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2000 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 354 points (22.1/g), 10th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 10th.
 Differential of 49 points (3.1/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 8th.

Coached by Jim Haslett (10-6-0)

2000 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 3 box L 0-1 Detroit Lions 10 14 13 252 146 106 3 10 187 89 98 2
2 Sun September 10 box W 1-1 @ San Diego Chargers 28 27 28 323 259 64 3 15 188 116 72 2
3 Sun September 17 box L 1-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 10 20 13 263 147 116 22 295 169 126 1
4 Sun September 24 box L 1-3 Philadelphia Eagles 7 21 17 287 141 146 4 14 268 201 67 2
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 8 box W 2-3 @ Chicago Bears 31 10 24 403 217 186 1 13 245 173 72 3
7 Sun October 15 box W 3-3 Carolina Panthers 24 6 21 397 182 215 3 8 141 131 10 2
8 Sun October 22 box W 4-3 @ Atlanta Falcons 21 19 25 402 206 196 1 13 278 203 75
9 Sun October 29 box W 5-3 @ Arizona Cardinals 21 10 17 247 158 89 1 24 394 269 125 4
10 Sun November 5 box W 6-3 San Francisco 49ers 31 15 25 360 249 111 19 346 262 84 2
11 Sun November 12 box W 7-3 @ Carolina Panthers 20 10 16 322 165 157 2 21 311 258 53 5
12 Sun November 19 box L 7-4 Oakland Raiders 22 31 19 333 200 133 1 19 293 134 159 1
13 Sun November 26 box W 8-4 @ St. Louis Rams 31 24 23 332 185 147 2 21 279 251 28 4
14 Sun December 3 box L 8-5 Denver Broncos 23 38 19 446 425 21 3 24 483 200 283
15 Sun December 10 box W 9-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 31 27 21 388 172 216 21 398 288 110 3
16 Sun December 17 box W 10-5 Atlanta Falcons 23 7 19 373 281 92 1 9 163 99 64 3
17 Sun December 24 box L 10-6 St. Louis Rams 21 26 12 269 196 73 1 26 474 228 246 1
Playoffs
WildCard Sat December 30 box W 11-6 St. Louis Rams 31 28
Division Sat January 6 box L 11-7 @ Minnesota Vikings 16 34

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 354 5397 1041 5.2 312 298 497 3329 22 15 6.2 169 505 2068 14 4.1 117 26 11 26
Team Defense 305 4743 949 5.0 463 285 488 3071 17 20 5.5 159 395 1672 14 4.2 279 35 15 25
Lg Rank Offense 10 10 10 22 14 9 9 10 7 8 12 16 9 8
Lg Rank Defense 10 8 9 8 10 9 9 7 7 10 20 20 8 10

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%
Jeff Blake 30 QB 11 11 7-4-0 184 302 60.9 2025 13 4.3 9 3.0 49 6.7 5.8 11.0 184.1 82.7 24 150 5.8 4.9 7.4
Aaron Brooks 24 qb 8 5 3-2-0 113 194 58.2 1514 9 4.6 6 3.1 53 7.8 6.9 13.4 189.3 85.7 15 94 6.8 5.9 7.2
Ricky Williams 23 RB 10 10 1 1 100.0 34 0 0.0 0 0.0 34 34.0 34.0 34.0 3.4 118.7 0 0 34.0 34.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 10-6-0 298 497 60.0 3573 22 4.4 15 3.0 53 7.2 6.3 12.0 223.3 84.2 39 244 6.2 5.4 7.3
Opp Total 16 285 488 58.4 3071 17 3.5 20 4.1 6.3 4.8 10.8 191.9 71.5 66 378 5.5 3.5

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 23 RB 10 10 248 1000 8 26 4.0 100.0 24.8 44 409 9.3 1 24 4.4 40.9 1409 9 6
Jeff Blake 30 QB 11 11 57 243 1 20 4.3 22.1 5.2 243 1 7
Terry Allen 32 4 3 46 179 2 18 3.9 44.8 11.5 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.3 1.8 186 2 0
Aaron Brooks 24 qb 8 5 41 170 2 29 4.1 21.3 5.1 170 2 4
Jerald Moore 26 11 1 37 156 1 40 4.2 14.2 3.4 156 1 0
Chad Morton 23 RET 16 3 36 136 0 16 3.8 8.5 2.3 30 213 7.1 0 35 1.9 13.3 349 0 2
Terrelle Smith 22 FB 14 9 29 131 0 16 4.5 9.4 2.1 12 65 5.4 0 10 0.9 4.6 196 0 1
Joe Horn* 28 WR 16 16 6 10 0 16 1.7 0.6 0.4 94 1340 14.3 8 52 5.9 83.8 1350 8 1
Brian Milne 27 16 2 2 1 0 1 0.5 0.1 0.1 5 33 6.6 1 15 0.3 2.1 34 1 0
Fred McAfee 32 12 0 2 37 0 40 18.5 3.1 0.2 37 0 0
Toby Gowin 25 P 16 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.3 0.1 5 0 0
Willie Jackson 29 WR 15 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 523 14.1 6 53 2.5 34.9 523 6 2
Andrew Glover 33 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 281 13.4 4 39 1.3 17.6 281 4 0
Keith Poole 26 15 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 293 14.0 1 49 1.4 19.5 293 1 1
Jake Reed 33 wr 7 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 206 12.9 0 22 2.3 29.4 206 0 0
Robert Wilson 26 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 154 14.0 0 30 0.7 10.3 154 0 0
Lamont Hall 26 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 33 6.6 1 13 0.3 2.1 33 1 0
Kyle Turley+ 25 RT 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 16 16.0 0 16 0.1 1.0 16 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 505 2068 14 40 4.1 129.3 31.6 298 3573 12.0 22 53 18.6 223.3 5641 36 26
Opp Total 16 395 1672 14 4.2 104.5 24.7 285 3071 10.8 17 17.8 191.9 4743 31 24

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
Chad Morton 23 RET 16 3 30 278 0 51 9.3 44 1029 0 68 23.4 1656
Fred McAfee 32 12 0 10 251 0 52 25.1 288
Chris Canty 24 3 0 9 45 0 13 5.0 45
Kevin Mathis 26 LCB 16 16 1 5 0 5 5.0 8 187 0 40 23.4 192
Team Total 26.6 16 40 339 0 51 8.5 62 1473 0 68 23.8 7453
Opp Total 16 37 2 71 1743 2 24.5

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
Toby Gowin 25 P 16 0 74 3043 58 0 41.1
Doug Brien 30 K 16 0 1 1 6 6 5 4 15 12 2 29 23 79.3% 37 37 100.0%
Team Total 26.6 16 1 1 6 6 5 4 15 12 2 29 23 79.3% 37 37 100.0% 74 3043 58 0 41.1
Opp Total 16 24 18 75.0% 31 31 100.0% 74 3027 40.9

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
La'Roi Glover*+ 26 RDT 16 16 17.0 3 0 1 0 0 54 13
Darren Howard 24 LDE 16 16 11.0 1 46 0 46 0 1 2 0 0 37 16
Joe Johnson* 28 RDE 16 15 12.0 3 0 2 0 0 38 10
Keith Mitchell* 26 LLB 16 16 6.5 1 40 1 40 0 0 4 90 1 60 25
Jeff Blake 30 QB 11 11 7 3 -2 0
Ricky Williams 23 RB 10 10 0 6 2 0 0
Sammy Knight 25 SS 16 16 2.0 5 68 2 37 1 0 0 0 0 74 26
Chris Oldham 32 13 1 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 4
Willie Whitehead 27 16 2 5.5 1 0 0 0 0 17 10
Aaron Brooks 24 qb 8 5 4 0 -4 0
Darrin Smith 30 MLB 16 11 2.0 2 56 1 41 61 30
Kyle Turley+ 25 RT 16 16 0 4 -6 0
Fred Weary 26 RCB 12 12 2.0 2 27 0 27 2 0 0 0 0 48 7
Norman Hand 28 LDT 15 15 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 44 10
Alex Molden 27 lcb 15 5 3 24 0 24 24 9
Chad Morton 23 RET 16 3 2 1 0 0
Darren Perry 32 FS 16 16 3 3 0 3 59 21
Phil Clarke 23 14 4 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5
Mark Fields* 28 RLB 16 14 2.0 63 21
Joe Horn* 28 WR 16 16 1 1 0 0
Willie Jackson 29 WR 15 6 2 0 0 0
Kevin Mathis 26 LCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 58 15
Keith Poole 26 15 4 1 1 0 0
Jerry Fontenot 34 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
Michael Hawthorne 23 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1
Fred McAfee 32 12 0 0 1 0 0
Terrelle Smith 22 FB 14 9 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Stachelski 23 4 0 0 1 0 0
Wally Williams 29 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 66.0 20 264 4 46 14 26 29 80 1 690 225
Opp Total 16 39 24 9

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 30 K 16 0 37 23 106
Ricky Williams 23 RB 10 10 8 1 54
Joe Horn* 28 WR 16 16 8 48
Willie Jackson 29 WR 15 6 6 36
Andrew Glover 33 TE 16 15 4 24
Terry Allen 32 4 3 2 1 14
Aaron Brooks 24 qb 8 5 2 12
Sammy Knight 25 SS 16 16 2 12
Keith Mitchell* 26 LLB 16 16 1 1 12
Jeff Blake 30 QB 11 11 1 6
Lamont Hall 26 te 16 5 1 6
Brian Milne 27 16 2 1 6
Jerald Moore 26 11 1 1 6
Keith Poole 26 15 4 1 6
Darrin Smith 30 MLB 16 11 1 6
Team Total 26.6 16 14 22 1 4 1 37 23 354
Opp Total 16 14 17 2 2 2 31 18 305