NFC South · 2023

New Orleans Saints

9-8 (4-2 NFC South · 6-6 NFC)2nd in the NFC South

Last: W 48-17 vs Atlanta Falcons

Rating: +2.39
Adj Off: 23.29
Adj Def: 21.09
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	40.3%11	38.6%16
Early-down pass rate	50.4%22	50.7%24
Plays per game	66.811	64.222
Time of possession	31:107	28:4528
Yards per pass attempt	6.215	5.912
Yards per rush	3.929	4.625
Starting field position	Own 312	Own 273

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.01114	-0.0845
Adj. EPA per play	-0.01414	-0.0525
Success rate	42.4%16	39.6%3
Passing EPA per play	+0.05514	-0.0258
Rushing EPA per play	-0.10817	-0.1783
CPOE	1.910	-4.73
Explosive play rate	7.9%23	9.3%26

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	23.69	19.28
Points per drive	2.1713	1.808
Red zone TD rate	58.6%13	54.2%9
3rd down conversion	38.7%15	34.5%4
Turnovers per game	1.069	1.654
Sack rate	5.2%7	5.1%30
Penalties per game	5.614	6.011

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 10Wk 1	25Tennessee Titans	W16-15	-0.07	-0.18	5.7 / 4.8	7-16 / 2-12	2 / 3
Sep 18Wk 2	@31Carolina PanthersDIV	W20-17	+0.05	-0.11	4.9 / 4.2	7-16 / 4-14	1 / 1
Sep 24Wk 3	@7Green Bay Packers	L17-18	-0.08	+0.01	4.2 / 5.1	4-14 / 8-18	0 / 1
Oct 1Wk 4	11Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L9-26	-0.32	+0.07	3.3 / 5.5	5-14 / 8-15	3 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	@27New England Patriots	W34-0	+0.01	-0.72	4.7 / 3.1	5-15 / 1-14	0 / 3
Oct 15Wk 6	@19Houston Texans	L13-20	+0.03	+0.05	5.5 / 5.0	6-15 / 4-11	1 / 1
Oct 19Wk 7	14Jacksonville Jaguars	L24-31	-0.14	+0.01	4.7 / 6.3	3-18 / 2-11	2 / 1
Oct 29Wk 8	@23Indianapolis Colts	W38-27	+0.33	+0.07	7.9 / 5.5	6-12 / 7-16	1 / 1
Nov 5Wk 9	22Chicago Bears	W24-17	-0.04	-0.17	5.0 / 5.8	7-14 / 6-12	0 / 5
Nov 12Wk 10	@18Minnesota Vikings	L19-27	-0.03	+0.08	4.5 / 5.7	4-14 / 6-15	2 / 0
Nov 26Wk 12	@26Atlanta FalconsDIV	L15-24	-0.07	+0.05	6.7 / 6.5	6-14 / 4-8	2 / 2
Dec 3Wk 13	6Detroit Lions	L28-33	-0.04	+0.16	5.5 / 6.3	6-12 / 6-13	2 / 0
Dec 10Wk 14	31Carolina PanthersDIV	W28-6	-0.19	-0.32	4.2 / 3.8	3-10 / 8-20	1 / 2
Dec 17Wk 15	30New York Giants	W24-6	+0.10	-0.31	5.5 / 3.2	6-12 / 2-16	0 / 0
Dec 21Wk 16	@12Los Angeles Rams	L22-30	-0.07	+0.20	5.9 / 7.0	5-11 / 4-12	1 / 0
Dec 31Wk 17	@11Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W23-13	+0.07	-0.10	4.7 / 7.0	8-18 / 2-8	0 / 4
Jan 7Wk 18	26Atlanta FalconsDIV	W48-17	+0.22	-0.32	6.1 / 6.5	3-10 / 4-11	0 / 3

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
4Derek CarrYr 10	90%	375/548	68.4%	3878	7.1	25	8	+0.01
2Jameis WinstonYr 9	8%	25/47	53.2%	264	5.6	2	3	-0.26

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
41Alvin KamaraYr 7	38%	180	694	3.9	5	75	+0.01
21Jamaal WilliamsYr 7	22%	106	306	2.9	1	18	-0.27
25Kendre MillerR	9%	41	156	3.8	1	10	+0.05

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
12Chris OlaveWR Yr 2	14%	87	1123	12.9	5	+0.31
22Rashid ShaheedWR Yr 2	8%	46	719	15.6	5	+0.13
13Michael ThomasWR Yr 8	6%	39	448	11.5	1	+0.20
83Juwan JohnsonTE Yr 4	6%	37	368	9.9	4	-0.08
7Taysom HillTE Yr 7	5%	33	291	8.8	2	+0.14
87Foster MoreauTE Yr 5	3%	21	193	9.2	1	+0.34

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Carl GrandersonDE Yr 5	44	14	8.5	20	1
93Nathan ShepherdDE Yr 6	26	3	3.0	8	0
99Khalen SaundersDT Yr 5	24	1	0.0	2	0
90Bryan BreseeDT R	12	6	4.5	9	0
92Tanoh KpassagnonDE Yr 7	12	4	3.5	9	0
97Malcolm RoachDT Yr 4	13	3	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
56Demario DavisOLB Yr 12	74	11	6.5	4	0
20Pete WernerLB Yr 3	60	4	0.5	1	1
53Zack BaunLB Yr 4	20	4	2.0	2	1
94Cameron JordanLB Yr 13	20	2	2.0	3	0
45Nephi SewellLB Yr 2	11	2	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
29Paulson AdeboCB Yr 3	60	18	4	2
1Alontae TaylorCB Yr 2	56	14	2	1
32Tyrann MathieuFS Yr 11	50	9	4	0
23Marshon LattimoreCB Yr 7	39	8	1	0
6Marcus MayeFS Yr 7	27	2	2	0
27Isaac YiadomCB Yr 6	25	14	1	0
31Jordan HowdenSAF R	23	5	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
19Blake GrupeR	30/37	81%	55	40/40	130

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
39Lou HedleyR	75	43.0	62	31	4