NFC South · 2003
New Orleans Saints
Record
8-8
Net EPA
+0.041est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.009
- Success rate42.3%
- EPA / dropback+0.054
- EPA / rush-0.106
- Explosive rate7.5%
- Third-down rate46.4%
- Red-zone TD rate59.5%
- Points / drive1.71
- Turnover rate2.6%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.018
- Success rate allowed41.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.018
- EPA / rush allowed-0.016
- Explosive rate allowed8.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)5.8%
- Sack rate5.8%
- Points / drive allowed1.65
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.009 · 64th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.018 · 50th %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
9-7
+0.4 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
5-3
As favorite
5-3
As dog
4-4
O/U
7-9
+0.2 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 | 27 | 6'4" 205 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 4 | Todd Bouman | QB | 31 | 6'2" 229 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 14 | J.T. O'Sullivan | QB | 24 | 6'2" 220 | 1 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Phil McGeoghan | WR | 24 | 6'2" 224 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | 35 | 5'10" 193 | 12 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister | RB | 26 | 6'1" 221 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Lamar Smith | RB | 34 | 5'11" 224 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | FB | 25 | 6'0" 246 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 48 | David Sloan | TE | 31 | 6'6" 260 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Jerome Pathon | WR | 29 | 6'0" 182 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Zach Hilton | TE | 23 | 6'8" 262 | R | — | ACT |
| 82 | Boo Williams | TE | 24 | 6'4" 245 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Donte' Stallworth | WR | 24 | 6'0" 197 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 84 | Michael Lewis | WR | 33 | 5'8" 165 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Walter Rasby | TE | 32 | 6'3" 252 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Joe Horn | WR | 31 | 6'1" 206 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 88 | Talman Gardner | WR | 23 | 6'2" 200 | R | — | ACT |
| 89 | Derrick Lewis | WR | 29 | 6'2" 185 | 1 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Kevin Houser | C | 26 | 6'2" 250 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 61 | Montrae Holland | G | 23 | 6'2" 333 | R | — | ACT |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | C | 38 | 6'3" 300 | 14 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Kendyl Jacox | G | 28 | 6'2" 330 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 68 | Victor Riley | T | 30 | 6'5" 328 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Terence Wagner | C | 24 | 6'2" 290 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | T | 32 | 6'4" 308 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | T | 24 | 6'5" 302 | R | — | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Allen | OLB | 25 | 6'2" 240 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Sedrick Hodge | OLB | 26 | 6'4" 244 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Roger Knight | OLB | 26 | 6'0" 245 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Darrin Smith | MLB | 33 | 6'1" 236 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Orlando Ruff | MLB | 28 | 6'3" 250 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Cie Grant | MLB | 25 | 6'0" 228 | R | — | ACT |
| 59 | Derrick Rodgers | OLB | 33 | 6'0" 230 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Kenny Smith | DT | 27 | 6'4" 295 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Tony Bryant | DE | 28 | 6'6" 275 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Darren Howard | DE | 28 | 6'3" 281 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Charles Grant | DE | 26 | 6'3" 282 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Howard Green | DE | 24 | 6'2" 320 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Melvin Williams | DE | 24 | 6'2" 269 | R | — | ACT |
| 97 | Johnathan Sullivan | DT | 22 | 6'3" 313 | R | — | ACT |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | DE | 30 | 6'3" 285 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Kenderick Allen | DT | 26 | 6'6" 318 | R | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | SS | 31 | 5'11" 200 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | CB | 31 | 5'9" 184 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Victor Green | SS | 35 | 5'11" 210 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Deveron Harper | FS | 27 | 5'11" 187 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Keyuo Craver | CB | 23 | 5'10" 195 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | CB | 34 | 5'10" 190 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | FS | 30 | 6'2" 218 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Fakhir Brown | CB | 27 | 5'11" 192 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | SS | 26 | 5'11" 215 | 3 | — | ACT |
Specialists2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | John Carney | K | 39 | 5'11" 180 | 16 | — | ACT |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | P | 31 | 6'4" 220 | 9 | — | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Seahawks | L 10-27 | +3 | -0.158 |
| 2 | vs Texans | W 31-10 | -8 | -0.005 |
| 3 | @ Titans | L 12-27 | +4.5 | -0.118 |
| 4 | vs Colts | L 21-55 | +1.5 | -0.265 |
| 5 | @ Panthers | L 13-19 | +7 | +0.128 |
| 6 | vs Bears | W 20-13 | -6.5 | +0.069 |
| 7 | @ Falcons | W 45-17 | -3 | +0.438 |
| 8 | vs Panthers | L 20-23 | -3 | -0.182 |
| 9 | @ Buccaneers | W 17-14 | +8 | -0.222 |
| 11 | vs Falcons | W 23-20 | -9 | -0.231 |
| 12 | @ Eagles | L 20-33 | +5.5 | +0.172 |
| 13 | @ Commanders | W 24-20 | -1 | +0.162 |
| 14 | vs Buccaneers | L 7-14 | -3 | -0.230 |
| 15 | vs Giants | W 45-7 | -7.5 | +0.257 |
| 16 | @ Jaguars | L 19-20 | +3 | +0.041 |
| 17 | vs Cowboys | W 13-7 | +1 | -0.058 |