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2001 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 333 points (20.8/g), 13th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 409 points (25.6/g), 27th.
 Differential of -76 points (-4.8/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.

Coached by Jim Haslett (7-9-0)

2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 9 box W 1-0 @ Buffalo Bills 24 6 17 301 192 109 12 251 126 125 3
3 Sun September 30 box L 1-1 @ New York Giants 13 21 20 330 256 74 1 13 253 100 153 1
4 Sun October 7 box W 2-1 Minnesota Vikings 28 15 20 370 210 160 1 16 340 306 34 3
5 Sun October 14 box W 3-1 @ Carolina Panthers 27 25 21 358 160 198 3 13 218 184 34 3
6 Sun October 21 box L 3-2 Atlanta Falcons 13 20 16 276 213 63 1 12 297 173 124 2
7 Sun October 28 box W 4-2 @ St. Louis Rams 34 31 15 320 238 82 2 25 474 426 48 8
8 Sun November 4 box L 4-3 New York Jets 9 16 13 246 138 108 4 12 272 130 142 2
9 Sun November 11 box L 4-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 27 28 24 488 336 152 1 21 415 251 164
10 Sun November 18 box W 5-4 Indianapolis Colts 34 20 25 378 221 157 18 339 262 77 1
11 Sun November 25 box L 5-5 @ New England Patriots 17 34 23 428 307 121 2 26 432 241 191
12 Sun December 2 box W 6-5 Carolina Panthers 27 23 25 432 307 125 2 11 150 101 49 1
13 Sun December 9 box W 7-5 @ Atlanta Falcons 28 10 19 379 265 114 2 20 230 180 50 2
14 Mon December 17 box L 7-6 St. Louis Rams 21 34 17 310 242 68 2 21 365 309 56 2
15 Sun December 23 box L 7-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 48 16 271 230 41 4 23 364 207 157
16 Sun December 30 box L 7-8 Washington Redskins 10 40 12 213 113 100 4 19 263 90 173 1
17 Sun January 6 box L 7-9 San Francisco 49ers 0 38 11 126 86 40 6 22 407 269 138 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 333 5226 1031 5.1 294 313 562 3514 27 22 5.7 184 419 1712 8 4.1 87 35 13 23
Team Defense 409 5070 948 5.3 284 278 452 3355 30 15 6.6 169 443 1715 15 3.9 88 30 15 27
Lg Rank Offense 13 10 11 6 10 4 24 16 20 18 26 15 23 16
Lg Rank Defense 27 16 13 1 17 29 20 28 15 14 22 13 14 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2 Aaron Brooks 25 QB 16 16 7-9-0 312 558 55.9 3832 26 4.7 22 3.9 63 6.9 6.0 12.3 239.5 76.4 50 330 5.8 5.0 8.2
26 Deuce McAllister 23 RET 16 4 1 2 50.0 12 1 50.0 0 0.0 12 6.0 16.0 12.0 0.8 108.3 0 0 6.0 16.0 0.0
18 Jeff Blake 31 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
87 Joe Horn* 29 WR 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.0 16 7-9-0 313 562 55.7 3844 27 4.8 22 3.9 63 6.8 6.0 12.3 240.3 76.7 50 330 5.7 5.0 8.2
Opp Total 16 278 452 61.5 3678 30 6.6 15 3.3 8.1 8.0 13.2 229.9 95.5 53 323 6.6 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Ricky Williams 24 RB 16 16 313 1245 6 46 4.0 77.8 19.6 60 511 8.5 1 42 3.8 31.9 1756 7 8
2 Aaron Brooks 25 QB 16 16 80 358 1 26 4.5 22.4 5.0 358 1 13
26 Deuce McAllister 23 RET 16 4 16 91 1 54 5.7 5.7 1.0 15 166 11.1 1 22 0.9 10.4 257 2 1
44 Terrelle Smith 23 FB 14 9 5 8 0 6 1.6 0.6 0.4 4 30 7.5 2 12 0.3 2.1 38 2 1
87 Joe Horn* 29 WR 16 16 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 83 1265 15.2 9 56 5.2 79.1 1269 9 1
83 Albert Connell 27 11 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 0.1 12 191 15.9 2 46 1.1 17.4 197 2 0
18 Jeff Blake 31 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 1.0 -1 0 0
3 John Carney 37 K 15 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 0
25 Fred McAfee 33 16 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 2 0 0
88 Willie Jackson 30 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 81 1046 12.9 5 63 5.1 65.4 1046 5 0
80 Robert Wilson 27 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 277 13.2 0 44 1.4 18.5 277 0 0
82 Boo Williams 22 11 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 202 10.1 3 26 1.8 18.4 202 3 0
85 Cam Cleeland 26 TE 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 138 10.6 4 19 1.4 15.3 138 4 1
81 Lamont Hall 27 te 16 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 15 7.5 0 9 0.1 0.9 15 0 1
89 Wane McGarity 25 RET 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.1 -0.2 -2 0 1
89 Dave Stachelski 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 1.0 5 0 0
Team Total 27.0 16 419 1712 8 54 4.1 107.0 26.2 313 3844 12.3 27 63 19.6 240.3 5556 35 35
Opp Total 16 443 1715 15 3.9 107.2 27.7 278 3355 12.1 30 17.4 209.7 5070 45 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
26 Deuce McAllister 23 RET 16 4 4 24 0 10 6.0 45 1091 0 63 24.2 1372
84 Michael Lewis 30 8 0 14 81 0 32 5.8 32 762 0 68 23.8 843
89 Wane McGarity 25 RET 9 0 19 183 0 42 9.6 181
25 Fred McAfee 33 16 0 6 144 0 34 24.0 146
69 Tom Ackerman 29 16 0 2 11 0 11 5.5 11
98 Willie Whitehead 28 14 0 2 19 0 12 9.5 19
Team Total 27.0 16 37 288 0 42 7.8 87 2027 0 68 23.3 7871
Opp Total 16 36 1 66 1472 0 22.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
4 Toby Gowin 26 P 16 0 76 3180 62 0 41.8
3 John Carney 37 K 15 0 7 7 11 11 12 8 1 1 31 27 87.1% 32 32 100.0%
Team Total 27.0 16 7 7 11 11 12 8 1 1 31 27 87.1% 32 32 100.0% 76 3180 62 0 41.8
Opp Total 16 31 27 87.1% 42 42 100.0% 67 2914 43.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
29 Sammy Knight* 26 SS 16 16 1.0 6 114 0 40 10 2 0 5 0 0 80 18
56 Charlie Clemons 29 MLB 16 15 13.5 1 3 0 3 6 2 0 1 0 0 75 18
20 Jay Bellamy 29 FS 16 16 2.0 3 21 0 21 7 69 22
59 Keith Mitchell 27 LLB 15 14 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 63 26
23 Kevin Mathis 27 LCB 14 13 1.0 2 34 0 23 9 3 0 0 0 0 63 14
94 Joe Johnson 29 RDE 16 16 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 53 11
54 Darrin Smith 31 RLB 16 16 1.5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 50 16
22 Fred Thomas 28 RCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 11 51 13
93 Darren Howard 25 LDE 16 16 6.0 1 37 0 37 4 3 0 0 0 0 37 16
97 La'Roi Glover* 27 RDT 16 16 8.0 3 1 2 12 0 38 9
99 Norman Hand 29 LDT 13 13 3.5 25 10
28 Chris Oldham 33 16 1 2.5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 81 1 16 8
98 Willie Whitehead 28 14 0 2.0 18 3
36 Michael Hawthorne 24 11 2 15 3
51 Brian M. Williams 29 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 2
24 Fred Weary 27 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 2
2 Aaron Brooks 25 QB 16 16 13 6 -50 0
52 Sedrick Hodge 23 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
90 Kenny Smith 24 6 0 7 1
34 Ricky Williams 24 RB 16 16 0 8 2 4 0
21 Steve Israel 32 9 1 4 0
84 Michael Lewis 30 8 0 6 2 0 0
25 Fred McAfee 33 16 0 0 3 0 0
41 Tim J. Carter 23 2 0 1 0
57 Curtis Holden 22 12 0 1 0
26 Deuce McAllister 23 RET 16 4 1 1 0 0
31 Richard Newsome 24 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
44 Terrelle Smith 23 FB 14 9 0 1 1 0 0
68 Kyle Turley 26 RT 16 16 0 2 0 0
69 Tom Ackerman 29 16 0 1 0 0 0
92 Martin Chase 27 16 3 1.0
50 Phil Clarke 24 13 0 0 1
85 Cam Cleeland 26 TE 9 7 1 0 0 0
83 Albert Connell 27 11 1 0 1 0 0
37 Steve Gleason 24 7 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 Lamont Hall 27 te 16 6 1 0 0 0
87 Joe Horn* 29 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
89 Wane McGarity 25 RET 9 0 1 0 0 0
65 Chris Naeole 27 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.0 16 53.0 15 209 0 40 64 19 35 34 47 1 702 196
Opp Total 16 50 28 13

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
3 John Carney 37 K 15 0 32 27 113
87 Joe Horn* 29 WR 16 16 9 9 54
34 Ricky Williams 24 RB 16 16 6 1 7 42
88 Willie Jackson 30 WR 16 16 5 5 1 32
85 Cam Cleeland 26 TE 9 7 4 4 24
82 Boo Williams 22 11 4 3 3 18
83 Albert Connell 27 11 1 2 2 12
26 Deuce McAllister 23 RET 16 4 1 1 2 12
44 Terrelle Smith 23 FB 14 9 2 2 12
2 Aaron Brooks 25 QB 16 16 1 1 6
28 Chris Oldham 33 16 1 1 1 6
Team Total 27.0 16 8 27 1 36 1 32 27 331
Opp Total 16 15 30 1 2 42 27 409