NFC South · 2011
New Orleans Saints
Record
13-3
Seed
#3
Net EPA
+0.220est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.198
- Success rate51.4%
- EPA / dropback+0.305
- EPA / rush+0.014
- Explosive rate10.8%
- CPOE+7.27
- Third-down rate58.6%
- Red-zone TD rate65.1%
- Points / drive2.96
- Turnover rate1.6%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.008
- Success rate allowed42.3%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.029
- EPA / rush allowed-0.090
- Explosive rate allowed9.0%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.1%
- Sack rate4.7%
- Points / drive allowed1.75
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.198 · 95th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.008 · 57th %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
12-4
+6.7 vs line
Home
8-0
Away
4-4
As favorite
11-3
As dog
1-1
O/U
9-7
+5.2 vs total
Roster
54 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | 32 | 6'0" 209 | 10 | Purdue | ACT |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | QB | 26 | 6'0" 225 | 2 | Missouri | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Marques Colston | WR | 28 | 6'4" 225 | 5 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | WR | 28 | 6'0" 189 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | 28 | 5'9" 190 | 6 | Toledo | ACT |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | WR | 28 | 6'2" 210 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | 29 | 5'11" 200 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | RB | 28 | 5'11" 215 | 4 | Illinois | ACT |
| 29 | Chris Ivory | RB | 23 | 6'0" 222 | 1 | Tiffin University | ACT |
| 35 | Korey Hall | FB | 28 | 6'0" 236 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 43 | Darren Sproles | RB | 28 | 5'6" 190 | 6 | Kansas State | ACT |
| 45 | Jed Collins | FB | 25 | 6'1" 255 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Jimmy Graham | TE | 26 | 6'6" 260 | 1 | Miami | ACT |
| 81 | Mike Higgins | TE | 25 | 6'5" 242 | R | — | ACT |
| 84 | Tory Humphrey | TE | 28 | 6'2" 255 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Adrian Arrington | WR | 27 | 6'3" 192 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 89 | John Gilmore | TE | 33 | 6'5" 257 | 9 | — | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Brian De La Puente | G | 26 | 6'2" 306 | 3 | California | ACT |
| 64 | Zach Strief | T | 29 | 6'7" 320 | 5 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 65 | Matt Tennant | C | 24 | 6'4" 300 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Eric Olsen | G | 23 | 6'3" 305 | 1 | — | TRD |
| 70 | Eric Olsen | G | 23 | 6'3" 305 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | G | 28 | 6'4" 318 | 5 | Bloomsburg | ACT |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | T | 27 | 6'5" 315 | 4 | Towson | ACT |
| 76 | Pat McQuistan | T | 28 | 6'6" 319 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Carl Nicks | G | 26 | 6'5" 343 | 3 | — | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma | MLB | 29 | 6'1" 230 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Jonathan Casillas | OLB | 24 | 6'1" 227 | 2 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 53 | Ramon Humber | OLB | 24 | 5'11" 232 | 2 | North Dakota State | ACT |
| 56 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | MLB | 26 | 6'0" 226 | 3 | Boston College | ACT |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | OLB | 33 | 6'2" 245 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Nate Bussey | LB | 22 | 6'2" 220 | R | — | ACT |
| 90 | Turk McBride | DE | 26 | 6'2" 278 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Will Smith | DE | 30 | 6'3" 282 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | NT | 32 | 6'4" 350 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Junior Galette | DE | 23 | 6'2" 258 | 1 | Stillman | ACT |
| 94 | Cameron Jordan | DE | 22 | 6'4" 287 | R | California | ACT |
| 95 | Martez Wilson | OLB | 24 | 6'4" 252 | R | — | ACT |
| 96 | Tom Johnson | DT | 27 | 6'3" 288 | 5 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 97 | Jeff Charleston | DE | 28 | 6'4" 265 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | DT | 26 | 6'1" 307 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Aubrayo Franklin | NT | 31 | 6'1" 317 | 8 | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Patrick Robinson | CB | 25 | 5'11" 191 | 1 | Florida State | ACT |
| 22 | Tracy Porter | CB | 25 | 5'11" 186 | 3 | Indiana | ACT |
| 24 | Leigh Torrence | CB | 29 | 5'11" 179 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Malcolm Jenkins | FS | 25 | 6'0" 204 | 2 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 32 | Johnny Patrick | CB | 23 | 5'11" 191 | R | — | ACT |
| 33 | Jabari Greer | CB | 29 | 5'11" 180 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Jonathon Amaya | SS | 24 | 6'2" 190 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | 30 | 6'1" 200 | 5 | Alabama | ACT |
| 42 | Isa Abdul-Quddus | FS | 22 | 6'1" 220 | R | Fordham | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | John Kasay | K | 43 | 5'10" 210 | 20 | — | ACT |
| 6 | Thomas Morstead | P | 25 | 6'4" 225 | 2 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 47 | Justin Drescher | LS | 23 | 6'1" 230 | 1 | Colorado | ACT |
Schedule
18 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Packers | L 34-42 | +4.5 | +0.173 |
| 2 | vs Bears | W 30-13 | -4.5 | -0.001 |
| 3 | vs Texans | W 40-33 | -3.5 | +0.189 |
| 4 | @ Jaguars | W 23-10 | -9 | +0.120 |
| 5 | @ Panthers | W 30-27 | -6.5 | +0.278 |
| 6 | @ Buccaneers | L 20-26 | -6 | +0.005 |
| 7 | vs Colts | W 62-7 | -13.5 | +0.459 |
| 8 | @ Rams | L 21-31 | -13.5 | -0.107 |
| 9 | vs Buccaneers | W 27-16 | -9 | +0.198 |
| 10 | @ Falcons | W 26-23 | +1 | +0.065 |
| 12 | vs Giants | W 49-24 | -7 | +0.413 |
| 13 | vs Lions | W 31-17 | -9.5 | +0.199 |
| 14 | @ Titans | W 22-17 | -3.5 | +0.159 |
| 15 | @ Vikings | W 42-20 | -7 | +0.243 |
| 16 | vs Falcons | W 45-16 | -7 | +0.286 |
| 17 | vs Panthers | W 45-17 | -7 | +0.439 |
| WC | vs Lions | W 45-28 | -10.5 | +0.430 |
| DIV | @ 49ers | L 32-36 | -3.5 | +0.133 |