NFC South · 2010
New Orleans Saints
Record
11-5
Seed
#5
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+0.039
- Success rate46.2%
- EPA / dropback+0.121
- EPA / rush-0.117
- Explosive rate8.0%
- CPOE+5.83
- Third-down rate48.8%
- Red-zone TD rate58.2%
- Points / drive1.88
- Turnover rate2.7%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.045
- Success rate allowed40.7%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.016
- EPA / rush allowed-0.132
- Explosive rate allowed8.6%
- Pressure rate (proxy)17.7%
- Sack rate5.6%
- Points / drive allowed1.53
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.039 · 74th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.045 · 26th %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
7-9
-0.8 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
3-5
As favorite
6-8
As dog
1-1
O/U
8-8
-2.4 vs total
Roster
59 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | 31 | 6'0" 209 | 9 | Purdue | ACT |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | QB | 25 | 6'0" 225 | 1 | Missouri | ACT |
Backs & receivers18
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Marques Colston | WR | 27 | 6'4" 225 | 4 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | 27 | 5'9" 190 | 5 | Toledo | ACT |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | WR | 27 | 6'2" 210 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | 28 | 5'11" 200 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Julius Jones | RB | 29 | 5'10" 208 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Julius Jones | RB | 29 | 5'10" 208 | 6 | — | TRD |
| 25 | Reggie Bush | RB | 25 | 6'0" 203 | 4 | USC | ACT |
| 35 | DeShawn Wynn | RB | 28 | 5'10" 232 | 3 | — | TRD |
| 35 | DeShawn Wynn | RB | 28 | 5'10" 232 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 43 | Joique Bell | RB | 24 | 5'11" 220 | R | Wayne State (Mich.) | TRD |
| 43 | Joique Bell | RB | 24 | 5'11" 220 | R | Wayne State (Mich.) | TRC |
| 43 | Joique Bell | RB | 24 | 5'11" 220 | R | Wayne State (Mich.) | ACT |
| 44 | Heath Evans | FB | 33 | 6'0" 250 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Jimmy Graham | TE | 25 | 6'6" 260 | R | Miami | ACT |
| 84 | Tory Humphrey | TE | 27 | 6'2" 255 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 85 | David Thomas | TE | 27 | 6'3" 248 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Adrian Arrington | WR | 26 | 6'3" 192 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 88 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | 30 | 6'5" 251 | 8 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Zach Strief | T | 28 | 6'7" 320 | 4 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 65 | Matt Tennant | C | 23 | 6'4" 300 | R | — | ACT |
| 71 | Charles Brown | T | 23 | 6'5" 297 | R | USC | ACT |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | G | 27 | 6'4" 318 | 4 | Bloomsburg | ACT |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | T | 26 | 6'5" 315 | 3 | Towson | ACT |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | C | 33 | 6'3" 318 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Carl Nicks | G | 25 | 6'5" 343 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | T | 31 | 6'5" 315 | 7 | — | ACT |
Defensive front18
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | MLB | 27 | 6'3" 249 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma | MLB | 28 | 6'1" 230 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Ramon Humber | OLB | 23 | 5'11" 232 | 1 | North Dakota State | ACT |
| 54 | Ramon Humber | OLB | 23 | 5'11" 232 | 1 | North Dakota State | TRC |
| 55 | Danny Clark | OLB | 33 | 6'2" 233 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | OLB | 25 | 6'0" 226 | 2 | Boston College | ACT |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | OLB | 32 | 6'2" 245 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Anthony Waters | MLB | 26 | 6'3" 238 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 69 | Tony Hargrove | DT | 27 | 6'3" 272 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Will Smith | DE | 29 | 6'3" 282 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Remi Ayodele | NT | 27 | 6'2" 318 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Junior Galette | DE | 22 | 6'2" 258 | R | Stillman | ACT |
| 94 | Kawika Mitchell | OLB | 32 | 6'1" 253 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Kawika Mitchell | OLB | 32 | 6'1" 253 | 7 | — | TRC |
| 96 | Alex Brown | DE | 31 | 6'3" 260 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 97 | Jeff Charleston | DE | 27 | 6'4" 265 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | DT | 25 | 6'1" 307 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Jimmy Wilkerson | NT | 29 | 6'2" 270 | 7 | — | ACT |
Secondary10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Tracy Porter | CB | 24 | 5'11" 186 | 2 | Indiana | ACT |
| 24 | Leigh Torrence | CB | 28 | 5'11" 179 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Malcolm Jenkins | FS | 24 | 6'0" 204 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 28 | Usama Young | FS | 25 | 6'0" 200 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Pierson Prioleau | SS | 33 | 5'11" 188 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Jabari Greer | CB | 28 | 5'11" 180 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Patrick Robinson | CB | 24 | 5'11" 191 | R | Florida State | ACT |
| 37 | Matt Giordano | SS | 29 | 5'11" 207 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | 29 | 6'1" 200 | 4 | Alabama | ACT |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | FS | 36 | 6'2" 210 | 13 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garrett Hartley | K | 24 | 5'8" 196 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 6 | Thomas Morstead | P | 24 | 6'4" 225 | 1 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 47 | Justin Drescher | LS | 22 | 6'1" 230 | R | Colorado | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Vikings | W 14-9 | -4.5 | +0.018 |
| 2 | @ 49ers | W 25-22 | -4.5 | +0.015 |
| 3 | vs Falcons | L 24-27 | -3 | +0.020 |
| 4 | vs Panthers | W 16-14 | -12.5 | -0.024 |
| 5 | @ Cardinals | L 20-30 | -6.5 | -0.197 |
| 6 | @ Buccaneers | W 31-6 | -5.5 | +0.436 |
| 7 | vs Browns | L 17-30 | -12 | -0.159 |
| 8 | vs Steelers | W 20-10 | -1 | -0.006 |
| 9 | @ Panthers | W 34-3 | -5.5 | +0.053 |
| 11 | vs Seahawks | W 34-19 | -11 | +0.264 |
| 12 | @ Cowboys | W 30-27 | -4.5 | +0.167 |
| 13 | @ Bengals | W 34-30 | -6.5 | +0.308 |
| 14 | vs Rams | W 31-13 | -9.5 | +0.030 |
| 15 | @ Ravens | L 24-30 | +1 | +0.028 |
| 16 | @ Falcons | W 17-14 | +2 | -0.123 |
| 17 | vs Buccaneers | L 13-23 | -7 | -0.103 |
| WC | @ Seahawks | L 36-41 | -9.5 | +0.173 |