NFC South · 2019

New Orleans Saints

13-3 (5-1 NFC South · 9-3 NFC)1st in the NFC South · No. 3 seed

Last: L 20-26 vs Minnesota Vikings (OT)

Rating: +5.94
Adj Off: 26.93
Adj Def: 21.19
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	37.1%16	30.5%31
Early-down pass rate	60.2%3	52.8%17
Plays per game	65.121	65.818
Time of possession	32:283	27:2530
Yards per pass attempt	7.08	5.910
Yards per rush	4.516	4.313
Starting field position	Own 323	Own 274

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0814	-0.03610
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0566	-0.03710
Success rate	46.9%5	41.7%10
Passing EPA per play	+0.1716	+0.04313
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0719	-0.2173
CPOE	4.13	-1.811
Explosive play rate	9.3%12	8.5%16

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	28.63	21.313
Points per drive	2.369	2.2719
Red zone TD rate	65.3%9	62.9%19
3rd down conversion	42.2%10	34.8%6
Turnovers per game	0.501	1.4410
Sack rate	3.8%4	7.0%8
Penalties per game	7.527	5.830

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 9Wk 1	19Houston Texans	W30-28	+0.23	+0.25	8.1 / 7.0	7-11 / 7-13	1 / 1
Sep 15Wk 2	@9Los Angeles Rams	L9-27	-0.23	+0.10	4.3 / 6.6	4-13 / 5-13	1 / 1
Sep 22Wk 3	@10Seattle Seahawks	W33-27	+0.06	-0.01	5.2 / 6.8	3-11 / 5-14	0 / 2
Sep 29Wk 4	7Dallas Cowboys	W12-10	-0.15	-0.14	4.3 / 4.8	6-14 / 4-11	1 / 3
Oct 6Wk 5	18Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W31-24	+0.14	+0.04	6.9 / 4.6	8-15 / 3-11	1 / 0
Oct 13Wk 6	@25Jacksonville Jaguars	W13-6	+0.02	-0.22	5.2 / 4.2	5-13 / 4-14	0 / 1
Oct 20Wk 7	@16Chicago Bears	W36-25	+0.18	-0.22	5.9 / 4.0	7-15 / 2-12	0 / 2
Oct 27Wk 8	24Arizona Cardinals	W31-9	+0.20	-0.33	7.3 / 4.8	7-12 / 2-12	1 / 0
Nov 10Wk 10	13Atlanta FalconsDIV	L9-26	-0.28	+0.03	5.1 / 4.5	3-12 / 6-15	0 / 1
Nov 17Wk 11	@18Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W34-17	+0.14	-0.14	5.3 / 5.5	7-13 / 5-13	0 / 4
Nov 24Wk 12	28Carolina PanthersDIV	W34-31	+0.07	+0.19	7.2 / 5.0	4-10 / 5-13	2 / 0
Nov 28Wk 13	@13Atlanta FalconsDIV	W26-18	-0.01	-0.15	5.8 / 4.1	2-10 / 6-16	0 / 3
Dec 8Wk 14	5San Francisco 49ers	L46-48	+0.13	+0.37	6.6 / 8.3	5-11 / 6-12	1 / 1
Dec 16Wk 15	20Indianapolis Colts	W34-7	+0.26	-0.14	7.1 / 3.9	5-9 / 3-12	0 / 0
Dec 22Wk 16	@6Tennessee Titans	W38-28	+0.16	+0.04	6.0 / 6.8	4-12 / 5-13	0 / 1
Dec 29Wk 17	@28Carolina PanthersDIV	W42-10	+0.31	-0.31	6.1 / 4.8	4-11 / 5-16	0 / 3
Jan 5WC	8Minnesota Vikings	L20-26OT	-0.12	-0.01	6.0 / 5.0	4-11 / 10-18	2 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
9Drew BreesYr 19	65%	281/378	74.3%	2979	7.9	27	4	+0.24
5Teddy BridgewaterYr 6	34%	133/196	67.9%	1384	7.1	9	2	+0.03

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
41Alvin KamaraYr 3	42%	171	797	4.7	5	81	-0.06
28Latavius MurrayYr 7	36%	146	637	4.4	5	34	-0.03

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
13Michael ThomasWR Yr 4	26%	149	1725	11.6	9	+0.52
87Jared CookTE Yr 11	7%	43	705	16.4	9	+0.56
19Ted GinnWR Yr 13	5%	30	421	14.0	2	+0.09
89Josh HillTE Yr 7	4%	25	226	9.0	3	+0.24
7Taysom HillTE Yr 3	3%	19	234	12.3	6	+0.41
10Tre'Quan SmithWR Yr 2	3%	18	234	13.0	5	+0.62

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93David OnyemataDT Yr 4	22	3	3.0	11	0
90Malcom BrownDT Yr 5	18	5	2.0	5	0
92Marcus DavenportDE Yr 2	15	5	6.0	16	3
99Shy TuttleDT R	8	3	2.0	3	0
96Carl GrandersonDE R	8	2	1.0	2	0
98Sheldon RankinsDT Yr 4	7	2	2.0	5	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
56Demario DavisOLB Yr 8	87	10	4.0	12	1
53A.J. KleinOLB Yr 7	47	5	2.5	2	1
94Cameron JordanLB Yr 9	37	15	15.5	3	0
54Kiko AlonsoOLB Yr 7	25	3	0.0	1	0
52Craig RobertsonLB Yr 9	20	2	1.0	1	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
24Vonn BellS Yr 4	66	5	1	2
25Eli AppleCB Yr 4	53	4	0	1
20Janoris JenkinsCB Yr 8	50	16	5	0
23Marshon LattimoreCB Yr 3	46	14	1	0
43Marcus WilliamsFS Yr 3	40	13	4	1
22C.J. Gardner-JohnsonSAF R	38	8	1	1
26P.J. WilliamsS Yr 5	34	4	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Wil LutzYr 4	32/36	89%	58	48/49	144

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Thomas MorsteadYr 11	60	46.2	64	29	1