NFC South

New Orleans Saints Stats

2026 record: 2-5. Stats through Week 7.

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#27opponent-adjusted rank

#13schedule strength rank

Overall

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
EPA/playExpected points added per offensive play.	-0.029	#19	-0.027	#19	0.010	Derived
Success rateShare of plays that produced positive EPA.	41.4%	#20	41.6%	#20	42.9%	Derived
Points/drivePoints scored per offensive drive.	2.160	#16	2.135	#13	2.138	Derived
Yards/playScrimmage yards gained per offensive play.	5.06	#24	5.03	#26	5.57	Derived
Scoring margin/gameAverage point differential per game.	-4.571	#26	-5.171	#26	0.016	Derived
Turnover rateTurnovers per offensive play.	2.8%	#28	2.9%	#30	2.0%	Derived
Explosive-play rateShare of plays ending in a 20-plus-yard pass or run.	4.4%	#26	4.3%	#26	5.5%	Derived
Scoring drive rateShare of offensive drives ending with a score.	36.0%	#24	35.1%	#23	40.0%	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Pass EPA/dropbackExpected points added per pass attempt or sack.	0.018	#20	0.011	#22	0.060	Derived
Pass success rateShare of dropbacks producing positive EPA.	46.0%	#14	45.9%	#14	44.5%	Derived
Net yards/dropbackPassing yards plus sack yards divided by dropbacks.	5.58	#22	5.54	#24	6.21	Derived
Completion %Completed passes divided by attempts.	67.0%	#8	66.9%	#8	64.1%	Derived
CPOECompletion percentage over expected.	-0.0%	#19	0.3%	#19	0.5%	Derived
Sack rateSacks suffered per dropback.	5.2%	#13	5.0%	#10	6.4%	Derived
INT rateInterceptions per pass attempt.	2.2%	#21	2.3%	#22	2.1%	Derived
Air yards/dropbackTargeted air yards per dropback.	6.87	#20	6.88	#20	7.24	Derived
YAC/completionYards after catch per completed pass.	3.98	#29	3.91	#30	5.22	Derived
20+ passes/gameCompletions gaining at least 20 yards per game.	2.57	#22	2.52	#22	2.88	Derived
40+ passes/gameCompletions gaining at least 40 yards per game.	0.57	#13	0.56	#14	0.56	Derived
Pass first downs/gamePassing first downs per game.	12.86	#7	12.75	#8	11.19	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Pass EPA/dropback allowedOpponent expected points added per dropback.	0.132	#24	0.139	#25	0.063	Derived
Pass success allowedOpponent pass success rate.	47.6%	#27	47.7%	#27	44.7%	Derived
Net yards/dropback allowedOpponent net passing yards per dropback.	6.58	#21	6.69	#23	6.23	Derived
Completion % allowedOpponent completion percentage.	66.1%	#23	66.3%	#24	64.2%	Derived
CPOE allowedOpponent completion percentage over expected.	1.6%	#19	1.8%	#19	0.5%	Derived
Defensive sack rateDefensive sacks per opponent dropback.	7.3%	#10	7.0%	#12	6.2%	Derived
Defensive INT rateDefensive interceptions per opponent attempt.	1.7%	#19	1.7%	#20	2.1%	Derived
Air yards/dropback allowedOpponent air yards per dropback.	6.92	#13	6.87	#13	7.25	Derived
YAC/completion allowedOpponent yards after catch per completion.	5.16	#16	5.26	#21	5.20	Derived
20+ passes allowed/gameOpponent 20-plus-yard completions per game.	3.43	#26	3.39	#24	2.89	Derived
40+ passes allowed/gameOpponent 40-plus-yard completions per game.	0.57	#17	0.58	#21	0.56	Derived
Pass first downs allowed/gameOpponent passing first downs per game.	11.57	#20	11.45	#19	11.24	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Rush EPA/attemptExpected points added per rushing attempt.	-0.107	#23	-0.097	#22	-0.062	Derived
Rush success rateShare of runs producing positive EPA.	33.7%	#29	34.2%	#28	40.6%	Derived
Yards/carryRushing yards per carry.	3.52	#30	3.50	#30	4.14	Derived
Stuff rateShare of runs stopped at or behind the line.	19.8%	#20	19.3%	#18	19.6%	Derived
Short-yardage conversionConversion rate with two or fewer yards to go.	71.4%	#14	71.4%	#15	68.9%	Derived
Rush first downs/gameRushing first downs per game.	5.86	#21	5.87	#20	6.53	Derived
10+ runs/gameRuns gaining at least 10 yards per game.	1.71	#26	1.69	#26	2.74	Derived
20+ runs/gameRuns gaining at least 20 yards per game.	0.29	#27	0.26	#28	0.58	Derived
Rush yards/gameRushing yards per game.	86.0	#26	84.3	#27	111.2	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Rush EPA/attempt allowedOpponent expected points added per rush.	0.025	#30	0.029	#30	-0.061	Derived
Rush success allowedOpponent rushing success rate.	46.8%	#31	47.2%	#31	40.6%	Derived
Yards/carry allowedOpponent yards per carry.	4.81	#29	4.79	#28	4.15	Derived
Defensive stuff rateShare of opponent runs stopped at or behind the line.	16.7%	#28	16.6%	#28	19.6%	Derived
Short-yardage allowedOpponent short-yardage conversion rate.	82.9%	#32	82.0%	#32	68.1%	Derived
Rush first downs allowed/gameOpponent rushing first downs per game.	8.86	#32	8.94	#32	6.51	Derived
10+ runs allowed/gameOpponent 10-plus-yard runs per game.	3.43	#25	3.42	#25	2.73	Derived
20+ runs allowed/gameOpponent 20-plus-yard runs per game.	0.86	#25	0.81	#25	0.57	Derived
Rush yards allowed/gameOpponent rushing yards per game.	139.4	#29	141.1	#29	111.2	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Special teams EPA/gameExpected points added by kicking, punting, and returns.	-0.452	#31	-0.426	#30	1.046	Derived
Field goal %Made field goals divided by attempts.	66.7%	#30	66.3%	#31	84.2%	Derived
FG % from 40-49Field goal rate from 40 through 49 yards.	100.0%	#1	100.0%	#2	82.7%	Derived
FG % from 50+Field goal rate from 50 yards or longer.	42.9%	#25	40.8%	#25	67.4%	Derived
Extra point %Made extra points divided by attempts.	88.9%	#28	87.3%	#28	94.5%	Derived
Net punt yardsNet punt yards per punt.	39.63	#28	39.65	#28	41.89	Derived
Punts inside 20Share of punts downed inside the opponent 20.	44.4%	#12	44.5%	#13	42.2%	Derived
Punt touchback rateShare of punts ending in a touchback.	0.0%	#1	0.0%	#2	6.9%	Derived
Punt return averagePunt return yards per return.	9.64	#18	9.12	#20	10.07	Derived
Kick return averageKickoff return yards per return.	24.27	#27	24.15	#27	25.98	Derived
Blocks/gameBlocked punts, field goals, and extra points per game.	0.14	#5	0.13	#15	0.07	Derived
Return TD/gameSpecial-teams touchdowns per game.	0.00	#3	-0.01	#26	0.01	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Third-down conversionOffensive third downs converted.	43.4%	#8	43.7%	#8	39.9%	Derived
Fourth-down conversionOffensive fourth downs converted.	80.0%	#1	80.7%	#1	53.2%	Derived
Red-zone TD rateRed-zone drives ending in touchdowns.	61.3%	#4	61.3%	#5	53.4%	Derived
Goal-to-go TD rateGoal-to-go drives ending in touchdowns.	100.0%	#1	99.8%	#1	74.1%	Derived
Two-minute success ratePositive-EPA plays inside the final two minutes of a half.	41.7%	#11	41.4%	#12	37.5%	Derived
Penalties/gameAccepted team penalties per game.	6.43	#7	6.67	#9	7.37	Derived
Penalty yards/gamePenalty yards per game.	43.6	#2	45.3	#2	60.0	Derived
Average starting field positionAverage yards from the team goal line at drive start.	48.8	#8	49.0	#7	47.3	Derived
Turnover margin/gameTakeaways minus giveaways per game.	-0.571	#27	-0.680	#27	0.008	Derived
QB hit rateDefensive quarterback hits per opponent dropback.	15.3%	#18	14.5%	#22	16.7%	Derived

Last-four form More volatile 1-3 over the last 4 games; 1 opponents were held below 100 rushing yards. Sample: 4.
Turnover dependence Mixed -0.57 turnover margin per game. Extreme turnover margins tend to fluctuate. Sample: 7.
One-score results Mixed 2-3 in games decided by eight points or fewer. Sample: 5.
Efficiency consistency Mixed Week-to-week EPA/play variation is 0.144. Lower variation indicates more consistent efficiency. Sample: 7.

Week	Opponent	Result	Points	EPA/play	Rush yards	Rush yards allowed	Turnover margin
7	PIT	L	10-16	0.061	18	148	-1
6	NYG	W	34-27	-0.034	175	84	+3
5	MIN	L	13-23	-0.351	55	153	-1
4	ATL	L	24-45	-0.073	50	205	-1
3	LV	L	27-35	-0.017	148	113	-3
2	BAL	W	24-17	0.149	65	108	+1
1	DET	L	30-31	-0.031	91	165	-2

0 out, 0 doubtful, and 2 questionable as of the cached report.

Player	Position	Status	Injury
Nathan Shepherd	DT	Questionable	Illness
Cesar Ruiz	G	Questionable	Knee