NFC South · 2005
New Orleans Saints
Record
3-13
Net EPA
-0.110est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.096
- Success rate41.1%
- EPA / dropback-0.030
- EPA / rush-0.205
- Explosive rate8.1%
- Third-down rate38.7%
- Red-zone TD rate42.9%
- Points / drive1.11
- Turnover rate3.5%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.032
- Success rate allowed40.5%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.097
- EPA / rush allowed-0.036
- Explosive rate allowed9.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)5.2%
- Sack rate5.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.91
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.096 · 33th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.032 · 81th %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
5-11
-6.1 vs line
Home
2-6
Away
3-5
As favorite
1-2
As dog
4-9
O/U
7-9
-1.7 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | QB | 29 | 6'4" 220 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 4 | Todd Bouman | QB | 33 | 6'2" 226 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 5 | Adrian McPherson | QB | 22 | 6'3" 218 | R | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | 23 | 5'11" 200 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | 37 | 5'10" 193 | 14 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | RB | 31 | 5'10" 213 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Anthony Thomas | RB | 29 | 6'2" 225 | 4 | — | TRD |
| 28 | Anthony Thomas | RB | 29 | 6'2" 225 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 32 | Antowain Smith | RB | 33 | 6'2" 232 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Mike Karney | FB | 24 | 5'11" 258 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Shad Meier | TE | 27 | 6'4" 255 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Az-Zahir Hakim | WR | 28 | 5'10" 185 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Nate Lawrie | TE | 25 | 6'7" 256 | 1 | — | TRT |
| 82 | Nate Lawrie | TE | 25 | 6'7" 256 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Donte' Stallworth | WR | 26 | 6'0" 196 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Zach Hilton | TE | 25 | 6'8" 268 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Joe Horn | WR | 33 | 6'1" 213 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Lamont Hall | TE | 32 | 6'4" 260 | 7 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Ben Archibald | T | 27 | 6'3" 320 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 61 | Montrae Holland | G | 25 | 6'2" 322 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 63 | Chad Setterstrom | G | 25 | 6'3" 310 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Kendyl Jacox | G | 30 | 6'2" 325 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | G | 30 | 6'4" 328 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Jammal Brown | T | 24 | 6'6" 313 | R | — | ACT |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | T | 34 | 6'4" 315 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Jermane Mayberry | G | 32 | 6'4" 325 | 9 | — | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Terrence Melton | OLB | 28 | 6'2" 235 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Sedrick Hodge | OLB | 28 | 6'4" 246 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 53 | T.J. Slaughter | OLB | 28 | 6'0" 233 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Alfred Fincher | MLB | 22 | 6'1" 238 | R | — | ACT |
| 57 | Colby Bockwoldt | OLB | 24 | 6'1" 237 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Ronald McKinnon | MLB | 33 | 6'0" 246 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 66 | Brian Young | DT | 28 | 6'2" 298 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Rodney Leisle | NT | 24 | 6'3" 315 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Jimmy Verdon | DE | 25 | 6'3" 280 | R | — | ACT |
| 91 | Will Smith | DE | 24 | 6'3" 282 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Tony Bryant | DE | 30 | 6'6" 282 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Darren Howard | DE | 30 | 6'3" 275 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Charles Grant | DE | 28 | 6'3" 290 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Cedric Woodard | DT | 29 | 6'2" 310 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 97 | Johnathan Sullivan | DT | 24 | 6'3" 315 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | DT | 32 | 6'3" 300 | 10 | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jason Craft | CB | 29 | 5'10" 187 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | CB | 33 | 5'9" 185 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Fred Booker | DB | 27 | 5'9" 188 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Dwight Smith | FS | 27 | 5'10" 201 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Josh Bullocks | FS | 22 | 6'0" 207 | R | — | ACT |
| 33 | Joey Thomas | CB | 25 | 6'1" 190 | 1 | — | TRD |
| 33 | Joey Thomas | CB | 25 | 6'1" 190 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Mike McKenzie | CB | 29 | 6'0" 194 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Fakhir Brown | CB | 29 | 5'11" 192 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | SS | 28 | 5'11" 212 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Mel Mitchell | SS | 26 | 6'1" 222 | 3 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | John Carney | K | 41 | 5'11" 185 | 18 | — | ACT |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | P | 33 | 6'4" 228 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | LS | 28 | 6'2" 252 | 5 | — | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Panthers | W 23-20 | +6.5 | +0.152 |
| 2 | vs Giants | L 10-27 | +3 | -0.053 |
| 3 | @ Vikings | L 16-33 | +3.5 | -0.086 |
| 4 | vs Bills | W 19-7 | +1 | +0.028 |
| 5 | @ Packers | L 3-52 | +3 | -0.507 |
| 6 | vs Falcons | L 31-34 | +4 | +0.114 |
| 7 | @ Rams | L 17-28 | +5 | -0.118 |
| 8 | vs Dolphins | L 6-21 | -2 | -0.342 |
| 9 | vs Bears | L 17-20 | +2.5 | -0.238 |
| 11 | @ Patriots | L 17-24 | +10 | +0.137 |
| 12 | @ Jets | W 21-19 | -1 | +0.223 |
| 13 | vs Buccaneers | L 3-10 | +3.5 | -0.188 |
| 14 | @ Falcons | L 17-36 | +10 | -0.131 |
| 15 | vs Panthers | L 10-27 | +7 | -0.242 |
| 16 | vs Lions | L 12-13 | -3 | -0.153 |
| 17 | @ Buccaneers | L 13-27 | +13 | -0.139 |