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New Orleans Saints

NFC South

Team

Off EXP

-11.97

#24

Def EXP

43.03

Net EXP

31.06

Record

9-8

Pythag 9.3 (-0.3)

Power Rating

95.9

#27

SRS

+2.04

#13

SoS Rank

#11

pts: +0.3 (#10)

#11

Pts / Game

21.4

Home 20.5 · Road 22.2

#19

Net Pts / G

+1.7

#15

Pts Allowed / G

19.7

Home 21.5 · Road 18.1

Yds / Play

4.90

#27

Yds/Play Allowed

5.10

3rd Down %

35.5%

#30

3rd Down % Allowed

37.1%

Scoring & Efficiency

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


Points	364	390.69	-26.69	#19
Total Yards	5177	5,840.53	-663.53	#28
Yds / Play	4.90	5.42	-0.52	#27
1st Downs	307	345.50	-38.50	#27
Turnovers	18	22.06	-4.06	#6
Fumbles Lost	5	8.31	-3.31	#2
EXP Pts	-11.97	64.59	-76.56	#24

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

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


Points	335	390.69	-55.69	#4
Total Yards	5410	5,840.53	-430.53	#7
Yds / Play	5.10	5.42	-0.32	#4
1st Downs	304	345.50	-41.50	#2
Turnovers	25	22.06	+2.94	#12
Fumbles Lost	7	8.31	-1.31	#22
EXP Pts	43.03	-64.59	+107.62	#2

Scoring Composition

Where New Orleans Saints's points come from. Total = 364 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	504	584.75	-80.75	#30
Pass Cmp	293	378.78	-85.78	#32
Cmp %	58.10	64.70	-6.60	#32
Pass Yds	3186	3,881.34	-695.34	#32
Yds / Att	6.30	6.64	-0.34	#22
Yds / Cmp	10.90	10.23	+0.67	#5
Adj Y/A	6.30	6.46	-0.16	#18
Adj NY/A	5.90	6.08	-0.18	#18
Pass TD	29	26.25	+2.75	#11
TD %	5.80	4.48	+1.32	#7
Pass Int	13	13.75	-0.75	#11
Int %	2.60	2.36	+0.24	#20
Sack %	6.80	6.31	+0.49	#21
Pass Rating	85.30	88.73	-3.43	#20
EXP Pts Pass	12.96	71.31	-58.35	#26

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	592	584.75	+7.25	#16
Pass Cmp	369	378.78	-9.78	#13
Cmp %	62.30	64.75	-2.45	#6
Pass Yds	3821	3,881.34	-60.34	#14
Yds / Att	7	7.10	-0.10	#12
Yds / Cmp	11.20	10.98	+0.22	#19
Adj Y/A	6.30	6.94	-0.64	#5
Adj NY/A	5.30	6.08	-0.78	#5
Pass TD	20	26.25	-6.25	#3
TD %	3.40	4.51	-1.11	#3
Pass Int	18	13.75	+4.25	#7
Int %	3	2.35	+0.65	#8
Sack %	7.20	6.24	+0.96	#8
Pass Rating	81.70	90.88	-9.18	#4
EXP Pts Pass	-1.74	-71.31	+69.57	#4

Team Conversions Defense

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

Special Teams

Kicking, returns, and punting summary for NO 2021. Click Details for full breakdown.

FG%

83.0%

#20 of 32

PAT%

82.0%

#31 of 32

GW FG (made/att)

0 / 0

#17 of 32

Return Yards

1,187

#6 of 32

Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

Long

52 yd

FG %

83.0%

By distance

Range (yd)	Made	Missed	%
0-19	0	0	—
20-29	8	0	100.0%
30-39	11	2	84.6%
40-49	5	0	100.0%
50-59	1	3	25.0%
60+	0	0	—

Made FG distances

20–292021232323272728(8)

30–393133333335353537373839(11)

40–494141424244(5)

50–5952(1)

Missed FG distances

30–393436(2)

50–59525658(3)

Point After Touchdown (PAT)

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

PAT %

82.0%

Game-Winning Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

No game-winning field goal attempts this season.

Returns

Punt returns

Punt return yds

349

Punt avg

10.0

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return yds

838

Kickoff avg

22.6

Total return yds

1187

Punting P

Punts

Punt yards

3956

Gross avg

47.7

Net yards

3485

Net avg

Long

63 yd

Inside 20

Inside 20 %

34.9%

Touchbacks

TB %

4.8%

Blocked

Return yds allowed

391

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

Pressure, tackles for loss, and forced turnover summary for NO 2021.

QB Hits

113

#5 of 32

Pass Def.

#7 of 32

TFL

#3 of 32

Forced Fum.

#15 of 32

EPA & Efficiency

Expected Points Added and CPOE for NO 2021. Higher = better.

Pass EPA

-32.2

#24 of 32

Rush EPA

-51.9

#29 of 32

Recv EPA

+62.9

#23 of 32

CPOE

-5.07

#30 of 32

Air Yards & YAC

Pass distance breakdown for NO 2021 — air yards (downfield) vs yards after catch.

Pass Air Yds

3,745

#32 of 32

Pass YAC

1,687

#28 of 32

Recv Air Yds

3,745

#32 of 32

Recv YAC

1,687

#28 of 32

Discipline

Penalty totals and per-game rate for NO 2021. Lower = better; rank pills are inverted (#1 = least penalized).

Penalties

#12 of 32

Penalty Yds

811

#10 of 32

1st Downs Allowed

#18 of 32

Yds / Game

47.7

#10 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 2021 vs 2020.


Punt Yds	2674	3956	1282
Punt Net Yds	2588	3485	897
Punt Ret Yds Opp	46	391	345

5-Year Trajectory

NO Off EXP, Def EXP, and Net EXP from 2018 through 2021. Trending up, down, or holding steady?

Last game — Week 18, 2021

W at ATL · 30–20

NO covered.

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Passing Profile

Team-aggregate passing-game stats for NO 2021.

Cmp %

58.1%

#32

Pass Yds/G

187.4

#32

Pass Rating

85.3

#20

Pass TD

#11

Pass Int

#11

Sack Rate

6.8%

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 17 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	17	9-8	9-8	52.9%	6-10-1	37.5%	+1.7	+1.8	35	+39.0
Home	8	3-5	3-5	37.5%	3-5	37.5%	-1.0	-0.7	35	+39.0
Away	9	6-3	6-3	66.7%	3-5-1	37.5%	+4.1	+4.1	21	+20.5
As favorite	8	5-3	4-4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	+3.2	-2.0	21	+16.5
As underdog	9	4-5	5-4	55.6%	2-6-1	25.0%	+0.3	+5.2	35	+39.0
Division games	6	4-2	4-2	66.7%	3-3	50.0%	+2.5	+1.5	10	+20.5
Non-division	11	5-6	5-6	45.5%	3-7-1	30.0%	+1.3	+2.0	35	+39.0
Pick-em (≤3)	6	2-4	3-3	50.0%	2-3-1	40.0%	-3.8	-2.8	15	+18.0
Small favorite (3-7)	3	3-0	2-1	—	1-2	—	+11.3	+6.3	21	+16.5
Large favorite (7+)	3	1-2	1-2	—	2-1	—	+0.0	-7.2	8	+1.0
Small underdog (3-7)	3	2-1	2-1	—	1-2	—	+11.3	+16.0	35	+39.0
Large underdog (7+)	2	1-1	1-1	—	0-2	—	-8.0	+1.2	9	+20.5

Head-to-Head

Opponents faced in 2021. Avg MoV = mean margin of victory; Avg Cover = mean margin of cover (positive = team covered).


CAR	Carolina Panthers	2	1-1	1-1	0-2	-5.5	-10.5
TB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2-0	2-0	1-1	+9.0	+16.8
ATL	Atlanta Falcons	2	1-1	1-1	2-0	+4.0	-1.8
GB	Green Bay Packers	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+35.0	+39.0
NE	New England Patriots	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+15.0	+18.0
NYG	New York Giants	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-6.0	-13.5
WAS	Washington Commanders	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+11.0	+8.5
SEA	Seattle Seahawks	1	1-0	0-1	0-1	+3.0	-3.0
TEN	Tennessee Titans	1	0-1	1-0	0-0-1	-2.0	+1.0
PHI	Philadelphia Eagles	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-11.0	-8.5
BUF	Buffalo Bills	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-25.0	-18.0
DAL	Dallas Cowboys	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-10.0	-4.0
NYJ	New York Jets	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+21.0	+16.5
MIA	Miami Dolphins	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-17.0	-14.0

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	2-1	2-1	0-3	67%
Oct	4	3-1	2-2	3-1	50%
Nov	4	0-4	1-3	2-1-1	25%
Dec	4	2-2	2-2	0-4	50%
Jan	2	2-0	2-0	1-1	100%

By day of week

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Thu	2	0-2	0-2	0-2	0%
Sun	13	8-5	9-4	6-6-1	69%
Mon	2	1-1	0-2	0-2	0%

By season half

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
First half (W1-9)	8	5-3	4-4	4-4	50%
Second half (W10+)	9	4-5	5-4	2-6-1	56%

By surface

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Grass	6	3-3	4-2	2-3-1	67%
Turf	11	6-5	5-6	4-7	45%

By site role

No data.

By group

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Same division	6	4-2	4-2	3-3	67%
Same conference	6	3-3	2-4	3-3	33%
Inter-conference	5	2-3	3-2	0-4-1	60%

Weather

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

By temperature

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Cool (40-59°F)	4	2-2	2-2	1-2-1	50%
Mild (60-74°F)	2	2-0	2-0	1-1	100%
Warm (75°F+)	3	2-1	2-1	0-3	67%
Indoor	8	3-5	3-5	4-4	38%

By wind

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Calm (<5 mph)	3	1-2	1-2	1-2	33%
Breezy (5-14 mph)	5	4-1	5-0	1-3-1	100%
Windy (≥15 mph)	1	1-0	0-1	0-1	0%
Indoor	8	3-5	3-5	4-4	38%

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	O	1

Longest this season

Dimension	Length
Longest SU win streak	3
Longest SU loss streak	5
Longest ATS cover	2
Longest ATS no-cover	3
Longest O streak	2
Longest U streak	6

Performance context

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
After a win	8	4-4	3-5	4-4	38%
After a loss	8	4-4	5-3	2-5-1	62%
On 2+ winning streak	3	1-2	1-2	2-1	33%
On 2+ losing streak	4	1-3	1-3	1-3	25%
vs winning opp.	6	2-4	3-3	1-4-1	50%
vs losing opp.	7	4-3	3-4	4-3	43%

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	9	6-3	6-3	2-6-1	67%
Dome	7	2-5	2-5	3-4	29%
Retractable (closed)	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	100%

By venue type

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Domestic home	8	3-5	3-5	3-5	38%
Domestic road	9	6-3	6-3	3-5-1	67%

By travel distance

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Home (0 mi)	8	3-5	3-5	3-5	38%
Short (<500)	3	2-1	3-0	1-1-1	100%
Medium (500-1500)	5	3-2	3-2	2-3	60%
Long (1500+)	1	1-0	0-1	0-1	0%

By rest days

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Short week (3-4d)	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0%
Standard (5-7d)	12	6-6	7-5	6-5-1	58%
Long week (8-10d)	2	1-1	1-1	0-2	50%
Bye+ (11+d)	1	1-0	0-1	0-1	0%

Betting Profile Heatmap

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

By month

SepATS 2-13 G

OctATS 2-24 G

NovATS 1-34 G

DecATS 2-24 G

JanATS 2-02 G

By day of week

ThuATS 0-22 G

SunATS 9-413 G

MonATS 0-22 G

By season half

First half (W1-9)ATS 4-48 G

Second half (W10+)ATS 5-49 G

By surface

GrassATS 4-26 G

TurfATS 5-611 G

By site role

No data.

By group

Same divisionATS 4-26 G

Same conferenceATS 2-46 G

Inter-conferenceATS 3-25 G

By environment

OutdoorATS 6-39 G

DomeATS 2-57 G

Retractable (closed)ATS 1-01 G

By venue type

Domestic homeATS 3-58 G

Domestic roadATS 6-39 G

By travel distance

Home (0 mi)ATS 3-58 G

Short (<500)ATS 3-03 G

Medium (500-1500)ATS 3-25 G

Long (1500+)ATS 0-11 G

By rest days

Short week (3-4d)ATS 0-11 G

Standard (5-7d)ATS 7-512 G

Long week (8-10d)ATS 1-12 G

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

By opponent SRS

Elite (1-8)ATS 3-25 G

Above avg (9-16)ATS 2-24 G

Below avg (17-24)ATS 1-12 G

Weak (25-32)ATS 3-36 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 12.6 ptsBias +1.8 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)	7-10	0.472 #26	18.4	27.0	-18.38	-136.74
Carolina Panthers (CAR)	5-12	0.509 #15	17.9	23.8	-92.10	-9.14
New Orleans Saints (NO)	9-8	0.512 #11	21.4	19.7	-11.97	43.03
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB)	13-4	0.467 #31	30.1	20.8	214.94	-14.28

Insights

A look at how the 2021 New Orleans Saints ranked among the league's 32 teams in efficiency: Strengths: defensive avg wr separation allowed (1st of 32), defensive epa per rush allowed (1st of 32), and defensive epa per rush allowed (1st of 32). Weaknesses: offensive ryoe per attempt (32nd of 32), defensive stuffed rate forced (32nd of 32), and offensive qb pressure rate faced (31st of 32).


Drives	196	183.56	+12.44	#3
Plays / Drive	5.50	6.04	-0.54	#31
Yds / Drive	26.40	31.81	-5.41	#29
Points / Drive	1.85	2.06	-0.21	#21
Score %	33.70	37.91	-4.21	#23
Turnover %	8.70	11.53	-2.83	#5


Rush Att	510	452.91	+57.09	#4
Rush Yds	1991	1,959.19	+31.81	#15
Rush Y/A	3.90	4.31	-0.41	#28
Rush TD	12	15.78	-3.78	#26
EXP Pts Rush	-15.55	4.81	-20.36	#22


3rd Down Att	220	217.81	+2.19	#16
3rd Down Made	78	87.94	-9.94	#26
4th Down Att	21	24.78	-3.78	#23
4th Down Made	11	13.16	-2.16	#23
Red Zone Att	56	56.19	-0.19	#14
Red Zone Scores	33	32.84	+0.16	#16


Drives	195	183.56	+11.44	#30
Plays / Drive	5.70	6.06	-0.36	#5
Yds / Drive	27.80	31.78	-3.98	#3
Points / Drive	1.63	2.06	-0.43	#3
Score %	32.30	37.88	-5.58	#3
Turnover %	12.80	11.51	+1.29	#11


Rush Att	426	452.91	-26.91	#9
Rush Yds	1589	1,959.19	-370.19	#4
Rush Y/A	3.70	4.32	-0.62	#1
Rush TD	12	15.78	-3.78	#6
EXP Pts Rush	35.22	-4.81	+40.03	#2


2018	219.3	-91.3	+127.9
2019	161.3	-35.7	+125.7
2020	171.5	-41.7	+129.8
2021	-12.0	43.0	+31.1

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