2006 New Orleans Saints Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 10-6-0, 1st in NFC South Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Sean Payton (10-6-0)

Points For: 413 (25.8/g) 5th of 32

Points Against: 322 (20.1/g) 13th of 32

Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7

SRS: 4.04 (8th of 32), SOS: -1.64

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 27-24 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Lost Conference Championship 14-39 vs. Chicago Bears

Offensive Coordinator: Doug Marrone

Defensive Coordinator: Gary Gibbs

Other Notable Asst.: Dennis Allen (Asst. Defensive Line), Pete Carmichael (Quarterbacks), George Henshaw (Running Backs/SA), John Morton (Offensive Assistant), Joe Vitt (Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers) and Adam Zimmer (Asst. Linebackers)

Stadium: Louisiana Superdome

Owner/President: Tom Benson

General Manager: Mickey Loomis

Offensive Scheme: Air Coryell

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000; O/U: 7.0

Training Camp: Millsaps College (Jackson, Mississippi)

Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties						Average Drive
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy	#Dr	Sc%	TO%	Start	Time	Plays	Yds	Pts
Team Stats	413	6264	1075	5.8	23	10	330	372	580	4503	27	13	7.5	207	472	1761	19	3.7	99	79	597	24	190	36.8	12.1	Own 29.2	2:41	5.79	33.0	2.09
Opp. Stats	322	4917	930	5.3	19	8	262	267	474	2854	26	11	5.6	148	418	2063	10	4.9	96	89	674	18	189	26.5	9.0	Own 29.1	2:23	5.0	25.9	1.56
Lg Rank Offense	5	1			6	10	4		5	1	4	8	2		12	19	5	26						5	24	24	10	7	3	4
Lg Rank Defense	13	11			31	28	4		4	3	30	28	10		7	23	7	31						28	31	6	4	2	12	13

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense					Expected Points
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	Offense	Defense	Sp. Tms
1	Sun	September 10	1:04PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0	@	Cleveland Browns	19	14	17	326	170	156	2	15	186	101	85	3	-2.90	13.83	-4.41
2	Sun	September 17	1:02PM ET	boxscore	W		2-0	@	Green Bay Packers	34	27	20	380	332	48	3	21	385	322	63	2	2.24	3.89	0.60
3	Mon	September 25	8:48PM ET	boxscore	W		3-0		Atlanta Falcons	23	3	19	326	180	146		10	229	112	117		4.79	12.34	3.85
4	Sun	October 1	1:02PM ET	boxscore	L		3-1	@	Carolina Panthers	18	21	22	407	344	63	1	20	324	157	167		11.71	-9.93	-7.46
5	Sun	October 8	1:03PM ET	boxscore	W		4-1		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24	21	15	314	171	143		18	406	219	187	1	0.31	-5.50	5.39
6	Sun	October 15	1:02PM ET	boxscore	W		5-1		Philadelphia Eagles	27	24	22	373	275	98	2	20	325	226	99	2	5.03	-8.20	6.17
7									Bye Week
8	Sun	October 29	1:04PM ET	boxscore	L		5-2		Baltimore Ravens	22	35	17	403	368	35	5	21	293	156	137	1	-10.54	-3.37	-2.61
9	Sun	November 5	1:02PM ET	boxscore	W		6-2	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	31	14	19	363	314	49		11	226	158	68	1	7.79	11.86	-1.99
10	Sun	November 12	4:15PM ET	boxscore	L		6-3	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	31	38	29	513	393	120	3	19	467	250	217		17.74	-25.58	-1.13
11	Sun	November 19	1:02PM ET	boxscore	L		6-4		Cincinnati Bengals	16	31	29	595	504	91	4	15	385	266	119	1	-0.11	-7.75	-4.49
12	Sun	November 26	1:05PM ET	boxscore	W		7-4	@	Atlanta Falcons	31	13	20	427	332	95		21	333	52	281		20.06	-3.59	-0.81
13	Sun	December 3	1:04PM ET	boxscore	W		8-4		San Francisco 49ers	34	10	23	375	185	190		10	202	145	57	3	13.80	13.31	-4.90
14	Sun	December 10	8:21PM ET	boxscore	W		9-4	@	Dallas Cowboys	42	17	28	536	377	159		16	347	231	116	2	30.04	-4.95	2.02
15	Sun	December 17	1:04PM ET	boxscore	L		9-5		Washington Redskins	10	16	15	270	199	71	1	19	354	193	161		-4.30	-2.64	0.93
16	Sun	December 24	1:04PM ET	boxscore	W		10-5	@	New York Giants	30	7	22	359	123	236		6	142	59	83	3	-3.78	26.98	-0.25
17	Sun	December 31	1:03PM ET	boxscore	L		10-6		Carolina Panthers	21	31	13	297	236	61	2	20	313	207	106		-2.55	-9.71	2.69
		Playoffs
Division	Sat	January 13	8:11PM ET	boxscore	W		11-6		Philadelphia Eagles	27	24	27	435	227	208	1	14	355	232	123		12.41	-10.79	1.49
Conf. Champ.	Sun	January 21	3:06PM ET	boxscore	L		11-7	@	Chicago Bears	14	39	15	375	319	56	4	18	340	144	196		-11.45	-3.01	-11.06

Team Conversions

Team Conversions Table
	Downs						Red Zone
Player	3DAtt	3DConv	3D%	4DAtt	4DConv	4D%	RZAtt	RZTD	RZPct
Team Stats	234	105	44.9%	20	12	60.0%	53	29	54.7%
Opp. Stats	199	69	34.7%	13	6	46.2%	41	22	53.7%
Lg Rank Offense			3			9			11
Lg Rank Defense			6			12			22