NFC South · 2012
New Orleans Saints
Record
7-9
Net EPA
+0.031est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.094
- Success rate47.2%
- EPA / dropback+0.160
- EPA / rush-0.039
- Explosive rate8.9%
- CPOE+0.89
- Third-down rate43.1%
- Red-zone TD rate73.6%
- Points / drive2.17
- Turnover rate2.1%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.095
- Success rate allowed45.4%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.161
- EPA / rush allowed-0.007
- Explosive rate allowed11.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.1%
- Sack rate4.4%
- Points / drive allowed1.97
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.094 · 78th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.095 · 91th %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
-0.7 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
4-4
As favorite
5-4
As dog
3-4
O/U
10-6
+4.2 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 | 33 | 6'0" 209 | 11 | Purdue | ACT |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | QB | 27 | 6'0" 225 | 3 | Missouri | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Marques Colston | WR | 29 | 6'4" 225 | 6 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 13 | Joe Morgan | WR | 24 | 6'1" 184 | 1 | Walsh | ACT |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | WR | 29 | 6'0" 189 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | 29 | 5'9" 190 | 7 | Toledo | ACT |
| 18 | Saalim Hakim | WR | 22 | 5'11" 188 | R | Palomar Coll. CA (J.C.) | ACT |
| 18 | Saalim Hakim | WR | 22 | 5'11" 188 | R | Palomar Coll. CA (J.C.) | TRD |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | 30 | 5'11" 200 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Mark Ingram | RB | 24 | 5'9" 215 | 1 | Alabama | ACT |
| 29 | Chris Ivory | RB | 24 | 6'0" 222 | 2 | Tiffin University | ACT |
| 39 | Travaris Cadet | RB | 23 | 6'1" 210 | R | Appalachian State | ACT |
| 43 | Darren Sproles | RB | 29 | 5'6" 190 | 7 | Kansas State | ACT |
| 45 | Jed Collins | FB | 26 | 6'1" 255 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Jimmy Graham | TE | 27 | 6'7" 265 | 2 | Miami | ACT |
| 81 | Mike Higgins | TE | 26 | 6'5" 242 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 85 | David Thomas | TE | 29 | 6'3" 248 | 6 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Brian De La Puente | C | 27 | 6'3" 306 | 4 | California | ACT |
| 64 | Zach Strief | T | 30 | 6'7" 320 | 6 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 65 | Ricky Henry | G | 25 | 6'4" 310 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 66 | Ben Grubbs | G | 28 | 6'3" 310 | 5 | Auburn | ACT |
| 68 | William Robinson | T | 29 | 6'5" 305 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 69 | Eric Olsen | G | 24 | 6'3" 305 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | G | 29 | 6'4" 318 | 6 | Bloomsburg | ACT |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | T | 28 | 6'5" 315 | 5 | Towson | ACT |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Curtis Lofton | MLB | 26 | 6'0" 241 | 4 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma | MLB | 30 | 6'1" 230 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Jonathan Casillas | OLB | 25 | 6'1" 227 | 3 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 53 | Ramon Humber | OLB | 25 | 5'11" 232 | 3 | North Dakota State | ACT |
| 54 | Will Herring | OLB | 29 | 6'3" 241 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 57 | David Hawthorne | OLB | 27 | 6'0" 245 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | OLB | 34 | 6'2" 245 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Tyrunn Walker | DT | 22 | 6'3" 294 | R | Tulsa | ACT |
| 76 | Akiem Hicks | DT | 24 | 6'5" 324 | R | Regina, Can. | ACT |
| 77 | Brodrick Bunkley | DT | 30 | 6'2" 306 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Turk McBride | DE | 27 | 6'2" 278 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Will Smith | DE | 31 | 6'3" 282 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Junior Galette | DE | 24 | 6'2" 258 | 2 | Stillman | ACT |
| 94 | Cameron Jordan | DE | 23 | 6'4" 287 | 1 | California | ACT |
| 95 | Martez Wilson | DE | 25 | 6'4" 252 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Tom Johnson | DT | 28 | 6'3" 288 | 6 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | DT | 27 | 6'1" 307 | 4 | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | A.J. Davis | DB | 23 | 6'0" 183 | R | — | ACT |
| 21 | Patrick Robinson | CB | 26 | 5'11" 191 | 2 | Florida State | ACT |
| 25 | Rafael Bush | SS | 25 | 5'11" 200 | 2 | South Carolina State | ACT |
| 32 | Johnny Patrick | CB | 24 | 5'11" 191 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Jabari Greer | CB | 30 | 5'11" 180 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Jerico Nelson | DB | 24 | 5'10" 216 | R | — | ACT |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | 31 | 6'1" 200 | 6 | Alabama | ACT |
| 42 | Isa Abdul-Quddus | FS | 23 | 6'1" 220 | 1 | Fordham | ACT |
| 44 | Elbert Mack | CB | 26 | 5'10" 175 | 4 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garrett Hartley | K | 26 | 5'8" 195 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 6 | Thomas Morstead | P | 26 | 6'4" 235 | 3 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 47 | Justin Drescher | LS | 24 | 6'1" 235 | 2 | Colorado | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Commanders | L 32-40 | -9.5 | -0.050 |
| 2 | @ Panthers | L 27-35 | -3 | +0.140 |
| 3 | vs Chiefs | L 24-27 | -9 | -0.095 |
| 4 | @ Packers | L 27-28 | +7.5 | +0.225 |
| 5 | vs Chargers | W 31-24 | -3.5 | +0.153 |
| 7 | @ Buccaneers | W 35-28 | -1 | +0.319 |
| 8 | @ Broncos | L 14-34 | +6 | -0.049 |
| 9 | vs Eagles | W 28-13 | -2.5 | +0.228 |
| 10 | vs Falcons | W 31-27 | +1 | +0.199 |
| 11 | @ Raiders | W 38-17 | -6 | +0.357 |
| 12 | vs 49ers | L 21-31 | +1 | -0.330 |
| 13 | @ Falcons | L 13-23 | +3.5 | -0.173 |
| 14 | @ Giants | L 27-52 | +4 | -0.105 |
| 15 | vs Buccaneers | W 41-0 | -3.5 | +0.259 |
| 16 | @ Cowboys | W 34-31 | +1 | +0.277 |
| 17 | vs Panthers | L 38-44 | -4 | +0.156 |