NFC South · 2009
New Orleans Saints
Record
13-3
Seed
#1
Net EPA
+0.082est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.118
- Success rate48.1%
- EPA / dropback+0.231
- EPA / rush-0.028
- Explosive rate10.3%
- CPOE+6.47
- Third-down rate45.6%
- Red-zone TD rate60.6%
- Points / drive2.36
- Turnover rate2.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.048
- Success rate allowed44.5%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.097
- EPA / rush allowed+0.025
- Explosive rate allowed8.6%
- Pressure rate (proxy)17.8%
- Sack rate5.6%
- Points / drive allowed1.45
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.118 · 88th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.048 · 33th %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
8-8
+3.2 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
4-4
As favorite
8-7
As dog
0-1
O/U
7-9
+3.5 vs total
Roster
54 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | 30 | 6'0" 209 | 8 | Purdue | ACT |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | QB | 24 | 6'0" 225 | R | Missouri | ACT |
| 11 | Mark Brunell | QB | 40 | 6'1" 217 | 16 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Marques Colston | WR | 26 | 6'4" 225 | 3 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | WR | 26 | 6'0" 189 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | 26 | 5'9" 190 | 4 | Toledo | ACT |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | WR | 26 | 6'2" 210 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | 27 | 5'11" 200 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Mike Bell | RB | 26 | 6'0" 225 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | RB | 26 | 5'11" 215 | 2 | Illinois | ACT |
| 25 | Reggie Bush | RB | 24 | 6'0" 203 | 3 | USC | ACT |
| 30 | Lynell Hamilton | RB | 24 | 6'0" 235 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Kyle Eckel | FB | 29 | 5'11" 237 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Darnell Dinkins | TE | 32 | 6'4" 260 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 84 | Tory Humphrey | TE | 26 | 6'2" 255 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 85 | David Thomas | TE | 26 | 6'3" 248 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Adrian Arrington | WR | 25 | 6'3" 192 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 88 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | 29 | 6'5" 251 | 7 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Nick Leckey | C | 27 | 6'3" 291 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Zach Strief | T | 27 | 6'7" 320 | 3 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | G | 34 | 6'4" 328 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | G | 26 | 6'4" 318 | 3 | Bloomsburg | ACT |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | T | 25 | 6'5" 315 | 2 | Towson | ACT |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | C | 32 | 6'3" 318 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Carl Nicks | G | 24 | 6'5" 343 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | T | 30 | 6'5" 315 | 6 | — | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | MLB | 26 | 6'3" 249 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma | MLB | 27 | 6'1" 230 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Jonathan Casillas | OLB | 22 | 6'1" 227 | R | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 54 | Troy Evans | OLB | 33 | 6'3" 238 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Scott Fujita | OLB | 30 | 6'5" 250 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | OLB | 31 | 6'2" 245 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Anthony Waters | ILB | 25 | 6'3" 238 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Anthony Waters | ILB | 25 | 6'3" 238 | 2 | — | TRC |
| 69 | Tony Hargrove | DT | 26 | 6'3" 272 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 90 | DeMario Pressley | DT | 25 | 6'3" 301 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Will Smith | DE | 28 | 6'3" 282 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Remi Ayodele | NT | 26 | 6'2" 318 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Bobby McCray | DE | 28 | 6'6" 260 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Paul Spicer | DE | 34 | 6'4" 295 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 97 | Jeff Charleston | DE | 26 | 6'4" 265 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | DT | 24 | 6'1" 307 | 1 | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Randall Gay | CB | 27 | 5'11" 190 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Tracy Porter | CB | 23 | 5'11" 185 | 1 | Indiana | ACT |
| 27 | Malcolm Jenkins | CB | 23 | 6'0" 204 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 28 | Usama Young | FS | 24 | 6'0" 200 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Pierson Prioleau | SS | 32 | 5'11" 188 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 32 | Jabari Greer | CB | 27 | 5'11" 180 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 39 | Chris Reis | SS | 27 | 6'1" 215 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | 28 | 6'1" 200 | 3 | Alabama | ACT |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | FS | 35 | 6'2" 210 | 12 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garrett Hartley | K | 23 | 5'8" 196 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 6 | Thomas Morstead | P | 23 | 6'4" 225 | R | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 57 | Jason Kyle | LS | 37 | 6'3" 242 | 14 | — | ACT |
Schedule
19 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Lions | W 45-27 | -14 | +0.166 |
| 2 | @ Eagles | W 48-22 | -2.5 | +0.306 |
| 3 | @ Bills | W 27-7 | -5.5 | +0.084 |
| 4 | vs Jets | W 24-10 | -7.5 | -0.152 |
| 6 | vs Giants | W 48-27 | -3.5 | +0.318 |
| 7 | @ Dolphins | W 46-34 | -6 | +0.036 |
| 8 | vs Falcons | W 35-27 | -11 | +0.038 |
| 9 | vs Panthers | W 30-20 | -12.5 | -0.018 |
| 10 | @ Rams | W 28-23 | -14 | +0.066 |
| 11 | @ Buccaneers | W 38-7 | -10.5 | +0.274 |
| 12 | vs Patriots | W 38-17 | -1 | +0.453 |
| 13 | @ Commanders | W 33-30 | -9 | +0.217 |
| 14 | @ Falcons | W 26-23 | -10 | +0.274 |
| 15 | vs Cowboys | L 17-24 | -7.5 | +0.004 |
| 16 | vs Buccaneers | L 17-20 | -14 | +0.093 |
| 17 | @ Panthers | L 10-23 | +10 | -0.266 |
| DIV | vs Cardinals | W 45-14 | -7 | +0.262 |
| CON | vs Vikings | W 31-28 | -4 | +0.059 |
| SB | @ Colts | W 31-17 | +4.5 | +0.231 |