2007 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 388 points (24.2/g), 25th.
Differential of -9 points (-0.6/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.5, Offense: 1.9, Defense: -4.5, SoS: -2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sean Payton (7-9-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Gary Gibbs
Training Camp: Millsaps College (Jackson, Mississippi)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Thu | September 6 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 41 | 18 | 293 | 187 | 106 | 3 | 20 | 452 | 288 | 164 | 1 | -17.53 | -11.50 | 2.46 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 16 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 31 | 19 | 343 | 244 | 99 | 2 | 14 | 330 | 243 | 87 | -2.10 | -12.58 | -6.09 | ||
| 3 | Mon | September 24 | boxscore | L | 0-3 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 31 | 18 | 252 | 218 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 284 | 186 | 98 | 1 | -18.28 | -4.31 | 5.32 | ||
| 4 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sun | October 7 | boxscore | L | 0-4 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 16 | 23 | 341 | 252 | 89 | 2 | 12 | 243 | 155 | 88 | 1 | 1.10 | 4.14 | -7.95 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 14 | boxscore | W | 1-4 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 28 | 17 | 22 | 367 | 246 | 121 | 1 | 25 | 425 | 333 | 92 | 2 | 8.38 | 0.73 | 2.50 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 21 | boxscore | W | 2-4 | Atlanta Falcons | 22 | 16 | 14 | 310 | 219 | 91 | 1 | 18 | 334 | 259 | 75 | 7.66 | 1.81 | -9.67 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 28 | boxscore | W | 3-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 10 | 26 | 438 | 336 | 102 | 1 | 15 | 260 | 177 | 83 | 1 | 15.69 | 8.49 | -1.39 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 4 | boxscore | W | 4-4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 41 | 24 | 32 | 538 | 435 | 103 | 1 | 18 | 432 | 344 | 88 | 3 | 22.63 | -0.41 | -7.12 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 11 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | St. Louis Rams | 29 | 37 | 22 | 299 | 256 | 43 | 2 | 26 | 409 | 276 | 133 | 10.50 | -19.62 | -0.62 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 18 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | Houston Texans | 10 | 23 | 20 | 327 | 280 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 390 | 287 | 103 | 2 | -10.36 | -2.03 | 5.23 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 25 | boxscore | W | 5-6 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 31 | 6 | 22 | 373 | 260 | 113 | 1 | 11 | 195 | 152 | 43 | 4 | 8.64 | 21.20 | -7.09 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 2 | boxscore | L | 5-7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23 | 27 | 13 | 246 | 162 | 84 | 1 | 24 | 466 | 294 | 172 | 1 | -2.50 | -2.72 | 8.47 | ||
| 14 | Mon | December 10 | boxscore | W | 6-7 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 14 | 23 | 473 | 328 | 145 | 1 | 13 | 323 | 286 | 37 | 1 | 17.34 | 12.31 | -8.15 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 16 | boxscore | W | 7-7 | Arizona Cardinals | 31 | 24 | 24 | 421 | 307 | 114 | 2 | 17 | 317 | 214 | 103 | 2 | 12.18 | 0.83 | -2.54 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 23 | boxscore | L | 7-8 | Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 38 | 22 | 346 | 276 | 70 | 1 | 24 | 435 | 251 | 184 | 1 | 0.82 | -20.74 | 5.05 | ||
| 17 | Sun | December 30 | boxscore | L | 7-9 | @ | Chicago Bears | 25 | 33 | 28 | 413 | 308 | 105 | 3 | 13 | 275 | 179 | 96 | 3 | -1.43 | 6.72 | -13.46 | |