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NWE28

Divisional

LAR20

CHI17

Divisional

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NWE10

DEN7

Conf. title

LAR27

SEA31

Conf. title

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SEA29

NWE13

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LAR7

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CAR37

TB27

CIN33

NOR30

DET31

BUF36

HST31

BLT41

IND23

CLV10

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ATL13

PIT20

NYJ23

TEN10

ARZ26

LAC14

MIA13

LVR27

GNB22

MIN39

WAS22

PHI24

DAL20

NY28

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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2001 New Orleans SaintsW2001 New Orleans Saints↗

NFL · NFC West · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 333 · PA 409 · Coach Jim Haslett

◀ 2000 2002 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3832Aaron Brooks
2. 12Deuce McAllister

Rushing (yds)

1. 1245Ricky Williams
2. 358Aaron Brooks
3. 91Deuce McAllister

Receiving (yds)

1. 1265Joe Horn
2. 1046Willie Jackson
3. 511Ricky Williams

Sacks

1. 13.5Charlie Clemons
2. 9Joe Johnson
3. 8La'Roi Glover

Interceptions

1. 6Sammy Knight
2. 3Jay Bellamy
3. 2Kevin Mathis

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1035	952
EPA per play	-0.07	-0.00
Pass EPA per play	-0.02	+0.05
Rush EPA per play	-0.15	-0.07
Success rate	37.7%	39.5%
Pass rate	59.3%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.05, success rate 40.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2001-09-09	1	@ Buffalo Bills	W 24–6	1–0	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2001-09-30	3	@ New York Giants	L 13–21	1–1	Giants Stadium
2001-10-07	4	vs Minnesota Vikings	W 28–15	2–1	Louisiana Superdome
2001-10-14	5	@ Carolina Panthers	W 27–25	3–1	Ericsson Stadium
2001-10-21	6	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 13–20	3–2	Louisiana Superdome
2001-10-28	7	@ St. Louis Rams	W 34–31	4–2	Dome at America's Center
2001-11-04	8	vs New York Jets	L 9–16	4–3	Louisiana Superdome
2001-11-11	9	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 27–28	4–4	3Com Park
2001-11-18	10	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 34–20	5–4	Louisiana Superdome
2001-11-25	11	@ New England Patriots	L 17–34	5–5	Foxboro Stadium
2001-12-02	12	vs Carolina Panthers	W 27–23	6–5	Louisiana Superdome
2001-12-09	13	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 28–10	7–5	Georgia Dome
2001-12-17	14	vs St. Louis Rams	L 21–34	7–6	Louisiana Superdome
2001-12-23	15	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–48	7–7	Raymond James Stadium
2001-12-30	16	vs Washington Redskins	L 10–40	7–8	Louisiana Superdome
2002-01-06	17	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 0–38	7–9	Louisiana Superdome

Roster (66)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
2	Aaron Brooks	QB	6-4	220	Virginia		ACT
12	Jake Delhomme	QB	6-2	215	Louisiana-Lafayette		ACT
18	Jeff Blake	QB	6-1	223	East Carolina		ACT
25	Fred McAfee	RB	5-10	197	Mississippi College		ACT
26	Deuce McAllister	RB	6-1	232	Mississippi		ACT
27	James Fenderson	RB	5-9	200	Hawaii; Long Beach City College		ACT
33	Moran Norris	RB	6-1	250	Kansas		ACT
34	Ricky Williams	RB	5-10	230	Texas		ACT
44	Terrelle Smith	RB	6-0	246	Arizona State		ACT
47	Kevin Houser	RB	6-2	252	Ohio State		ACT
80	Robert Wilson	WR	5-11	176	Florida A&M		ACT
83	Albert Connell	WR	6-0	184	Texas A&M; Trinity Valley CC		SUS
84	Michael L. Lewis	WR	5-8	173			ACT
86	Onome Ojo	WR	6-4	205	UC Davis		ACT
87	Joe Horn	WR	6-1	208	Itawamba JC		ACT
88	Willie Jackson	WR	6-1	212	Florida		ACT
89	Wane McGarity	WR	5-8	192	Texas		ACT
81	Lamont Hall	TE	6-4	260	Clemson		ACT
82	Boo Williams	TE	6-4	265	Arkansas; Coffeyville CC		ACT
83	Johnny Mitchell	TE	6-3	247	Nebraska		ACT
85	Cameron Cleeland	TE	6-5	270	Washington		RES
89	Dave Stachelski	TE	6-3	245	Boise State		CUT
20	Jay Bellamy	DB	5-11	200	Rutgers		ACT
21	Steve Israel	DB	5-11	197	Pittsburgh		ACT
22	Fred Thomas	DB	5-9	185	Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC		ACT
23	Kevin Mathis	DB	5-9	185	Texas A&M-Commerce		RES
24	Fred Weary	DB	5-10	181	Florida		ACT
28	Chris Oldham	DB	5-9	200	Oregon		ACT
29	Sammy Knight	DB	6-1	215	USC		ACT
31	Richard Newsome	DB	5-11	202	Michigan State		ACT
36	Michael Hawthorne	DB	6-3	204	Purdue		ACT
41	Tim Carter	DB	5-11	184	Tulane		ACT
42	Jerry Wilson	DB	5-11	190	Southern		ACT
90	Kenny Smith	DL	6-4	303	Alabama		ACT
92	Martin Chase	DL	6-2	310	Oklahoma		ACT
93	Darren Howard	DL	6-3	260	Kansas State		ACT
94	Joe Johnson	DL	6-4	275	Louisville		ACT
97	La'Roi Glover	DL	6-2	290	San Diego State		ACT
98	Willie Whitehead	DL	6-3	300	Auburn		ACT
99	Norman Hand	DL	6-3	310	Mississippi; Itawamba JC		RES
37	Steve Gleason	LB	5-11	212	Washington State		ACT
50	Phil Clarke	LB	6-0	241	Pittsburgh		RES
51	Brian Williams	LB	6-1	243	USC		TRD
52	Sedrick Hodge	LB	6-4	246	North Carolina		ACT
53	Roger Knight	LB	6-0	245	Wisconsin		RES
54	Darrin Smith	LB	6-1	236	Miami		ACT
55	DeShone Myles	LB	6-2	245	Nevada		CUT
56	Charlie Clemons	LB	6-2	250	Georgia; Northeast Oklahoma		ACT
57	Curtis Holden	LB	6-2	232	Washington State; City College (SF)		ACT
58	Jonathan Jackson	LB	6-2	248	Oregon State		ACT
59	Keith Mitchell	LB	6-2	245	Texas A&M		ACT
61	Jason Nevadomsky	LB	6-2	240	UCLA		CUT
62	Jerry Fontenot	OL	6-3	300	Texas A&M		ACT
63	Wally Williams	OL	6-2	321	Florida A&M		ACT
64	Albert Traylor	OL	6-2	305	Northwestern State (LA)		CUT
65	Chris Naeole	OL	6-3	328	Colorado		ACT
68	Kyle Turley	OL	6-5	306	San Diego State		ACT
69	Tom Ackerman	OL	6-4	295	Eastern Washington		ACT
70	Marcus Price	OL	6-4	310	LSU		ACT
74	Scott Sanderson	OL	6-6	295	Washington State		ACT
76	Tutan Reyes	OL	6-3	305	Mississippi		ACT
77	Willie Roaf	OL	6-5	320	Louisiana Tech		RES
78	Daryl Terrell	OL	6-4	327	Southern Mississippi; Jones County JC		ACT
79	Mitch White	OL	6-4	311	Oregon State		CUT
3	John Carney	SPEC	5-11	185	Notre Dame		ACT
4	Toby Gowin	SPEC	5-10	167	North Texas		ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jerry Fontenot	Jerry Fontenot	Tom Ackerman
FB	Terrelle Smith	Terrelle Smith	Moran Norris
LG	Wally Williams	Wally Williams	Tutan Reyes
LT	Daryl Terrell	Daryl Terrell
QB	Aaron Brooks	Aaron Brooks	Jeff Blake
RB	Ricky Williams	Ricky Williams	Deuce McAllister
RG	Chris Naeole	Chris Naeole	Tom Ackerman
RT	Kyle Turley	Kyle Turley	Marcus Price
TE	Cameron Cleeland	Cameron Cleeland	Lamont Hall
WR	Willie Jackson	Willie Jackson	Joe Horn

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Jay Bellamy	Jay Bellamy	Richard Newsome
LCB	Kevin Mathis	Kevin Mathis	Fred Weary
LDE	Darren Howard	Darren Howard	Willie Whitehead
LDT	Norman Hand	Norman Hand	Martin Chase
MLB	Charlie Clemons	Charlie Clemons
OLB	Darrin Smith	Darrin Smith	Keith Mitchell
RCB	Fred Thomas	Fred Thomas	Michael Hawthorne
RDE	Joe Johnson	Joe Johnson	Willie Whitehead
RDT	La'Roi Glover	La'Roi Glover	Kenny Smith
SS	Sammy Knight	Sammy Knight	Chris Oldham

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Toby Gowin	Toby Gowin	Jake Delhomme
K	John Carney	John Carney
KR	Deuce McAllister	Deuce McAllister
LS	Kevin Houser	Kevin Houser
P	Toby Gowin	Toby Gowin
PR	Deuce McAllister	Deuce McAllister