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LAR27

SEA31

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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

2002 New Orleans SaintsW2002 New Orleans Saints↗

NFL · NFC South · 9–7 (.562) · 3rd in division · PF 432 · PA 388 · Coach Jim Haslett

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3572Aaron Brooks
2. 113Jake Delhomme

Rushing (yds)

1. 1388Deuce McAllister
2. 253Aaron Brooks
3. 65James Fenderson

Receiving (yds)

1. 1312Joe Horn
2. 594Donte' Stallworth
3. 523Jerome Pathon

Sacks

1. 8Darren Howard
2. 7Charles Grant
3. 5.5Grady Jackson

Interceptions

1. 5Sammy Knight
2. 5Fred Thomas
3. 3Jay Bellamy

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1001	1067
EPA per play	-0.01	-0.01
Pass EPA per play	-0.01	+0.01
Rush EPA per play	-0.02	-0.05
Success rate	38.3%	41.0%
Pass rate	57.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2002-09-08	1	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 26–20 OT	1–0	Raymond James Stadium
2002-09-15	2	vs Green Bay Packers	W 35–20	2–0	Louisiana Superdome
2002-09-22	3	@ Chicago Bears	W 29–23	3–0	Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
2002-09-29	4	@ Detroit Lions	L 21–26	3–1	Ford Field
2002-10-06	5	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	W 32–29	4–1	Louisiana Superdome
2002-10-13	6	@ Washington Redskins	W 43–27	5–1	FedExField
2002-10-20	7	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 35–27	6–1	Louisiana Superdome
2002-10-27	8	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 35–37	6–2	Louisiana Superdome
2002-11-10	10	@ Carolina Panthers	W 34–24	7–2	Ericsson Stadium
2002-11-17	11	@ Atlanta Falcons	L 17–24	7–3	Georgia Dome
2002-11-24	12	vs Cleveland Browns	L 15–24	7–4	Louisiana Superdome
2002-12-01	13	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–20	8–4	Louisiana Superdome
2002-12-08	14	@ Baltimore Ravens	W 37–25	9–4	Ravens Stadium
2002-12-15	15	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 31–32	9–5	Louisiana Superdome
2002-12-22	16	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–20	9–6	Paul Brown Stadium
2002-12-29	17	vs Carolina Panthers	L 6–10	9–7	Louisiana Superdome

Roster (60)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
2	Aaron Brooks	QB	6-4	220	Virginia	3	ACT
12	Jake Delhomme	QB	6-2	215	Louisiana-Lafayette	5	ACT
14	J.T. O'Sullivan	QB	6-2	232	UC Davis	0	ACT
33	Moran Norris	FB	6-1	250	Kansas	1	ACT
44	Terrelle Smith	FB	6-0	246	Arizona State	2	ACT
25	Fred McAfee	RB	5-10	197	Mississippi College	11	ACT
26	Deuce McAllister	RB	6-1	232	Mississippi	1	ACT
28	Curtis Keaton	RB	5-10	222	James Madison; West Virginia	2	ACT
48	James Fenderson	RB	5-9	200	Hawaii; Long Beach City College	1	ACT
80	Jerome Pathon	WR	6-0	195	Washington; Acadia University, Canada	4	ACT
83	Donte' Stallworth	WR	6-0	220	Tennessee	0	ACT
84	Michael L. Lewis	WR	5-8	173		2	ACT
86	Jake Reed	WR	6-3	213	Grambling State	11	ACT
87	Joe Horn	WR	6-1	208	Itawamba JC	6	ACT
89	Derrick Lewis	WR	6-2	185	San Diego State; Sacramento City	0	ACT
81	Lamont Hall	TE	6-4	260	Clemson	4	ACT
82	Boo Williams	TE	6-4	265	Arkansas; Coffeyville CC	1	ACT
88	David Sloan	TE	6-6	260	New Mexico; Fresno City College	7	ACT
47	Kevin Houser	C	6-2	252	Ohio State	2	ACT
62	Jerry Fontenot	C	6-3	300	Texas A&M	13	ACT
67	Bubba Miller	C	6-1	305	Tennessee	6	ACT
21	Dale Carter	CB	6-1	194	Tennessee; Ellsworth CC	10	ACT
22	Fred Thomas	CB	5-9	185	Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC	6	ACT
24	Jerry Wilson	CB	5-11	190	Southern	7	ACT
27	Ken Irvin	CB	5-11	182	Memphis	7	ACT
35	Fakhir Brown	CB	5-11	195	Grambling State	3	ACT
36	Michael Hawthorne	CB	6-3	204	Purdue	2	RES
43	Keyuo Craver	CB	5-10	195	Nebraska	0	ACT
93	Darren Howard	DE	6-3	260	Kansas State	2	ACT
94	Charles Grant	DE	6-3	285	Georgia	0	ACT
97	Derrius Monroe	DE	6-4	269	Virginia Tech	0	CUT
98	Willie Whitehead	DE	6-3	300	Auburn	7	ACT
90	Kenny Smith	DT	6-4	303	Alabama	1	ACT
91	Grady Jackson	DT	6-2	345	Knoxville College; Hinds CC	5	ACT
92	Martin Chase	DT	6-2	310	Oklahoma	4	ACT
99	Norman Hand	DT	6-3	310	Mississippi; Itawamba JC	7	ACT
20	Jay Bellamy	FS	5-11	200	Rutgers	8	ACT
37	Steve Gleason	FS	5-11	212	Washington State	2	ACT
63	Wally Williams	G	6-2	321	Florida A&M	9	ACT
64	Kendyl Jacox	G	6-2	325	Kansas State	4	ACT
65	LeCharles Bentley	G	6-2	309	Ohio State	0	ACT
76	Tutan Reyes	G	6-3	305	Mississippi	2	ACT
3	John Carney	K	5-11	185	Notre Dame	15	ACT
59	J.J. Jones	LB	6-0	231	Arkansas	1	ACT
51	Bryan Cox	MLB	6-4	250	Western Illinois	11	ACT
56	Charlie Clemons	MLB	6-2	250	Georgia; Northeast Oklahoma	5	ACT
50	James Allen	OLB	6-2	245	Oregon State	0	ACT
52	Sedrick Hodge	OLB	6-4	246	North Carolina	1	ACT
53	Roger Knight	OLB	6-0	245	Wisconsin	1	ACT
54	Darrin Smith	OLB	6-1	236	Miami	9	ACT
55	Travis Carroll	OLB	6-4	240	Florida	0	ACT
58	J.R. Johnson	OLB	6-0	240	Syracuse	0	CUT
4	Toby Gowin	P	5-10	167	North Texas	5	ACT
6	Dirk Johnson	P	6-0	210	Northern Colorado	4	CUT
29	Sammy Knight	SS	6-1	215	USC	5	ACT
40	Mel Mitchell	SS	6-1	225	Western Kentucky	0	ACT
66	Victor Riley	T	6-5	340	Auburn	4	ACT
68	Kyle Turley	T	6-5	306	San Diego State	4	ACT
71	Spencer Folau	T	6-5	310	Idaho	6	ACT
74	Scott Sanderson	T	6-6	295	Washington State	5	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jerry Fontenot	Kendyl Jacox
FB	Terrelle Smith
LG	Kendyl Jacox
LT	Kyle Turley	Scott Sanderson
QB	Aaron Brooks	Jake Delhomme
RB	Deuce McAllister	James Fenderson
RG	LeCharles Bentley
RT	Spencer Folau	Victor Riley
TE	David Sloan	Boo Williams
WR	Jerome Pathon	Joe Horn	Jake Reed

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Jay Bellamy	Steve Gleason
LCB	Ken Irvin	Fakhir Brown
LDE	Charles Grant	Willie Whitehead
LDT	Norman Hand	Kenny Smith
MLB	Charlie Clemons	Bryan Cox
OLB	Darrin Smith	Sedrick Hodge	James Allen
RCB	Fred Thomas
RDE	Darren Howard	Kenny Smith
RDT	Grady Jackson	Martin Chase
SS	Sammy Knight	Mel Mitchell

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Toby Gowin
K	John Carney
KR	Michael L. Lewis	Jerome Pathon
LS	Kevin Houser
P	Toby Gowin
PR	Michael L. Lewis	Jerome Pathon

Trades in 2002 (4)

Date	Trade
2002-03-08	MIA → NOR: 2002 round 1 pick 25, 2002 round 4 pick 125, 2003 round 1 pick 18 NOR → MIA: Ricky Williams, 2002 round 4 pick 114
2002-03-27	KC → NOR: 2003 round 3 pick 78 NOR → KC: Willie Roaf
2002-08-31	CIN → NOR: Curtis Keaton NOR → CIN: 2003 round 4 pick 118
2002-09-01	IND → NOR: 2003 round 7 pick 239 NOR → IND: Ricky Williams