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New Orleans Saints

NFC South

Team

Off EXP

171.48

Def EXP

-41.73

Net EXP

129.75

Record

12-4

Pythag 11.9 (+0.1)

Power Rating

95.9

#27

SRS

+8.64

SoS Rank

#28

pts: −0.4 (#20)

#28

Pts / Game

30.1

Home 31.6 · Road 28.6

Net Pts / G

+9.1

Pts Allowed / G

21.1

Home 24.8 · Road 17.4

Yds / Play

5.80

#12

Yds/Play Allowed

5.00

3rd Down %

44.7%

3rd Down % Allowed

38.2%

Scoring & Efficiency

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


Points	482	396.63	+85.38	#5
Total Yards	6023	5,744.53	+278.47	#12
Yds / Play	5.80	5.58	+0.22	#12
1st Downs	367	347.06	+19.94	#8
Turnovers	17	20.78	-3.78	#8
Fumbles Lost	9	8.44	+0.56	#19
EXP Pts	171.48	98.89	+72.59	#6

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

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


Points	337	396.63	-59.63	#5
Total Yards	4974	5,744.53	-770.53	#4
Yds / Play	5	5.57	-0.57	#5
1st Downs	320	347.06	-27.06	#6
Turnovers	26	20.78	+5.22	#4
Fumbles Lost	8	8.44	-0.44	#17
EXP Pts	-41.73	-98.89	+57.16	#8

Scoring Composition

Where New Orleans Saints's points come from. Total = 482 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	522	563.06	-41.06	#25
Pass Cmp	370	367.38	+2.63	#22
Cmp %	70.90	65.23	+5.67	#1
Pass Yds	3758	3,842.41	-84.41	#19
Yds / Att	7.20	6.84	+0.36	#10
Yds / Cmp	10.20	10.47	-0.27	#20
Adj Y/A	7.60	6.81	+0.79	#9
Adj NY/A	7.20	6.42	+0.78	#9
Pass TD	28	27.22	+0.78	#12
TD %	5.40	4.85	+0.55	#11
Pass Int	8	12.34	-4.34	#5
Int %	1.50	2.20	-0.70	#5
Sack %	5.30	5.94	-0.64	#13
Pass Rating	102.60	91.90	+10.70	#8
EXP Pts Pass	119.71	95.98	+23.73	#15

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	557	563.06	-6.06	#17
Pass Cmp	333	367.38	-34.38	#4
Cmp %	59.80	65.19	-5.39	#2
Pass Yds	3472	3,842.41	-370.41	#5
Yds / Att	6.70	7.24	-0.54	#6
Yds / Cmp	11.30	11.11	+0.19	#19
Adj Y/A	6.30	7.23	-0.93	#4
Adj NY/A	5.40	6.41	-1.01	#4
Pass TD	28	27.22	+0.78	#16
TD %	5	4.84	+0.16	#18
Pass Int	18	12.34	+5.66	#3
Int %	3.20	2.21	+0.99	#4
Sack %	7.50	5.91	+1.59	#6
Pass Rating	83.30	93.56	-10.26	#4
EXP Pts Pass	-68.29	-95.98	+27.69	#10

Team Conversions Defense

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

Special Teams

Kicking, returns, and punting summary for NO 2020. Click Details for full breakdown.

FG%

82.0%

#17 of 32

PAT%

98.0%

#2 of 32

GW FG (made/att)

1 / 1

#5 of 32

Return Yards

1,160

#5 of 32

Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

Long

53 yd

FG %

82.0%

By distance

Range (yd)	Made	Missed	%
0-19	0	0	—
20-29	5	1	83.3%
30-39	10	0	100.0%
40-49	7	2	77.8%
50-59	1	2	33.3%
60+	0	0	—

Made FG distances

20–292122232729(5)

30–3930313334353536363839(10)

40–4940414345484849(7)

50–5953(1)

Missed FG distances

20–2927(1)

40–494045(2)

50–595357(2)

Point After Touchdown (PAT)

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

PAT %

98.0%

Game-Winning Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

GWFG distances

30–3935(1)

Returns

Punt returns

Punt return yds

399

Punt avg

10.2

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return yds

761

Kickoff avg

25.4

Total return yds

1160

Punting P

Punts

Punt yards

2674

Gross avg

43.1

Net yards

2588

Net avg

41.7

Long

58 yd

Inside 20

Inside 20 %

37.1%

Touchbacks

TB %

3.2%

Blocked

Return yds allowed

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

Pressure, tackles for loss, and forced turnover summary for NO 2020.

QB Hits

113

#5 of 32

Pass Def.

#1 of 32

TFL

#6 of 32

Forced Fum.

#30 of 32

EPA & Efficiency

Expected Points Added and CPOE for NO 2020. Higher = better.

Pass EPA

+72.9

#12 of 32

Rush EPA

+19.2

#6 of 32

Recv EPA

+141.0

#12 of 32

CPOE

+2.62

#10 of 32

Air Yards & YAC

Pass distance breakdown for NO 2020 — air yards (downfield) vs yards after catch.

Pass Air Yds

3,255

#31 of 32

Pass YAC

1,911

#15 of 32

Recv Air Yds

3,255

#31 of 32

Recv YAC

1,911

#15 of 32

Discipline

Penalty totals and per-game rate for NO 2020. Lower = better; rank pills are inverted (#1 = least penalized).

Penalties

#23 of 32

Penalty Yds

1,005

#31 of 32

1st Downs Allowed

#32 of 32

Yds / Game

62.8

#31 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

Biggest offensive gains 2020 vs 2019.


Rush Yds	1738	2265	527
Rush Yds	1738	2265	527
All Purpose Yds	7430	7578	148

5-Year Trajectory

NO Off EXP, Def EXP, and Net EXP from 2018 through 2020. Trending up, down, or holding steady?

Last game — Week 17, 2020

W at CAR · 33–7

NO covered.

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Passing Profile

Team-aggregate passing-game stats for NO 2020.

Cmp %

70.9%

Pass Yds/G

234.9

#19

Pass Rating

102.6

Pass TD

#12

Pass Int

Sack Rate

5.3%

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	12-4	9-7	56.3%	10-6	62.5%	+9.1	+4.0	35	+38.0
Home	8	6-2	4-4	50.0%	6-2	75.0%	+6.9	+2.1	19	+12.5
Away	8	6-2	5-3	62.5%	4-4	50.0%	+11.2	+5.9	35	+38.0
As favorite	14	11-3	8-6	57.1%	9-5	64.3%	+8.1	+1.9	28	+20.0
As underdog	2	1-1	1-1	—	1-1	—	+16.0	+18.8	35	+38.0
Division games	6	6-0	5-1	83.3%	2-4	33.3%	+15.8	+12.5	35	+38.0
Non-division	10	6-4	4-6	40.0%	8-2	80.0%	+5.0	-1.1	28	+12.5
Pick-em (≤3)	4	3-1	3-1	—	2-2	—	+10.8	+10.8	35	+38.0
Small favorite (3-7)	7	5-2	4-3	57.1%	5-2	71.4%	+8.1	+3.4	26	+20.0
Large favorite (7+)	5	4-1	2-3	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	+9.0	-0.6	28	+11.0

Head-to-Head

Opponents faced in 2020. Avg MoV = mean margin of victory; Avg Cover = mean margin of cover (positive = team covered).


TB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2-0	2-0	1-1	+23.0	+22.5
CAR	Carolina Panthers	2	2-0	1-1	1-1	+14.5	+8.0
ATL	Atlanta Falcons	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	+10.0	+7.0
LV	Las Vegas Raiders	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-10.0	-14.0
GB	Green Bay Packers	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-7.0	-10.5
DET	Detroit Lions	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+6.0	+3.0
LAC	Los Angeles Chargers	1	1-0	0-1	1-0	+3.0	-4.0
CHI	Chicago Bears	1	1-0	0-1	1-0	+3.0	-2.5
SF	San Francisco 49ers	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+14.0	+4.5
DEN	Denver Broncos	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+28.0	+11.0
PHI	Philadelphia Eagles	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-3.0	-10.5
KC	Kansas City Chiefs	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-3.0	-0.5
MIN	Minnesota Vikings	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+19.0	+12.5

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	3	1-2	1-2	3-0	33%
Oct	3	3-0	1-2	3-0	33%
Nov	5	5-0	4-1	1-4	80%
Dec	4	2-2	2-2	3-1	50%
Jan	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%

By day of week

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

By season half

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
First half (W1-9)	8	6-2	3-5	7-1	38%
Second half (W10+)	8	6-2	6-2	3-5	75%

By surface

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Grass	6	4-2	3-3	3-3	50%
Turf	10	8-2	6-4	7-3	60%

By site role

No data.

By group

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Same division	6	6-0	5-1	2-4	83%
Same conference	6	4-2	3-3	5-1	50%
Inter-conference	4	2-2	1-3	3-1	25%

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	0-1	100%
Cool (40-59°F)	3	2-1	1-2	2-1	33%
Warm (75°F+)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%
Indoor	11	8-3	6-5	8-3	55%

By wind

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Calm (<5 mph)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%
Breezy (5-14 mph)	2	1-1	1-1	1-1	50%
Windy (≥15 mph)	2	2-0	1-1	1-1	50%
Indoor	11	8-3	6-5	8-3	55%

Streaks & Trends

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

Current streaks

Dimension	Streak	Length
SU	W	2
ATS	W	2
O/U	U	1

Longest this season

Dimension	Length
Longest SU win streak	9
Longest SU loss streak	2
Longest ATS cover	5
Longest ATS no-cover	3
Longest O streak	7
Longest U streak	5

Performance context

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
After a win	11	9-2	6-5	5-6	55%
After a loss	4	2-2	2-2	4-0	50%
On 2+ winning streak	8	7-1	5-3	3-5	62%
On 2+ losing streak	2	2-0	2-0	2-0	100%
vs winning opp.	5	2-3	1-4	4-1	20%
vs losing opp.	9	8-1	7-2	4-5	78%

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	4-1	3-2	2-3	60%
Dome	10	7-3	5-5	8-2	50%
Retractable (closed)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%

By venue type

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Domestic home	8	6-2	4-4	6-2	50%
Domestic road	8	6-2	5-3	4-4	62%

By travel distance

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Home (0 mi)	8	6-2	4-4	6-2	50%
Short (<500)	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	100%
Medium (500-1500)	5	4-1	3-2	3-2	60%
Long (1500+)	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%

By rest days

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Standard (5-7d)	11	8-3	7-4	6-5	64%
Long week (8-10d)	3	2-1	1-2	2-1	33%
Bye+ (11+d)	1	1-0	0-1	1-0	0%

Betting Profile Heatmap

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

By month

SepATS 1-23 G

OctATS 1-23 G

NovATS 4-15 G

DecATS 2-24 G

JanATS 1-01 G

By day of week

SunATS 8-513 G

MonATS 0-22 G

By season half

First half (W1-9)ATS 3-58 G

Second half (W10+)ATS 6-28 G

By surface

GrassATS 3-36 G

TurfATS 6-410 G

By site role

No data.

By group

Same divisionATS 5-16 G

Same conferenceATS 3-36 G

Inter-conferenceATS 1-34 G

By environment

OutdoorATS 3-25 G

DomeATS 5-510 G

Retractable (closed)ATS 1-01 G

By venue type

Domestic homeATS 4-48 G

Domestic roadATS 5-38 G

By travel distance

Home (0 mi)ATS 4-48 G

Short (<500)ATS 2-02 G

Medium (500-1500)ATS 3-25 G

Long (1500+)ATS 0-11 G

By rest days

Standard (5-7d)ATS 7-411 G

Long week (8-10d)ATS 1-23 G

Bye+ (11+d)ATS 0-11 G

By opponent SRS

Elite (1-8)ATS 2-24 G

Above avg (9-16)ATS 3-14 G

Below avg (17-24)ATS 2-46 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 9.8 ptsBias +4.0 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)	4-12	0.551 #3	24.8	25.9	129.77	-148.58
Carolina Panthers (CAR)	5-11	0.531 #9	21.9	25.1	81.20	-125.54
New Orleans Saints (NO)	12-4	0.459 #28	30.1	21.1	171.48	-41.73
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB)	11-5	0.488 #19	30.8	22.2	200.73	-23.90

Insights

A look at how the 2020 New Orleans Saints ranked among the league's 32 teams in efficiency: Strengths: defensive avg wr separation allowed (1st of 32), offensive stuffed rate (1st of 32), and defensive yac over expected allowed (1st of 32). Weaknesses: defensive stuffed rate forced (29th of 32), defensive avg opp time to throw (28th of 32), and defensive avg opp time to throw (28th of 32).


Drives	178	173.97	+4.03	#12
Plays / Drive	6	6.10	-0.10	#21
Yds / Drive	33.90	33.05	+0.85	#15
Points / Drive	2.67	2.21	+0.46	#6
Score %	45.50	39.95	+5.55	#7
Turnover %	9	11.38	-2.38	#7


3rd Down Att	208	202.47	+5.53	#10
3rd Down Made	93	84.31	+8.69	#8
4th Down Att	16	20.56	-4.56	#25
4th Down Made	11	11.31	-0.31	#15
Red Zone Att	68	54.69	+13.31	#2
Red Zone Scores	49	33.47	+15.53	#1


Drives	176	173.97	+2.03	#19
Plays / Drive	5.80	6.10	-0.30	#7
Yds / Drive	28.10	33.06	-4.96	#5
Points / Drive	1.93	2.21	-0.28	#7
Score %	34.70	39.94	-5.24	#7
Turnover %	13.10	11.44	+1.66	#8


Rush Att	390	431	-41	#5
Rush Yds	1502	1,902.13	-400.13	#4
Rush Y/A	3.90	4.39	-0.49	#5
Rush TD	11	16.63	-5.63	#2
EXP Pts Rush	16.28	-11.61	+27.89	#6


3rd Down Att	207	202.47	+4.53	#22
3rd Down Made	79	84.31	-5.31	#10
4th Down Att	30	20.56	+9.44	#31
4th Down Made	16	11.31	+4.69	#29
Red Zone Att	50	54.69	-4.69	#9
Red Zone Scores	34	33.47	+0.53	#17


2018	219.3	-91.3	+127.9
2019	161.3	-35.7	+125.7
2020	171.5	-41.7	+129.8

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

5-Year Trajectory

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

Other teams in NFC South