NFC South · 2007
New Orleans Saints
Record
7-9
Net EPA
+0.054est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.011
- Success rate47.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.072
- EPA / rush-0.101
- Explosive rate7.6%
- CPOE+4.63
- Third-down rate46.0%
- Red-zone TD rate69.1%
- Points / drive1.69
- Turnover rate2.7%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.006
- Success rate allowed42.3%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.106
- EPA / rush allowed-0.147
- Explosive rate allowed9.9%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.1%
- Sack rate5.4%
- Points / drive allowed1.83
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.011 · 71th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.006 · 71th %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
6-10
-3.3 vs line
Home
2-6
Away
4-4
As favorite
5-7
As dog
1-3
O/U
10-6
+3.5 vs total
Roster
57 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyler Palko | QB | 24 | 6'2" 215 | R | — | ACT |
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | 28 | 6'0" 209 | 6 | Purdue | ACT |
| 10 | Jamie Martin | QB | 37 | 6'2" 205 | 14 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Marques Colston | WR | 24 | 6'4" 231 | 1 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | 24 | 5'9" 190 | 2 | Toledo | ACT |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | WR | 24 | 6'2" 214 | R | — | ACT |
| 18 | Terrance Copper | WR | 25 | 6'0" 207 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | 25 | 5'11" 200 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | RB | 24 | 5'11" 210 | R | Illinois | ACT |
| 24 | Chris Barclay | RB | 25 | 5'10" 180 | 1 | — | TRC |
| 24 | Chris Barclay | RB | 25 | 5'10" 180 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Reggie Bush | RB | 22 | 6'0" 203 | 1 | USC | ACT |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | RB | 33 | 5'10" 213 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Mike Karney | FB | 26 | 5'11" 258 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 81 | David Patten | WR | 33 | 5'10" 190 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Eric Johnson | TE | 29 | 6'3" 252 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Billy Miller | TE | 30 | 6'3" 252 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 85 | Ronnie Ghent | TE | 27 | 6'2" 253 | 3 | — | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Jeff Faine | C | 26 | 6'3" 291 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Zach Strief | T | 25 | 6'7" 349 | 1 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 65 | Andy Alleman | G | 25 | 6'4" 302 | R | — | ACT |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | G | 32 | 6'4" 328 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Jammal Brown | T | 26 | 6'6" 313 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | G | 24 | 6'4" 318 | 1 | Bloomsburg | ACT |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | T | 23 | 6'5" 315 | R | Towson | ACT |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | C | 30 | 6'3" 318 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | T | 28 | 6'5" 315 | 4 | — | ACT |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | LB | 24 | 6'3" 249 | R | — | ACT |
| 51 | Brian Simmons | MLB | 32 | 6'3" 244 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Mark Simoneau | MLB | 30 | 6'0" 245 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Troy Evans | OLB | 31 | 6'3" 238 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Scott Fujita | OLB | 28 | 6'5" 250 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | OLB | 29 | 6'2" 245 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Matt McCoy | OLB | 26 | 5'11" 230 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Matt McCoy | OLB | 26 | 5'11" 230 | 2 | — | TRD |
| 71 | Kendrick Clancy | NT | 29 | 6'1" 305 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Will Smith | DE | 26 | 6'3" 282 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Orien Harris | DE | 24 | 6'3" 300 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Orien Harris | DE | 24 | 6'3" 300 | 1 | — | TRC |
| 94 | Charles Grant | DE | 30 | 6'3" 290 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Antwan Lake | DT | 28 | 6'4" 308 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 97 | Josh Cooper | DE | 28 | 6'3" 265 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Renaldo Wynn | DE | 34 | 6'3" 296 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Hollis Thomas | NT | 33 | 6'0" 306 | 11 | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | SS | 35 | 5'11" 200 | 13 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Jason Craft | CB | 31 | 5'10" 187 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | CB | 35 | 5'9" 185 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Josh Bullocks | FS | 24 | 6'1" 207 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 38 | Usama Young | CB | 22 | 6'0" 194 | R | — | ACT |
| 39 | Chris Reis | DB | 25 | 6'1" 215 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | 26 | 6'1" 200 | 1 | Alabama | ACT |
| 42 | Jason David | CB | 25 | 5'8" 180 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 43 | Kevin Kaesviharn | FS | 31 | 6'1" 196 | 6 | — | ACT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Gramatica | K | 33 | 5'8" 170 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 1 | Martin Gramatica | K | 33 | 5'8" 170 | 8 | — | TRD |
| 7 | Steve Weatherford | P | 26 | 6'3" 215 | 1 | Illinois | ACT |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | LS | 30 | 6'2" 252 | 7 | — | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Colts | L 10-41 | +5.5 | -0.310 |
| 2 | @ Buccaneers | L 14-31 | -5 | -0.032 |
| 3 | vs Titans | L 14-31 | -4.5 | -0.383 |
| 5 | vs Panthers | L 13-16 | -3.5 | -0.033 |
| 6 | @ Seahawks | W 28-17 | +5.5 | +0.129 |
| 7 | vs Falcons | W 22-16 | -9 | +0.066 |
| 8 | @ 49ers | W 31-10 | -1 | +0.246 |
| 9 | vs Jaguars | W 41-24 | -3.5 | +0.247 |
| 10 | vs Rams | L 29-37 | -10.5 | +0.067 |
| 11 | @ Texans | L 10-23 | +1 | -0.191 |
| 12 | @ Panthers | W 31-6 | -3 | +0.147 |
| 13 | vs Buccaneers | L 23-27 | -5.5 | -0.049 |
| 14 | @ Falcons | W 34-14 | -4 | +0.237 |
| 15 | vs Cardinals | W 31-24 | -4 | +0.147 |
| 16 | vs Eagles | L 23-38 | -3 | -0.027 |
| 17 | @ Bears | L 25-33 | +1 | -0.076 |