success rate42.1%
- EPA / dropback+0.089
- EPA / rush-0.104
- Explosive rate8.3%
- Third-down rate42.9%
- Red-zone TD rate56.9%
- Points / drive1.53
- Turnover rate2.1%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.071
- Success rate allowed39.5%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.057
- EPA / rush allowed-0.095
- Explosive rate allowed9.0%
- Pressure rate (proxy)19.9%
- Sack rate10.7%
- Points / drive allowed1.28
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.008 · 73th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.071 · 38th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
10-6
+3.9 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
7-1
As favorite
5-1
As dog
4-3
O/U
6-9-1
-1.8 vs total
Roster
66 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | QB | 24 | 6'4" 205 | — | — | ACT |
| 11 | Billy Joe Tolliver | QB | 34 | 6'1" 217 | — | — | ACT |
| 12 | Jake Delhomme | QB | 25 | 6'2" 205 | — | — | ACT |
| 18 | Jeff Blake | QB | 31 | 6'0" 210 | — | — | RES |
Backs & receivers19
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Charlie Jones | WR | 29 | 5'8" 175 | — | — | CUT |
| 20 | Terry Allen | RB | 32 | 5'10" 208 | — | — | ACT |
| 26 | Fred McAfee | RB | 32 | 5'10" 193 | — | — | ACT |
| 30 | Chad Morton | RB | 23 | 5'8" 186 | — | — | ACT |
| 32 | Jerald Moore | RB | 27 | 5'9" 230 | — | — | ACT |
| 34 | Ricky Williams | RB | 23 | 5'10" 236 | — | — | ACT |
| 40 | Brian Milne | RB | 27 | 6'3" 254 | — | — | ACT |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | RB | 22 | 6'0" 246 | — | — | ACT |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | RB | 23 | 6'2" 250 | — | — | ACT |
| 80 | Robert Wilson | WR | 26 | 5'11" 176 | — | — | ACT |
| 81 | Lamont Hall | TE | 27 | 6'4" 260 | — | — | ACT |
| 82 | Andrew Glover | TE | 33 | 6'6" 252 | — | — | ACT |
| 83 | Keith Poole | WR | 26 | 6'0" 193 | — | — | ACT |
| 84 | Austin Wheatley | TE | 24 | 6'3" 254 | — | — | ACT |
| 85 | Cameron Cleeland | TE | 25 | 6'4" 272 | — | — | RES |
| 86 | Jake Reed | WR | 34 | 6'3" 216 | — | — | ACT |
| 87 | Joe Horn | WR | 28 | 6'1" 206 | — | — | ACT |
| 88 | Willie Jackson | WR | 29 | 6'1" 212 | — | — | ACT |
| 89 | Dave Stachelski | TE | 23 | 6'3" 245 | — | — | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | OL | 35 | 6'3" 300 | — | — | ACT |
| 63 | Wally Williams | OL | 29 | 6'2" 321 | — | — | ACT |
| 65 | Chris Naeole | OL | 27 | 6'3" 313 | — | — | ACT |
| 68 | Kyle Turley | OL | 26 | 6'5" 300 | — | — | ACT |
| 69 | Tom Ackerman | OL | 29 | 6'3" 296 | — | — | ACT |
| 70 | Marcus Price | OL | 28 | 6'6" 321 | — | — | ACT |
| 76 | Tutan Reyes | OL | 24 | 6'3" 299 | — | — | ACT |
| 77 | Willie Roaf | OL | 30 | 6'5" 312 | — | — | ACT |
| 78 | Daryl Terrell | OL | 25 | 6'5" 296 | — | — | ACT |
| 79 | Mike Halapin | OL | 27 | 6'5" 310 | — | — | PUP |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Steve Gleason | LB | 23 | 5'11" 215 | — | — | ACT |
| 50 | Corey Terry | DL | 24 | 6'3" 243 | — | — | RES |
| 51 | Phil Clarke | LB | 23 | 6'0" 241 | — | — | ACT |
| 53 | Donta Jones | LB | 28 | 6'2" 235 | — | — | ACT |
| 54 | Darrin Smith | LB | 30 | 6'1" 230 | — | — | ACT |
| 55 | Mark Fields | LB | 29 | 6'2" 244 | — | — | ACT |
| 56 | Charlie Clemons | LB | 28 | 6'2" 250 | — | — | RES |
| 58 | Phillip Ward | LB | 27 | 6'2" 235 | — | — | CUT |
| 59 | Keith Mitchell | LB | 26 | 6'2" 245 | — | — | ACT |
| 90 | Jared Tomich | DL | 26 | 6'2" 272 | — | — | ACT |
| 92 | Martin Chase | DL | 27 | 6'2" 310 | — | — | ACT |
| 93 | Darren Howard | DL | 25 | 6'3" 281 | — | — | ACT |
| 94 | Joe Johnson | DL | 28 | 6'4" 270 | — | — | ACT |
| 95 | Marques Douglas | DL | 23 | 6'2" 270 | — | — | RES |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover | DL | 26 | 6'2" 285 | — | — | ACT |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | DL | 27 | 6'3" 285 | — | — | ACT |
| 99 | Norman Hand | DL | 29 | 6'3" 310 | — | — | ACT |
Secondary14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Steve Israel | DB | 31 | 5'11" 194 | — | — | RES |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | DB | 28 | 5'9" 172 | — | — | ACT |
| 23 | Kevin Mathis | DB | 26 | 5'9" 181 | — | — | ACT |
| 24 | Fred Weary | DB | 26 | 5'10" 181 | — | — | RES |
| 25 | Alex Molden | DB | 27 | 5'10" 190 | — | — | ACT |
| 26 | Corey Harris | DB | 25 | 5'10" 191 | — | — | CUT |
| 27 | Rob Kelly | DB | 26 | 6'0" 199 | — | — | ACT |
| 28 | Chris Oldham | DB | 33 | 5'9" 200 | — | — | ACT |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | DB | 26 | 6'0" 205 | — | — | ACT |
| 35 | Chris Canty | DB | 24 | 5'9" 185 | — | — | ACT |
| 35 | Reggie Howard | DB | 23 | 6'0" 190 | — | — | TRT |
| 36 | Michael Hawthorne | DB | 23 | 6'3" 196 | — | — | ACT |
| 37 | Todd Franz | DB | 24 | 6'0" 194 | — | — | TRC |
| 39 | Darren Perry | DB | 33 | 5'11" 200 | — | — | ACT |
Schedule
18 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Lions | L 10-14 | +0 | -0.380 |
| 2 | @ Chargers | W 28-27 | +5.5 | +0.048 |
| 3 | @ Seahawks | L 10-20 | +6 | -0.030 |
| 4 | vs Eagles | L 7-21 | -1.5 | -0.315 |
| 6 | @ Bears | W 31-10 | +5.5 | +0.161 |
| 7 | vs Panthers | W 24-6 | +0 | -0.047 |
| 8 | @ Falcons | W 21-19 | -1.5 | +0.076 |
| 9 | @ Cardinals | W 21-10 | -6 | +0.010 |
| 10 | vs 49ers | W 31-15 | -5.5 | +0.253 |
| 11 | @ Panthers | W 20-10 | -2 | +0.066 |
| 12 | vs Raiders | L 22-31 | +3 | -0.018 |
| 13 | @ Rams | W 31-24 | +13.5 | +0.076 |
| 14 | vs Broncos | L 23-38 | +0 | +0.117 |
| 15 | @ 49ers | W 31-27 | +3 | +0.189 |
| 16 | vs Falcons | W 23-7 | -10 | -0.051 |
| 17 | vs Rams | L 21-26 | +3.5 | -0.061 |
| WC | vs Rams | W 31-28 | +5.5 | +0.045 |
| DIV | @ Vikings | L 16-34 | +8 | +0.016 |