NFC South · 2002
New Orleans Saints
Record
9-7
Net EPA
-0.068est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.006
- Success rate39.0%
- EPA / dropback+0.038
- EPA / rush-0.078
- Explosive rate8.2%
- Third-down rate40.9%
- Red-zone TD rate59.3%
- Points / drive1.94
- Turnover rate2.7%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.005
- Success rate allowed41.8%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.057
- EPA / rush allowed-0.108
- Explosive rate allowed9.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)9.9%
- Sack rate5.6%
- Points / drive allowed1.75
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.006 · 40th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.005 · 53th %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
8-7-1
+0.2 vs line
Home
3-4-1
Away
5-3
As favorite
5-6-1
As dog
3-1
O/U
12-4
+6.4 vs total
Roster
53 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | QB | 26 | 6'4" 205 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 12 | Jake Delhomme | QB | 27 | 6'2" 205 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 14 | J.T. O'Sullivan | QB | 23 | 6'2" 220 | R | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | 34 | 5'10" 193 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister | RB | 25 | 6'1" 221 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Curtis Keaton | RB | 27 | 5'10" 222 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | FB | 24 | 6'0" 246 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 48 | James Fenderson | RB | 27 | 5'9" 200 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Jerome Pathon | WR | 28 | 6'0" 182 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Lamont Hall | TE | 29 | 6'4" 260 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Boo Williams | TE | 23 | 6'4" 245 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Donte' Stallworth | WR | 23 | 6'0" 197 | R | — | ACT |
| 84 | Michael Lewis | WR | 32 | 5'8" 165 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Jake Reed | WR | 36 | 6'3" 213 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Joe Horn | WR | 30 | 6'1" 206 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 88 | David Sloan | TE | 30 | 6'6" 260 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Derrick Lewis | WR | 28 | 6'2" 185 | R | — | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Kevin Houser | C | 25 | 6'2" 250 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | C | 37 | 6'3" 300 | 13 | — | ACT |
| 63 | Wally Williams | G | 31 | 6'2" 321 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Kendyl Jacox | G | 27 | 6'2" 330 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 65 | LeCharles Bentley | G | 24 | 6'2" 299 | R | — | ACT |
| 66 | Victor Riley | T | 29 | 6'5" 328 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 67 | Bubba Miller | C | 29 | 6'1" 305 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 68 | Kyle Turley | T | 28 | 6'5" 300 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 71 | Spencer Folau | T | 29 | 6'5" 315 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Scott Sanderson | T | 28 | 6'6" 295 | 5 | — | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Allen | OLB | 24 | 6'2" 240 | R | — | ACT |
| 51 | Bryan Cox | MLB | 34 | 6'4" 250 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Sedrick Hodge | OLB | 25 | 6'4" 244 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Roger Knight | OLB | 25 | 6'0" 245 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Darrin Smith | OLB | 32 | 6'1" 236 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Travis Carroll | OLB | 25 | 6'4" 240 | R | — | ACT |
| 56 | Charlie Clemons | MLB | 30 | 6'2" 250 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 59 | J.J. Jones | LB | 24 | 6'0" 231 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Kenny Smith | DT | 26 | 6'4" 295 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Grady Jackson | DT | 29 | 6'2" 330 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Martin Chase | DT | 29 | 6'2" 310 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Darren Howard | DE | 27 | 6'3" 281 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Charles Grant | DE | 25 | 6'3" 282 | R | — | ACT |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | DE | 29 | 6'3" 285 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Norman Hand | DT | 31 | 6'3" 310 | 7 | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | FS | 30 | 5'11" 200 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Dale Carter | CB | 34 | 6'1" 194 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | CB | 30 | 5'9" 184 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | CB | 30 | 5'11" 186 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | SS | 28 | 6'0" 215 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Fakhir Brown | CB | 26 | 5'11" 192 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | FS | 25 | 5'11" 215 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Mel Mitchell | SS | 23 | 6'1" 220 | R | — | ACT |
| 43 | Keyuo Craver | CB | 22 | 5'10" 195 | R | — | ACT |
Specialists2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | John Carney | K | 38 | 5'11" 180 | 15 | — | ACT |
| 4 | Toby Gowin | P | 27 | 5'10" 167 | 5 | — | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Buccaneers | W 26-20 | +6 | +0.059 |
| 2 | vs Packers | W 35-20 | +2.5 | +0.102 |
| 3 | @ Bears | W 29-23 | -2 | +0.006 |
| 4 | @ Lions | L 21-26 | -9 | -0.016 |
| 5 | vs Steelers | W 32-29 | -3 | +0.159 |
| 6 | @ Commanders | W 43-27 | -1.5 | -0.053 |
| 7 | vs 49ers | W 35-27 | -1.5 | +0.273 |
| 8 | vs Falcons | L 35-37 | -3.5 | +0.070 |
| 10 | @ Panthers | W 34-24 | -4 | +0.048 |
| 11 | @ Falcons | L 17-24 | +1.5 | +0.082 |
| 12 | vs Browns | L 15-24 | -5.5 | -0.166 |
| 13 | vs Buccaneers | W 23-20 | +1.5 | -0.084 |
| 14 | @ Ravens | W 37-25 | -2 | +0.053 |
| 15 | vs Vikings | L 31-32 | -7 | +0.095 |
| 16 | @ Bengals | L 13-20 | -7 | -0.332 |
| 17 | vs Panthers | L 6-10 | -6 | -0.383 |