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

2006 New Orleans SaintsW2006 New Orleans Saints↗

NFL · NFC South · 10–6 (.625) · 1st in division · PF 413 · PA 322 · Coach Sean Payton · Lost Conference Championship

◀ 2005 2007 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

4424Drew Brees
208Jamie Martin

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1050	914
EPA per play	+0.07	-0.04
Pass EPA per play	+0.16	-0.06
Rush EPA per play	-0.04	-0.01
Success rate	44.5%	39.4%
Pass rate	57.5%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.04, success rate 41.6%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2006-09-10	1	@ Cleveland Browns	W 19–14	1–0	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2006-09-17	2	@ Green Bay Packers	W 34–27	2–0	Lambeau Field
2006-09-25	3	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 23–3	3–0	Louisiana Superdome
2006-10-01	4	@ Carolina Panthers	L 18–21	3–1	Bank of America Stadium
2006-10-08	5	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–21	4–1	Louisiana Superdome
2006-10-15	6	vs Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–24	5–1	Louisiana Superdome
2006-10-29	8	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 22–35	5–2	Louisiana Superdome
2006-11-05	9	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–14	6–2	Raymond James Stadium
2006-11-12	10	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 31–38	6–3	Heinz Field
2006-11-19	11	vs Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–31	6–4	Louisiana Superdome
2006-11-26	12	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 31–13	7–4	Georgia Dome
2006-12-03	13	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 34–10	8–4	Louisiana Superdome
2006-12-10	14	@ Dallas Cowboys	W 42–17	9–4	Texas Stadium
2006-12-17	15	vs Washington Redskins	L 10–16	9–5	Louisiana Superdome
2006-12-24	16	@ New York Giants	W 30–7	10–5	Giants Stadium
2006-12-31	17	vs Carolina Panthers	L 21–31	10–6	Louisiana Superdome
2007-01-13	Div	vs Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–24		Louisiana Superdome
2007-01-21	Conf	@ Chicago Bears	L 14–39		Soldier Field

Roster (67)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
9	Drew Brees	QB	6-0	209	Purdue	5	ACT
10	Jamie Martin	QB	6-2	205	Weber State	13	ACT
11	Jason Fife	QB	6-4	226	Oregon	2	DEV
33	Keith Joseph	FB	6-2	249	Texas A&M	1	RES
36	Corey McIntyre	FB	6-0	245	West Virginia	4	ACT
44	Mike Karney	FB	5-11	260	Arizona State	2	ACT
48	Vonta Leach	FB	6-0	260	East Carolina	2	ACT
25	Reggie Bush	RB	6-0	205	USC	0	ACT
26	Deuce McAllister	RB	6-1	232	Mississippi	5	ACT
27	Aaron Stecker	RB	5-10	213	Western Illinois; Wisconsin	7	ACT
30	Fred McAfee	RB	5-10	197	Mississippi College	15	RES
35	Jamaal Branch	RB	5-11	230	Colgate	1	ACT
12	Marques Colston	WR	6-4	225	Hofstra	0	ACT
16	Lance Moore	WR	5-9	187	Toledo	1	DEV
18	Terrance Copper	WR	6-0	207	East Carolina	2	ACT
19	Devery Henderson	WR	5-11	200	LSU	2	ACT
84	Michael L. Lewis	WR	5-8	173		6	ACT
87	Joe Horn	WR	6-1	208	Itawamba JC	10	ACT
89	Jamal Jones	WR	5-11	205	North Carolina A&T; North Carolina	2	ACT
80	Mark Campbell	TE	6-6	260	Michigan	7	ACT
82	Marcellus Rivers	TE	6-4	250	Oklahoma State	5	CUT
82	Nate Lawrie	TE	6-6	255	Yale	2	CUT
83	Billy Miller	TE	6-3	252	USC	7	ACT
85	Ernie Conwell	TE	6-2	255	Washington	10	RES
86	John Owens	TE	6-3	255	Notre Dame	4	ACT
52	Jeff Faine	C	6-3	291	Notre Dame	3	ACT
76	Jonathan Goodwin	C	6-3	318	Michigan; Ohio	4	ACT
21	Jason Craft	CB	5-10	187	Colorado State; Denver	7	ACT
22	Fred Thomas	CB	5-9	185	Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC	10	ACT
28	DeJuan Groce	CB	5-10	191	Nebraska	3	ACT
34	Mike McKenzie	CB	6-0	194	Memphis	7	ACT
39	Curtis Deloatch	CB	6-2	217	North Carolina A&T	2	ACT
91	Will Smith	DE	6-3	282	Ohio State	2	ACT
93	Rob Ninkovich	DE	6-2	260	Purdue; Joliet Junior College	0	RES
94	Charles Grant	DE	6-3	285	Georgia	4	ACT
95	Trevor Johnson	DE	6-4	270	Nebraska	2	CUT
95	Eric Moore	DE	6-4	268	Florida State	1	ACT
97	Michael Haynes	DE	6-4	283	Penn State	3	CUT
97	Josh Cooper	DE	6-3	265	Mississippi	2	ACT
66	Brian Young	DT	6-2	298	Texas-El Paso	6	ACT
96	Antwan Lake	DT	6-4	308	West Virginia	4	ACT
98	Willie Whitehead	DT	6-3	300	Auburn	11	ACT
24	Bryan Scott	FS	6-1	220	Penn State	3	ACT
29	Josh Bullocks	FS	6-0	207	Nebraska	1	ACT
61	Montrae Holland	G	6-2	340	Florida State	3	ACT
67	Jamar Nesbit	G	6-4	328	South Carolina	7	ACT
73	Jahri Evans	G	6-4	318	Bloomsburg	0	ACT
3	John Carney	K	5-11	185	Notre Dame	19	ACT
4	Billy Cundiff	K	6-1	212	Drake	4	ACT
47	Kevin Houser	LS	6-2	252	Ohio State	6	ACT
53	Mark Simoneau	MLB	6-0	245	Kansas State	6	ACT
54	Danny Clark	MLB	6-2	233	Illinois	6	ACT
77	Rodney Leisle	NT	6-3	315	UCLA	2	ACT
99	Hollis Thomas	NT	6-0	335	Northern Illinois	10	ACT
51	Terrence Melton	OLB	6-1	235	Rice	2	ACT
55	Scott Fujita	OLB	6-5	250	California	4	ACT
56	Alfred Fincher	OLB	6-1	238	Connecticut	1	ACT
58	Scott Shanle	OLB	6-2	245	Nebraska	3	ACT
7	Steve Weatherford	P	6-2	210	Illinois	0	ACT
20	Jay Bellamy	SS	5-11	200	Rutgers	12	ACT
23	Omar Stoutmire	SS	5-11	205	Fresno State	9	ACT
37	Steve Gleason	SS	5-11	212	Washington State	6	ACT
41	Roman Harper	SS	6-1	205	Alabama	0	RES
64	Zach Strief	T	6-7	320	Northwestern	0	ACT
70	Jammal Brown	T	6-6	317	Oklahoma	1	ACT
78	Jonathan Stinchcomb	T	6-5	315	Georgia	3	ACT
79	Rob Petitti	T	6-6	327	Pittsburgh	1	ACT

Depth chart, week 20

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jeff Faine	Jonathan Goodwin
FB	Mike Karney
LG	Jamar Nesbit	Montrae Holland
LT	Jammal Brown	Zach Strief
QB	Drew Brees	Jamie Martin
RB	Deuce McAllister	Reggie Bush	Aaron Stecker
RG	Jahri Evans	Montrae Holland
RT	Jonathan Stinchcomb	Rob Petitti
TE	Mark Campbell	Billy Miller	John Owens
WR	Marques Colston	Joe Horn	Devery Henderson

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Brian Young	Antwan Lake
FS	Josh Bullocks	Bryan Scott
LCB	Mike McKenzie	DeJuan Groce	Curtis Deloatch
LDE	Charles Grant	Josh Cooper
MLB	Mark Simoneau	Danny Clark
NT	Hollis Thomas	Rodney Leisle
RCB	Fred Thomas	Jason Craft
RDE	Will Smith	Willie Whitehead
SLB	Scott Fujita	Alfred Fincher
SS	Omar Stoutmire	Jay Bellamy	Steve Gleason
WLB	Scott Shanle	Terrence Melton

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Jamie Martin
K	John Carney
KO	Billy Cundiff	John Carney
KR	Michael L. Lewis	Aaron Stecker	Terrance Copper
LS	Kevin Houser
P	Steve Weatherford
PR	Michael L. Lewis	Reggie Bush

Biggest contracts on the books in 2006

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Drew Brees	QB	2006	5	$60.0M	$10.0M	$8.0M	9.8%
Reggie Bush	RB	2006	6	$52.5M	$8.8M	$26.3M	8.6%
Will Smith	ED	2004	5	$8.8M	$1.8M	$6.4M	2.2%
Jonathan Goodwin	C	2006	2	$2.8M	$1.4M	$600,000	1.4%
Roman Harper	S	2006	4	$3.5M	$883,625	$1.9M	0.9%
Jahri Evans	RG	2006	3	$1.4M	$475,433	$346,300	0.5%
Zach Strief	RT	2006	3	$1.1M	$375,310	$45,930	0.4%
Marques Colston	WR	2006	3	$1.1M	$368,200	$24,600	0.4%
Lance Moore	WR	2006	2	$695,000	$347,500	$0	0.3%
Lance Moore	WR	2005	2	$540,000	$270,000	$0	0.3%
Lance Moore	WR	2006	1	$119,000	$119,000	$0	0.1%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2006 (8)

Date	Trade
2006-04-06	ATL → NOR: Bryan Scott NOR → ATL: Wayne Gandy
2006-04-29	CLV → NOR: Jeff Faine, 2006 round 2 pick 43 NOR → CLV: 2006 round 2 pick 34
2006-04-30	NOR → PHI: 2006 round 4 pick 99 PHI → NOR: Hollis Thomas, 2006 round 4 pick 108
2006-06-05	NWE → NOR: Bethel Johnson NOR → NWE: Johnathan Sullivan
2006-06-07	BUF → NOR: Tim Euhus NOR → BUF: Courtney Watson
2006-08-02	KC → NOR: 2007 round 4 pick 123 NOR → KC: Michael Bennett
2006-08-23	DAL → NOR: Scott Shanle NOR → DAL: 2007 round 7 pick 237
2006-08-25	NOR → PHI: Donte' Stallworth PHI → NOR: Mark Simoneau, 2007 round 4 pick 125

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