NFC South · 2021
New Orleans Saints
Record
9-8
Net EPA
+0.045est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.063
- Success rate41.1%
- EPA / dropback+0.003
- EPA / rush-0.147
- Explosive rate7.0%
- CPOE-5.00
- Third-down rate36.1%
- Red-zone TD rate64.1%
- Points / drive1.88
- Turnover rate1.6%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.101
- Success rate allowed39.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.070
- EPA / rush allowed-0.157
- Explosive rate allowed7.9%
- Pressure rate (proxy)21.8%
- Sack rate6.4%
- Points / drive allowed1.54
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.063 · 23th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.101 · 5th %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
9-8
+1.8 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
6-3
As favorite
4-4
As dog
5-4
O/U
6-10-1
-2.3 vs total
Roster
88 players
48 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks6
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jameis Winston | QB | 27 | 6'4" 231 | 6 | Florida State | RES |
| 6 | Blake Bortles | QB | 29 | 6'5" 236 | 7 | Central Florida | DEV |
| 7 | Taysom Hill | QB | 31 | 6'2" 221 | 4 | Brigham Young | ACT |
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | 42 | 6'0" 209 | 20 | Purdue | RET |
| 15 | Trevor Siemian | QB | 31 | 6'3" 220 | 6 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 16 | Ian Book | QB | 23 | 6'0" 212 | R | Notre Dame | INA |
Backs & receivers23
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquez Callaway | WR | 23 | 6'2" 204 | 1 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 10 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 25 | 6'2" 210 | 3 | Central Florida | ACT |
| 11 | Deonte Harris | WR | 25 | 5'6" 170 | 2 | Assumption | ACT |
| 12 | Kenny Stills | WR | 29 | 6'1" 202 | 8 | Oklahoma | INA |
| 13 | Michael Thomas | WR | 28 | 6'3" 212 | 5 | Ohio State | RES |
| 14 | Mark Ingram | RB | 33 | 5'9" 215 | 10 | Alabama | INA |
| 17 | Kevin White | WR | 29 | 6'3" 216 | 6 | West Virginia | DEV |
| 18 | Easop Winston | WR | 26 | 6'0" 190 | 1 | Washington State | DEV |
| 24 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 27 | 6'1" 223 | 5 | Washington | ACT |
| 34 | Tony Jones | RB | 25 | 5'11" 225 | 1 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 36 | Josh Adams | RB | 26 | 6'2" 225 | 3 | Notre Dame | TRC |
| 41 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 26 | 5'10" 215 | 4 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 45 | Garrett Griffin | TE | 27 | 6'4" 240 | 5 | Air Force | RES |
| 46 | Adam Prentice | RB | 24 | 6'0" 245 | R | South Carolina | ACT |
| 80 | Chris Hogan | WR | 35 | 6'1" 210 | 10 | Monmouth, N.J. | RET |
| 80 | Kawaan Baker | WR | 23 | 6'1" 215 | R | South Alabama | DEV |
| 81 | Nick Vannett | TE | 28 | 6'6" 261 | 5 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 82 | Adam Trautman | TE | 24 | 6'5" 253 | 1 | Dayton | ACT |
| 83 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 26 | 6'4" 231 | 1 | Oregon | ACT |
| 84 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR | 23 | 6'4" 225 | 2 | Texas | ACT |
| 86 | Ethan Wolf | TE | 27 | 6'6" 255 | 3 | Tennessee | DEV |
| 88 | Ty Montgomery | WR | 28 | 6'0" 216 | 6 | Stanford | ACT |
| 89 | Dylan Soehner | TE | 25 | 6'6" 272 | R | Iowa State | RES |
Offensive line17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Cesar Ruiz | OL | 22 | 6'4" 319 | 1 | Michigan | ACT |
| 63 | Jerald Hawkins | OL | 29 | 6'6" 305 | 5 | Louisiana State | DEV |
| 63 | Cohl Cabral | OL | 23 | 6'5" 295 | 1 | Arizona State | DEV |
| 64 | Will Clapp | OL | 27 | 6'5" 311 | 3 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 65 | Caleb Benenoch | OL | 27 | 6'5" 305 | 5 | UCLA | RES |
| 66 | Forrest Lamp | OL | 27 | 6'4" 309 | 4 | Western Kentucky | DEV |
| 67 | Landon Young | OL | 24 | 6'7" 305 | R | Kentucky | RES |
| 71 | Ryan Ramczyk | OL | 27 | 6'6" 314 | 4 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 72 | Terron Armstead | OL | 30 | 6'5" 304 | 8 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | INA |
| 73 | Ethan Greenidge | OL | 25 | 6'4" 335 | 2 | Villanova | RES |
| 74 | James Hurst | OL | 31 | 6'5" 310 | 7 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 75 | Andrus Peat | OL | 29 | 6'7" 316 | 6 | Stanford | RES |
| 76 | Calvin Throckmorton | OL | 25 | 6'5" 318 | 1 | Oregon | ACT |
| 77 | James Carpenter | OL | 32 | 6'5" 321 | 10 | Alabama | ACT |
| 78 | Erik McCoy | OL | 24 | 6'4" 315 | 2 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 79 | Jordan Mills | OL | 32 | 6'5" 316 | 8 | Louisiana Tech | ACT |
| — | Alex Hoffman | OL | — | 6'6" 295 | R | Carroll, Mont. | RET |
Defensive front23
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kwon Alexander | LB | 27 | 6'1" 227 | 6 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 20 | Pete Werner | LB | 22 | 6'3" 242 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 42 | Chase Hansen | LB | 28 | 6'3" 220 | 2 | Utah | DEV |
| 50 | Andrew Dowell | LB | 26 | 6'1" 225 | 2 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 52 | Braxton Hoyett | DL | 25 | 6'2" 302 | 2 | Mississippi State | DEV |
| 53 | Zack Baun | LB | 26 | 6'3" 235 | 1 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 55 | Kaden Elliss | LB | 26 | 6'3" 240 | 2 | Idaho | ACT |
| 56 | Demario Davis | LB | 32 | 6'2" 248 | 9 | Arkansas State | ACT |
| 57 | Jalyn Holmes | DL | 25 | 6'5" 283 | 3 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 59 | Sharif Finch | LB | 27 | 6'4" 250 | 3 | Temple | DEV |
| 70 | Christian Ringo | DL | 29 | 6'1" 298 | 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | ACT |
| 77 | Jalen Dalton | DL | 24 | 6'6" 288 | 2 | North Carolina | RES |
| 90 | Tanoh Kpassagnon | DL | 27 | 6'7" 289 | 4 | Villanova | RES |
| 91 | Ethan Westbrooks | DL | 32 | 6'4" 287 | 7 | West Texas A&M | DEV |
| 92 | Marcus Davenport | DL | 26 | 6'6" 265 | 3 | Texas-San Antonio | ACT |
| 93 | David Onyemata | DL | 30 | 6'4" 300 | 5 | Manitoba, Can. | ACT |
| 94 | Cameron Jordan | DL | 32 | 6'4" 287 | 10 | California | ACT |
| 95 | Ryan Glasgow | DL | 29 | 6'3" 302 | 4 | Michigan | RET |
| 95 | Albert Huggins | DL | 24 | 6'3" 305 | 2 | Clemson | RES |
| 96 | Carl Granderson | DL | 26 | 6'5" 261 | 2 | Wyoming | ACT |
| 97 | Malcolm Roach | DL | 23 | 6'3" 290 | 1 | Texas | ACT |
| 98 | Payton Turner | DL | 22 | 6'6" 270 | R | Houston | RES |
| 99 | Shy Tuttle | DL | 27 | 6'3" 300 | 2 | Tennessee | ACT |
Secondary15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Patrick Robinson | DB | 35 | 5'11" 191 | 11 | Florida State | RET |
| 21 | Bradley Roby | DB | 29 | 5'11" 194 | 7 | Ohio State | INA |
| 22 | Chauncey Gardner-Johnson | DB | 25 | 5'11" 208 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
| 23 | Marshon Lattimore | DB | 25 | 6'0" 192 | 4 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 25 | Ken Crawley | DB | 28 | 6'1" 180 | 5 | Colorado | ACT |
| 26 | P.J. Williams | DB | 28 | 6'0" 196 | 6 | Florida State | INA |
| 27 | Malcolm Jenkins | DB | 35 | 6'0" 204 | 12 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 29 | Paulson Adebo | DB | 22 | 6'1" 193 | R | Stanford | ACT |
| 32 | Bryce Thompson | DB | 23 | 5'11" 190 | R | Tennessee | DEV |
| 35 | KeiVarae Russell | DB | 29 | 5'11" 196 | 5 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 36 | Jordan Miller | DB | 24 | 6'2" 190 | 2 | Washington | DEV |
| 37 | Dylan Mabin | DB | 25 | 6'1" 195 | 2 | Fordham | DEV |
| 38 | Jeff Heath | DB | 30 | 6'1" 212 | 8 | Saginaw Valley State | ACT |
| 43 | Marcus Williams | DB | 26 | 6'1" 195 | 4 | Utah | ACT |
| 48 | J.T. Gray | DB | 25 | 6'0" 202 | 3 | Mississippi State | ACT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wil Lutz | K | 27 | 5'11" 184 | 5 | Georgia State | RES |
| 4 | Blake Gillikin | P | 23 | 6'2" 196 | 1 | Penn State | ACT |
| 19 | Brett Maher | K | 33 | 6'0" 185 | 8 | Nebraska | ACT |
| 49 | Zach Wood | LS | 28 | 6'3" 255 | 5 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Packers | W 38-3 | +4 | +0.316 |
| 2 | @ Panthers | L 7-26 | -3 | -0.495 |
| 3 | @ Patriots | W 28-13 | +3 | +0.066 |
| 4 | vs Giants | L 21-27 | -7.5 | +0.078 |
| 5 | @ Commanders | W 33-22 | -2.5 | +0.151 |
| 7 | @ Seahawks | W 13-10 | -6 | -0.114 |
| 8 | vs Buccaneers | W 36-27 | +4 | +0.091 |
| 9 | vs Falcons | L 25-27 | -7 | -0.042 |
| 10 | @ Titans | L 21-23 | +3 | +0.121 |
| 11 | @ Eagles | L 29-40 | +2.5 | -0.156 |
| 12 | vs Bills | L 6-31 | +7 | -0.330 |
| 13 | vs Cowboys | L 17-27 | +6 | -0.285 |
| 14 | @ Jets | W 30-9 | -4.5 | +0.147 |
| 15 | @ Buccaneers | W 9-0 | +11.5 | -0.296 |
| 16 | vs Dolphins | L 3-20 | +3 | -0.661 |
| 17 | vs Panthers | W 18-10 | -7 | -0.134 |
| 18 | @ Falcons | W 30-20 | -4.5 | +0.164 |