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New Orleans Saints

NFC South

Team

Off EXP

219.25

Def EXP

-91.33

#21

Net EXP

127.92

Record

13-3

Pythag 11.9 (+1.1)

Power Rating

95.9

#27

SRS

+9.28

SoS Rank

#25

pts: −0.2 (#18)

#25

Pts / Game

31.5

Home 34.1 · Road 28.9

Net Pts / G

+9.4

Pts Allowed / G

22.1

Home 25.6 · Road 18.5

#14

Yds / Play

6.00

Yds/Play Allowed

5.70

#19

3rd Down %

44.6%

3rd Down % Allowed

41.3%

#24

Scoring & Efficiency

Percentile rank per metric. Outward = better than league. Inner circle = median (rank 16/32).


Points	504	373.50	+130.50	#3
Total Yards	6067	5,635.56	+431.44	#8
Yds / Play	6	5.59	+0.41	#7
1st Downs	377	326.94	+50.06	#5
Turnovers	16	21.75	-5.75	#3
Fumbles Lost	9	8.66	+0.34	#17
EXP Pts	219.25	66.06	+153.19	#3

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Outward = better than league. Inner circle = median.


Points	353	373.50	-20.50	#14
Total Yards	5585	5,635.56	-50.56	#14
Yds / Play	5.70	5.59	+0.11	#19
1st Downs	333	326.94	+6.06	#22
Turnovers	24	21.75	+2.25	#13
Fumbles Lost	12	8.66	+3.34	#6
EXP Pts	-91.33	-66.06	-25.27	#21

Scoring Composition

Where New Orleans Saints's points come from. Total = 504 points scored.

Offense

Drive Averages

Percentile rank per metric. Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Rushing

Rushing: Y/A × Attempts × Rush TDs (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.

Passing

Passing efficiency: Y/A × Cmp% × Pass TDs (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.


Pass Att	519	552.22	-33.22	#23
Pass Cmp	381	358.19	+22.81	#11
Cmp %	73.40	64.79	+8.61	#1
Pass Yds	4042	3,804.28	+237.72	#12
Yds / Att	7.80	6.86	+0.94	#5
Yds / Cmp	10.60	10.59	+0.01	#14
Adj Y/A	8.50	6.75	+1.75	#2
Adj NY/A	8.10	6.30	+1.80	#2
Pass TD	33	26.47	+6.53	#7
TD %	6.40	4.79	+1.61	#3
Pass Int	7	13.09	-6.09	#3
Int %	1.30	2.39	-1.09	#3
Sack %	3.70	6.88	-3.18	#4
Pass Rating	111.30	90.66	+20.64	#2
EXP Pts Pass	194.80	74.79	+120.01	#2

Team Conversions

Percentile rank per metric. Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Defense

Drive Averages Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Rushing Defense

Rush defense: Y/A allowed × Attempts faced × Rush TDs allowed (dot size). 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.

Passing Defense

Pass defense: Y/A × Cmp% × Pass TDs allowed (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.


Pass Att	573	552.22	+20.78	#11
Pass Cmp	384	358.19	+25.81	#24
Cmp %	67	64.88	+2.12	#26
Pass Yds	4302	3,804.28	+497.72	#29
Yds / Att	8.10	7.38	+0.72	#29
Yds / Cmp	12	11.38	+0.63	#27
Adj Y/A	8.20	7.28	+0.92	#27
Adj NY/A	7	6.33	+0.67	#26
Pass TD	30	26.47	+3.53	#22
TD %	5.20	4.82	+0.38	#22
Pass Int	12	13.09	-1.09	#21
Int %	2.10	2.38	-0.28	#23
Sack %	7.90	6.75	+1.15	#5
Pass Rating	100.30	93.10	+7.20	#27
EXP Pts Pass	-126.87	-74.79	-52.08	#28

Team Conversions Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Special Teams

Kicking, returns, and punting summary for NO 2018. Click Details for full breakdown.

FG%

93.0%

#4 of 32

PAT%

98.0%

#3 of 32

GW FG (made/att)

0 / 0

#22 of 32

Return Yards

717

#28 of 32

Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

Long

54 yd

FG %

93.0%

By distance

Range (yd)	Made	Missed	%
0-19	1	0	100.0%
20-29	5	0	100.0%
30-39	9	0	100.0%
40-49	11	1	91.7%
50-59	2	0	100.0%
60+	0	0	—

Made FG distances

Under 2019(1)

20–292122242629(5)

30–39303133343636373839(9)

40–494142424242434444454649(11)

50–595254(2)

Missed FG distances

40–4944(1)

Blocked FG distances

50–5950(1)

Point After Touchdown (PAT)

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

PAT %

98.0%

Game-Winning Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

No game-winning field goal attempts this season.

Returns

Punt returns

Punt return yds

157

Punt avg

6.5

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return yds

560

Kickoff avg

24.3

Total return yds

717

Punting P

Punts

Punt yards

1996

Gross avg

46.4

Net yards

1856

Net avg

43.2

Long

60 yd

Inside 20

Inside 20 %

34.9%

Touchbacks

TB %

9.3%

Blocked

Return yds allowed

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

Pressure, tackles for loss, and forced turnover summary for NO 2018.

#10 of 32

#14 of 32

#6 of 32

#4 of 32

EPA & Efficiency

Expected Points Added and CPOE for NO 2018. Higher = better.

Pass EPA

+148.6

#2 of 32

Rush EPA

-6.4

#11 of 32

Recv EPA

+167.2

#6 of 32

CPOE

+5.69

#2 of 32

Air Yards & YAC

Pass distance breakdown for NO 2018 — air yards (downfield) vs yards after catch.

Pass Air Yds

3,769

#30 of 32

Pass YAC

1,898

#17 of 32

Recv Air Yds

3,769

#30 of 32

Recv YAC

1,898

#17 of 32

Discipline

Penalty totals and per-game rate for NO 2018. Lower = better; rank pills are inverted (#1 = least penalized).

Penalties

#5 of 32

Penalty Yds

939

#15 of 32

1st Downs Allowed

#26 of 32

Yds / Game

58.7

#15 of 32

Top 10 Ranks

Where this team ranks best in the league.

Top-ranked metrics sorted by rank strength. The curve shows cumulative share — where it bends reveals the 80/20 of this team's strengths.

Bottom 10 Ranks

Where this team ranks worst in the league.

Worst-ranked metrics sorted by severity. The curve shows cumulative share — where it bends reveals the 80/20 of this team's weaknesses.

Most Improved YoY

Year-over-year not available — 2017 stats missing.

Last game — Week 17, 2018

L vs CAR · 14–33

NO failed to cover.

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Passing Profile

Team-aggregate passing-game stats for NO 2018.

Cmp %

73.4%

Pass Yds/G

252.6

#12

Pass Rating

111.3

Pass TD

Pass Int

Sack Rate

3.7%

Weekly Results vs Vegas

Each candle = one game. Open = Vegas predicted margin; close = actual margin. Green: team beat the spread. Red: didn't.

Betting Profile

ATS / SU / O/U splits by situation. NO has 16 graded games this season. Situations with fewer than 5 games show a dash for the percentage to avoid small-sample noise.

W / L / Push composition per situation, each row normalized to 100% of graded games in that bucket.


Overall	16	13-3	10-6	62.5%	7-9	43.8%	+9.4	+4.1	41	+34.0
Home	8	6-2	4-4	50.0%	5-3	62.5%	+8.5	+1.5	41	+34.0
Away	8	7-1	6-2	75.0%	2-6	25.0%	+10.4	+6.8	37	+31.5
As favorite	13	10-3	7-6	53.8%	5-8	38.5%	+10.3	+3.3	41	+34.0
As underdog	3	3-0	3-0	—	2-1	—	+5.7	+7.8	10	+12.5
Division games	6	4-2	3-3	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	+1.7	-5.4	14	+7.5
Non-division	10	9-1	7-3	70.0%	4-6	40.0%	+14.1	+9.8	41	+34.0
Pick-em (≤3)	4	4-0	4-0	—	2-2	—	+6.8	+7.8	10	+12.5
Small favorite (3-7)	5	5-0	3-2	60.0%	3-2	60.0%	+16.4	+11.0	37	+31.5
Large favorite (7+)	7	4-3	3-4	42.9%	2-5	28.6%	+6.0	-2.9	41	+34.0

Head-to-Head

Opponents faced in 2018. Avg MoV = mean margin of victory; Avg Cover = mean margin of cover (positive = team covered).


TB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	1-1	1-1	1-1	+3.0	-6.2
ATL	Atlanta Falcons	2	2-0	2-0	1-1	+10.0	+5.0
CAR	Carolina Panthers	2	1-1	0-2	1-1	-8.0	-15.0
CLE	Cleveland Browns	1	1-0	0-1	0-1	+3.0	-7.0
NYG	New York Giants	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+15.0	+11.5
WAS	Washington Commanders	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+24.0	+18.5
BAL	Baltimore Ravens	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+1.0	+3.5
MIN	Minnesota Vikings	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+10.0	+7.5
LAR	Los Angeles Rams	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+10.0	+12.5
CIN	Cincinnati Bengals	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+37.0	+31.5
PHI	Philadelphia Eagles	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+41.0	+34.0
DAL	Dallas Cowboys	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-3.0	-10.0
PIT	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1-0	0-1	1-0	+3.0	-3.5

Data coverage: 2020+ (Results & Spread scraper).

Schedule Context

Performance sliced by when, where, and against whom.

By month

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Sep	4	3-1	2-2	2-2	50%
Oct	3	3-0	3-0	1-2	100%
Nov	5	4-1	4-1	2-3	80%
Dec	4	3-1	1-3	2-2	25%

By day of week

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Thu	2	1-1	1-1	0-2	50%
Sun	12	10-2	8-4	6-6	67%
Mon	2	2-0	1-1	1-1	50%

By season half

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
First half (W1-9)	8	7-1	6-2	4-4	75%
Second half (W10+)	8	6-2	4-4	3-5	50%

By surface

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Grass	3	3-0	2-1	0-3	67%
Turf	13	10-3	8-5	7-6	62%

By site role

No data.

By group

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Same division	6	4-2	3-3	3-3	50%
Same conference	6	5-1	5-1	2-4	83%
Inter-conference	4	4-0	2-2	2-2	50%

Weather

How the team performs in cold, hot, windy, and indoor conditions.

By temperature

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Cold (<40°F)	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	100%
Cool (40-59°F)	2	2-0	1-1	0-2	50%
Mild (60-74°F)	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	100%
Indoor	11	8-3	6-5	6-5	55%

By wind

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Calm (<5 mph)	1	1-0	0-1	0-1	0%
Breezy (5-14 mph)	3	3-0	3-0	1-2	100%
Windy (≥15 mph)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%
Indoor	11	8-3	6-5	6-5	55%

Streaks & Trends

Current run, season records, and performance after specific game outcomes.

Current streaks

Dimension	Streak	Length
SU	L	1
ATS	L	3
O/U	O	2

Longest this season

Dimension	Length
Longest SU win streak	10
Longest SU loss streak	1
Longest ATS cover	9
Longest ATS no-cover	3
Longest O streak	2
Longest U streak	5

Performance context

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
After a win	13	11-2	9-4	6-7	69%
After a loss	2	2-0	1-1	0-2	50%
On 2+ winning streak	11	9-2	8-3	5-6	73%
vs winning opp.	7	6-1	5-2	4-3	71%
vs losing opp.	6	5-1	4-2	1-5	67%

Travel & Venue Context

Physical context — where games were played, how far the team traveled, and how much rest they had.

By environment

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Outdoor	5	5-0	4-1	1-4	80%
Dome	9	7-2	5-4	5-4	56%
Retractable (closed)	2	1-1	1-1	1-1	50%

By venue type

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Domestic home	8	6-2	4-4	5-3	50%
Domestic road	8	7-1	6-2	2-6	75%

By travel distance

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Home (0 mi)	8	6-2	4-4	5-3	50%
Short (<500)	3	2-1	2-1	1-2	67%
Medium (500-1500)	5	5-0	4-1	1-4	80%

By rest days

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Short week (3-4d)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%
Standard (5-7d)	10	8-2	6-4	5-5	60%
Long week (8-10d)	3	3-0	2-1	1-2	67%
Bye+ (11+d)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%

Betting Profile Heatmap

ATS performance across every context. Color = ATS%; opacity = sample size.

By month

SepATS 2-24 G

OctATS 3-03 G

NovATS 4-15 G

DecATS 1-34 G

By day of week

ThuATS 1-12 G

SunATS 8-412 G

MonATS 1-12 G

By season half

First half (W1-9)ATS 6-28 G

Second half (W10+)ATS 4-48 G

By surface

GrassATS 2-13 G

TurfATS 8-513 G

By site role

No data.

By group

Same divisionATS 3-36 G

Same conferenceATS 5-16 G

Inter-conferenceATS 2-24 G

By environment

OutdoorATS 4-15 G

DomeATS 5-49 G

Retractable (closed)ATS 1-12 G

By venue type

Domestic homeATS 4-48 G

Domestic roadATS 6-28 G

By travel distance

Home (0 mi)ATS 4-48 G

Short (<500)ATS 2-13 G

Medium (500-1500)ATS 4-15 G

By rest days

Short week (3-4d)ATS 1-01 G

Standard (5-7d)ATS 6-410 G

Long week (8-10d)ATS 2-13 G

Bye+ (11+d)ATS 1-01 G

By opponent SRS

Elite (1-8)ATS 2-13 G

Above avg (9-16)ATS 2-35 G

Below avg (17-24)ATS 4-26 G

Weak (25-32)ATS 2-02 G

ATS%:< 40%40-44%45-54%55-59%≥ 60%

Spread-Role Performance

ATS% by pre-game spread role. Tells you which roles this team handles well or folds in.

Vegas Accuracy

Vegas closing spread vs actual margin. MAE = average miss in pts; Bias = whether Vegas systematically over- or under-rated the team.

MAE 12.7 ptsBias +4.1 pts (Vegas under-rated this team)

Stat trajectory

Multi-year history with league average. Pick a stat to compare.

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Division Comparison: NFC South

This team and its three division rivals, side by side.

Team	Record	SoS	Pts/G	Pts Allowed/G	Off EXP	Def EXP
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	7-9	0.482 #23	25.9	26.4	154.23	-156.99
Carolina Panthers (CAR)	7-9	0.508 #12	23.5	23.9	117.06	-117.21
New Orleans Saints (NO)	13-3	0.482 #25	31.5	22.1	219.25	-91.33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB)	5-11	0.523 #6	24.8	29.0	127.54	-154.58

Insights

A look at how the 2018 New Orleans Saints ranked among the league's 32 teams in efficiency: Strengths: offensive stuffed rate (1st of 32), offensive epa per pass play (2nd of 32), and offensive epa per pass play (2nd of 32). Weaknesses: offensive avg time to throw (29th of 32), offensive avg time to throw (29th of 32), and defensive stuffed rate forced (29th of 32).


Drives	168	179.38	-11.38	#30
Plays / Drive	6.20	5.82	+0.38	#4
Yds / Drive	36.10	31.44	+4.66	#4
Points / Drive	2.96	2.00	+0.96	#2
Score %	51.80	36.65	+15.15	#2
Turnover %	9.50	11.71	-2.21	#5


Rush Att	471	414.75	+56.25	#5
Rush Yds	2025	1,831.28	+193.72	#7
Rush Y/A	4.30	4.42	-0.12	#19
Rush TD	26	13.72	+12.28	#1
EXP Pts Rush	21.21	-2.64	+23.85	#7


3rd Down Att	184	201.63	-17.63	#30
3rd Down Made	82	78.88	+3.13	#13
4th Down Att	16	16.84	-0.84	#19
4th Down Made	13	9.38	+3.63	#4
Red Zone Att	69	51.22	+17.78	#3
Red Zone Scores	48	30.25	+17.75	#2


Drives	164	179.38	-15.38	#1
Plays / Drive	6.10	5.80	+0.30	#29
Yds / Drive	34.10	31.41	+2.69	#27
Points / Drive	2.10	2.00	+0.10	#20
Score %	36	36.52	-0.52	#17
Turnover %	14.60	11.76	+2.84	#6


Rush Att	356	414.75	-58.75	#4
Rush Yds	1283	1,831.28	-548.28	#2
Rush Y/A	3.60	4.41	-0.81	#2
Rush TD	12	13.72	-1.72	#11
EXP Pts Rush	35.62	2.64	+32.98	#4

Scoring & Efficiency

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

Scoring Composition

Offense

Drive Averages

Rushing

Passing

Team Conversions

Defense

Drive Averages Defense

Rushing Defense

Passing Defense

Team Conversions Defense

Special Teams

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

EPA & Efficiency

Air Yards & YAC

Discipline

Top 10 Ranks

Bottom 10 Ranks

Most Improved YoY

Passing Profile

Weekly Results vs Vegas

Betting Profile

Head-to-Head

Schedule Context

By month

By day of week

By season half

By surface

By site role

By group

Weather

By temperature

By wind

Streaks & Trends

Current streaks

Longest this season

Performance context

Travel & Venue Context

By environment

By venue type

By travel distance

By rest days

Betting Profile Heatmap

Spread-Role Performance

Vegas Accuracy

Stat trajectory

Division Comparison: NFC South

Insights

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