NFC South · 2025

New Orleans Saints

6-11 (3-3 NFC South · 4-8 NFC)4th in the NFC South

Last: L 17-19 at Atlanta Falcons

Rating: -3.225
Adj Off: 19.628
Adj Def: 22.816
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	36.1%27	44.7%2
Early-down pass rate	53.3%13	47.7%29
Plays per game	65.410	63.118
Time of possession	28:3327	31:453
Yards per pass attempt	5.922	5.711
Yards per rush	3.831	4.28
Starting field position	Own 3027	Own 3431

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.07927	-0.04910
Adj. EPA per play	-0.05327	-0.03410
Success rate	42.4%26	42.0%8
Passing EPA per play	-0.03627	+0.01812
Rushing EPA per play	-0.15431	-0.1312
CPOE	1.610	-0.314
Explosive play rate	5.5%32	8.1%13

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	18.028	22.516
Points per drive	1.7928	2.1110
Red zone TD rate	48.3%32	58.7%12
3rd down conversion	39.5%18	34.3%3
Turnovers per game	1.3523	1.2411
Sack rate	6.9%22	7.6%5
Penalties per game	6.924	6.89

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 7Wk 1	28Arizona Cardinals	L13-20	-0.06	+0.06	4.7 / 4.5	5-14 / 6-13	0 / 0
Sep 14Wk 2	11San Francisco 49ers	L21-26	-0.05	+0.09	4.6 / 5.4	4-11 / 8-15	1 / 1
Sep 21Wk 3	@1Seattle Seahawks	L13-44	-0.11	+0.11	4.1 / 6.1	5-15 / 3-9	1 / 1
Sep 28Wk 4	@3Buffalo Bills	L19-31	-0.09	+0.16	4.5 / 6.7	5-13 / 3-10	1 / 1
Oct 5Wk 5	23New York Giants	W26-14	+0.11	-0.27	5.5 / 4.9	7-15 / 3-10	0 / 5
Oct 12Wk 6	5New England Patriots	L19-25	-0.06	+0.15	5.8 / 6.0	3-9 / 6-13	1 / 0
Oct 19Wk 7	@15Chicago Bears	L14-26	-0.21	+0.08	4.8 / 6.0	3-10 / 3-12	4 / 1
Oct 26Wk 8	19Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	L3-23	-0.48	-0.16	3.9 / 3.8	8-16 / 3-13	4 / 1
Nov 2Wk 9	@2Los Angeles Rams	L10-34	-0.30	+0.31	5.7 / 6.0	2-9 / 7-14	2 / 0
Nov 9Wk 10	@27Carolina PanthersDIV	W17-7	+0.14	-0.30	6.2 / 3.5	8-17 / 3-9	0 / 3
Nov 23Wk 12	21Atlanta FalconsDIV	L10-24	-0.23	-0.11	3.8 / 5.7	5-16 / 3-12	2 / 1
Nov 30Wk 13	@26Miami Dolphins	L17-21	-0.17	-0.14	4.2 / 5.4	4-12 / 4-12	2 / 1
Dec 7Wk 14	@19Tampa Bay BuccaneersDIV	W24-20	+0.00	-0.15	5.0 / 4.4	5-11 / 3-13	1 / 1
Dec 14Wk 15	27Carolina PanthersDIV	W20-17	+0.12	+0.09	5.5 / 5.0	6-11 / 7-14	0 / 1
Dec 21Wk 16	32New York Jets	W29-6	-0.02	-0.41	5.3 / 3.1	8-17 / 2-15	1 / 2
Dec 28Wk 17	@30Tennessee Titans	W34-26	+0.20	-0.13	8.3 / 4.7	5-11 / 5-15	1 / 1
Jan 4Wk 18	@21Atlanta FalconsDIV	L17-19	-0.11	-0.24	5.2 / 3.6	5-16 / 4-14	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
6Tyler ShoughR	55%	221/327	67.6%	2384	7.3	10	6	+0.01
2Spencer RattlerYr 2	43%	174/257	67.7%	1586	6.2	8	5	-0.06

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
41Alvin KamaraYr 9	30%	131	471	3.6	1	33	-0.24
24Devin NealR	13%	57	206	3.6	2	17	-0.13
5Kendre MillerYr 3	11%	47	193	4.1	1	5	-0.06
30Audric EstiméYr 2	11%	46	198	4.3	1	12	+0.14
34Evan HullYr 3	4%	19	48	2.5	0	1	-0.38

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
12Chris OlaveWR Yr 4	17%	100	1163	11.6	9	+0.20
83Juwan JohnsonTE Yr 6	13%	77	889	11.5	3	+0.34
14Devaughn VeleWR Yr 2	4%	25	293	11.7	2	+0.43

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Carl GrandersonDE Yr 7	35	11	6.0	9	0
99Chase YoungDE Yr 6	22	11	10.0	15	2
93Nathan ShepherdDE Yr 8	23	4	3.0	13	1
90Bryan BreseeDT Yr 3	15	5	2.5	8	1
92Davon GodchauxDT Yr 9	14	2	0.0	1	1
98Jonathan BullardDE Yr 10	12	4	0.0	0	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
56Demario DavisOLB Yr 14	64	6	0.5	3
20Pete WernerLB Yr 5	50	4	2.0	5
94Cameron JordanLB Yr 15	32	15	10.5	2
58Chris Rumph IILB Yr 5	24	3	2.0	1
28Danny StutsmanLB R	25	0	0.0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
1Alontae TaylorCB Yr 4	59	11	2	0
4Kool-Aid McKinstryCB Yr 2	59	17	3	0
33Jonas SankerSAF R	46	6	2	0
21Justin ReidS Yr 8	37	6	1	0
29Quincy RileyCB R	29	10	1	1
27Isaac YiadomCB Yr 8	19	0	0	0
31Jordan HowdenSAF Yr 3	18	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
39Charlie SmythYr 2	12/16	75%	57	13/13	49

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
32Kai KroegerR	56	44.8	61	18	4