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1999 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 260 points (16.2/g), 29th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 434 points (27.1/g), 28th.
 Differential of -174 points (-10.9/g), 29th.
 Expected W-L: 3.7-12.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.

Coached by Mike Ditka (3-13-0)

1999 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 Carolina Panthers 19 10 13 255 108 147 12 246 161 85 3
2 Sun September 19 box L 1-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 21 28 17 324 223 101 3 21 311 223 88 1
3 Bye Week
4 Sun October 3 box L 1-2 @ Chicago Bears 10 14 17 269 132 137 1 20 324 212 112 5
5 Sun October 10 box L 1-3 Atlanta Falcons 17 20 18 390 319 71 2 12 251 147 104 2
6 Sun October 17 box L 1-4 Tennessee Titans 21 24 22 409 354 55 4 15 278 113 165 3
7 Sun October 24 box L 1-5 @ New York Giants 3 31 12 270 163 107 3 19 321 215 106 2
8 Sun October 31 box L 1-6 Cleveland Browns 16 21 25 351 120 231 5 9 243 181 62 1
9 Sun November 7 box L 1-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 31 21 303 205 98 3 18 381 225 156 2
10 Sun November 14 box W 2-7 San Francisco 49ers 24 6 20 365 222 143 16 234 140 94 1
11 Sun November 21 box L 2-8 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 23 41 21 339 233 106 1 30 494 355 139 1
12 Sun November 28 box L 2-9 @ St. Louis Rams 12 43 20 365 263 102 2 24 324 195 129
13 Sun December 5 box L 2-10 @ Atlanta Falcons 12 35 21 240 91 149 2 21 361 233 128 3
14 Sun December 12 box L 2-11 St. Louis Rams 14 30 13 210 144 66 3 23 492 336 156 2
15 Sun December 19 box L 2-12 @ Baltimore Ravens 8 31 8 248 237 11 4 15 335 274 61 4
16 Fri December 24 box W 3-12 Dallas Cowboys 31 24 18 310 249 61 2 24 368 246 122 3
17 Sun January 2 box L 3-13 @ Carolina Panthers 13 45 22 335 230 105 4 18 355 288 67 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 260 4983 1055 4.7 288 288 553 3293 16 30 5.5 159 461 1690 9 3.7 97 39 9 32
Team Defense 434 5318 966 5.5 489 291 489 3544 34 19 6.6 170 432 1774 15 4.1 297 34 15 22
Lg Rank Offense 29 19 18 11 19 26 30 23 11 18 20 21 28 5
Lg Rank Defense 28 20 17 5 21 30 12 29 16 20 23 23 9 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Billy Joe Tolliver 33 QB 10 7 1-6-0 139 268 51.9 1916 7 2.6 16 6.0 57 7.1 4.7 13.8 191.6 58.9 19 152 6.1 3.9 6.6
Billy Joe Hobert 28 qb 9 7 1-6-0 85 159 53.5 970 6 3.8 6 3.8 90 6.1 4.8 11.4 107.8 68.9 11 79 5.2 4.0 6.5
Jake Delhomme 24 2 2 1-1-0 42 76 55.3 521 3 3.9 5 6.6 51 6.9 4.3 12.4 260.5 62.4 6 42 5.8 3.5 7.3
Danny Wuerffel 25 4 0 22 48 45.8 191 0 0.0 3 6.3 22 4.0 1.2 8.7 47.8 30.8 5 32 3.0 0.5 9.4
Lamar Smith 29 13 2 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
Ricky Williams 22 RB 12 12 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 26.8 16 3-13-0 288 553 52.1 3598 16 2.9 30 5.4 90 6.5 4.4 12.5 224.9 59.6 41 305 5.5 3.5 6.9
Opp Total 16 291 489 59.5 3544 34 7.0 19 3.9 7.2 6.2 12.2 221.5 88.9 45 277 6.6 5.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Ricky Williams 22 RB 12 12 253 884 2 25 3.5 73.7 21.1 28 172 6.1 0 29 2.3 14.3 1056 2 6
Lamar Smith 29 13 2 60 205 0 24 3.4 15.8 4.6 20 151 7.6 1 26 1.5 11.6 356 1 1
Wilmont Perry 24 7 3 48 180 0 22 3.8 25.7 6.9 4 26 6.5 0 11 0.6 3.7 206 0 0
Billy Joe Tolliver 33 QB 10 7 26 142 3 33 5.5 14.2 2.6 142 3 4
Troy Davis 24 16 3 20 32 0 7 1.6 2.0 1.3 7 53 7.6 0 20 0.4 3.3 85 0 1
Aaron Craver 31 FB 13 10 17 40 0 8 2.4 3.1 1.3 19 154 8.1 0 29 1.5 11.8 194 0 1
Billy Joe Hobert 28 qb 9 7 12 47 1 10 3.9 5.2 1.3 47 1 2
Jake Delhomme 24 2 2 11 72 2 27 6.5 36.0 5.5 72 2 1
Dino Philyaw 29 RET 13 0 4 16 0 18 4.0 1.2 0.3 2 23 11.5 0 14 0.2 1.8 39 0 1
Eddie Kennison 26 WR 16 16 3 20 0 15 6.7 1.3 0.2 61 835 13.7 4 90 3.8 52.2 855 4 6
Danny Wuerffel 25 4 0 2 29 1 29 14.5 7.3 0.5 29 1 0
Keith Poole 25 WR 15 15 1 14 0 14 14.0 0.9 0.1 42 796 19.0 6 67 2.8 53.1 810 6 0
Andre Hastings 28 wr 15 5 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 40 564 14.1 1 42 2.7 37.6 568 1 0
P.J. Franklin 22 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2 13 6.5 0 8 0.7 4.3 13 0 0
Tommy Barnhardt 36 P 16 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 4 0 1
Marvin Powell 23 9 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Cam Cleeland 24 TE 11 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 325 12.5 1 31 2.4 29.5 325 1 1
Lawrence Dawsey 32 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 196 12.3 1 57 1.6 19.6 196 1 0
Scott Slutzker 27 11 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 164 14.9 1 42 1.0 14.9 164 1 1
Josh Wilcox 25 8 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 61 10.2 0 19 0.8 7.6 61 0 0
Brett Bech 28 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 65 16.3 1 23 0.5 8.1 65 1 0
Team Total 26.8 16 461 1690 9 33 3.7 105.6 28.8 288 3598 12.5 16 90 18.0 224.9 5288 25 26
Opp Total 16 432 1774 15 4.1 110.9 27.0 291 3544 12.2 34 18.2 221.5 5318 49 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dino Philyaw 29 RET 13 0 53 1165 0 55 22.0 1204
Eddie Kennison 26 WR 16 16 35 258 0 18 7.4 1113
Troy Davis 24 16 3 20 424 0 35 21.2 509
Wilmont Perry 24 7 3 2 6 0 16 3.0 212
Brett Bech 28 8 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 77
Aaron Craver 31 FB 13 10 1 3 0 3 3.0 197
Lawrence Dawsey 32 10 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 216
Kendall Gammon 31 16 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 26.8 16 35 258 0 18 7.4 79 1639 0 55 20.7 7185
Opp Total 16 43 1 60 1473 1 24.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Tommy Barnhardt 36 P 16 0 82 3262 52 0 39.8
Doug Brien 29 K 16 0 11 9 7 6 9 7 2 2 29 24 82.8% 21 20 95.2% 1 20 20 0 20.0
Team Total 26.8 16 11 9 7 6 9 7 2 2 29 24 82.8% 21 20 95.2% 83 3282 52 0 39.5
Opp Total 16 23 16 69.6% 54 54 100.0% 77 3180 41.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Eddie Kennison 26 WR 16 16 6 4 0 0
La'Roi Glover 25 RDT 16 16 8.5 1 0 1 2 0 46 16
Ashley Ambrose 29 LCB 16 16 6 27 0 16 0 0 2 29 0 51 6
Brady Smith 26 RDE 16 16 6.0 1 0 2 0 0 26 7
Keith Mitchell 25 LLB 16 16 3.5 3 22 0 18 3 0 1 0 0 76 28
Mark Fields 27 RLB 14 14 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 63 18
Willie Whitehead 26 16 3 7.0 24 6
Ricky Williams 22 RB 12 12 0 6 1 0 0
Wayne Martin 34 LDT 16 16 4.5 0 0 2 0 0 35 6
Billy Joe Tolliver 33 QB 10 7 4 2 -24 0
Fred Weary 25 RCB 16 11 2 49 0 27 0 0 4 60 1 57 8
Troy Wilson 29 16 4 5.5 4 0 0 0 0 22 7
Willie Clay 29 FS 16 10 3 32 0 24 34 12
Billy Joe Hobert 28 qb 9 7 2 1 -8 0
Austin Robbins 28 14 3 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 7 3
Jared Tomich 25 LDE 8 6 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 11 5
Tommy Barnhardt 36 P 16 0 1 1 0 0
Aaron Craver 31 FB 13 10 1 1 0 0
Rob Kelly 25 fs 16 7 1 6 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 23 12
Sammy Knight 24 SS 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 75 27
Dino Philyaw 29 RET 13 0 1 1 0 0
Cam Cleeland 24 TE 11 8 1 0 0 0
Troy Davis 24 16 3 1 0 0 0
Jake Delhomme 24 2 2 1 0 0 0
Tyronne Drakeford 28 rcb 10 5 0 0 1 20 1 23 3
Jerry Fontenot 33 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
Chris Hewitt 25 12 0 1.0 1 1
Alex Molden 26 13 0 1 2 0 2 13 2
Wilmont Perry 24 7 3 0 1 0 0
Willie Roaf* 29 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Scott Slutzker 27 11 2 1 0 0 0
Lamar Smith 29 13 2 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.8 16 45.0 19 138 0 27 16 26 31 79 2 685 200
Opp Total 16 41 22 7

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Doug Brien 29 K 16 0 20 24 92
Keith Poole 25 WR 15 15 6 36
Eddie Kennison 26 WR 16 16 4 1 26
Billy Joe Tolliver 33 QB 10 7 3 18
Jake Delhomme 24 2 2 2 12
Ricky Williams 22 RB 12 12 2 12
Brett Bech 28 8 0 1 1 8
Cam Cleeland 24 TE 11 8 1 1 8
Lawrence Dawsey 32 10 0 1 6
Tyronne Drakeford 28 rcb 10 5 1 6
Andre Hastings 28 wr 15 5 1 6
Billy Joe Hobert 28 qb 9 7 1 6
Scott Slutzker 27 11 2 1 6
Lamar Smith 29 13 2 1 6
Fred Weary 25 RCB 16 11 1 6
Danny Wuerffel 25 4 0 1 6
Team Total 26.8 16 9 16 2 3 20 24 260
Opp Total 16 15 34 1 1 1 54 16 434