NFC South · 2020

New Orleans Saints

12-4 (6-0 NFC South · 10-2 NFC)1st in the NFC South · No. 2 seed

Last: L 20-30 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rating: +6.93
Adj Off: 27.94
Adj Def: 21.13
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	43.8%5	35.5%28
Early-down pass rate	51.6%20	56.1%8
Plays per game	65.919	64.822
Time of possession	31:573	29:0225
Yards per pass attempt	6.810	5.75
Yards per rush	4.88	4.04
Starting field position	Own 322	Own 289

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0958	-0.0434
Adj. EPA per play	+0.06510	-0.0502
Success rate	47.7%8	43.4%7
Passing EPA per play	+0.13814	+0.0165
Rushing EPA per play	+0.0394	-0.1513
CPOE	2.610	-2.94
Explosive play rate	9.5%12	7.7%5

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	30.15	21.15
Points per drive	2.747	2.1410
Red zone TD rate	73.4%5	65.0%18
3rd down conversion	44.7%8	38.2%9
Turnovers per game	1.1310	1.565
Sack rate	4.9%13	6.7%6
Penalties per game	6.124	4.032

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 13Wk 1	1Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W34-23	-0.13	-0.03	4.2 / 4.7	5-15 / 5-13	0 / 3
Sep 21Wk 2	@25Las Vegas Raiders	L24-34	+0.14	+0.19	7.4 / 5.0	7-11 / 10-17	1 / 1
Sep 27Wk 3	4Green Bay Packers	L30-37	+0.12	+0.25	7.0 / 6.4	5-11 / 5-11	1 / 0
Oct 4Wk 4	@30Detroit Lions	W35-29	+0.29	+0.14	6.0 / 5.0	10-14 / 7-14	1 / 1
Oct 12Wk 5	20Los Angeles Chargers	W30-27OT	-0.05	+0.01	5.4 / 5.2	5-15 / 8-17	1 / 0
Oct 25Wk 7	23Carolina PanthersDIV	W27-24	+0.23	+0.29	6.4 / 6.6	12-14 / 6-9	1 / 0
Nov 1Wk 8	@16Chicago Bears	W26-23OT	+0.08	-0.04	5.6 / 4.8	2-13 / 5-15	0 / 1
Nov 8Wk 9	@1Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W38-3	+0.23	-0.48	6.3 / 4.3	9-14 / 1-9	2 / 3
Nov 15Wk 10	12San Francisco 49ers	W27-13	-0.11	-0.18	4.7 / 4.3	2-12 / 7-16	3 / 3
Nov 22Wk 11	14Atlanta FalconsDIV	W24-9	+0.04	-0.26	6.1 / 4.2	4-11 / 2-14	1 / 2
Nov 29Wk 12	@28Denver Broncos	W31-3	+0.04	-0.72	4.6 / 2.6	7-15 / 1-10	1 / 3
Dec 6Wk 13	@14Atlanta FalconsDIV	W21-16	+0.07	-0.16	5.7 / 5.3	8-17 / 5-13	1 / 1
Dec 13Wk 14	@24Philadelphia Eagles	L21-24	+0.06	+0.05	5.7 / 6.7	5-12 / 4-13	2 / 1
Dec 20Wk 15	6Kansas City Chiefs	L29-32	-0.11	+0.08	5.4 / 4.6	1-11 / 9-18	1 / 1
Dec 25Wk 16	18Minnesota Vikings	W52-33	+0.40	+0.20	8.4 / 6.0	5-9 / 3-9	2 / 0
Jan 3Wk 17	@23Carolina PanthersDIV	W33-7	+0.16	-0.38	5.5 / 5.3	6-14 / 1-9	0 / 5
Jan 10WC	16Chicago Bears	W21-9	+0.01	-0.23	5.1 / 4.9	11-17 / 1-10	1 / 0
Jan 17Div	1Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L20-30	-0.23	+0.05	4.9 / 4.8	6-11 / 8-17	4 / 0

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 20	75%	275/390	70.5%	2942	7.5	24	6	+0.15

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
41Alvin KamaraYr 4	38%	187	932	5.0	16	83	+0.06
28Latavius MurrayYr 8	30%	146	656	4.5	4	23	+0.04

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
17Emmanuel SandersWR Yr 11	12%	61	726	11.9	5	+0.41
13Michael ThomasWR Yr 5	8%	40	438	10.9	0	+0.27
87Jared CookTE Yr 12	7%	37	504	13.6	7	+0.48
10Tre'Quan SmithWR Yr 3	7%	34	448	13.2	4	+0.48
12Marquez CallawayWR R	4%	21	213	10.1	0	+0.39
11Deonte HartyWR Yr 2	4%	20	186	9.3	1	+0.47

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93David OnyemataDT Yr 5	20	8	6.5	16	0
99Shy TuttleDT Yr 2	17	1	0.0	1	0
98Sheldon RankinsDT Yr 5	13	2	1.5	9	0
96Carl GrandersonDE Yr 2	11	3	5.0	9	2
92Marcus DavenportDE Yr 3	12	3	1.5	8	0
90Malcom BrownDT Yr 6	9	2	1.0	2	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
56Demario DavisOLB Yr 9	73	10	4.0	5
58Kwon AlexanderMLB Yr 6	39	2	1.0	4
94Cameron JordanLB Yr 10	34	10	7.5	3
91Trey HendricksonLB Yr 4	22	12	13.5	1
47Alex AnzaloneMLB Yr 4	22	3	0.0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
27Malcolm JenkinsS Yr 12	69	10	3	1
22C.J. Gardner-JohnsonSAF Yr 2	52	13	1	0
23Marshon LattimoreCB Yr 4	52	11	2	0
20Janoris JenkinsCB Yr 9	44	12	3	0
43Marcus WilliamsFS Yr 4	39	7	3	0
26P.J. WilliamsS Yr 6	31	2	1	0
36D.J. SwearingerFS Yr 8	13	1	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Wil LutzYr 5	23/28	82%	53	57/58	126

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Thomas MorsteadYr 12	62	43.1	58	23	2