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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

2007 New Orleans SaintsW2007 New Orleans Saints↗

NFL · NFC South · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 379 · PA 388 · Coach Sean Payton

◀ 2006 2008 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 4428Drew Brees

Rushing (yds)

1. 581Reggie Bush
2. 444Aaron Stecker
3. 251Pierre Thomas

Receiving (yds)

1. 1202Marques Colston
2. 792David Patten
3. 417Reggie Bush

Sacks

1. 6.5Will Smith
2. 4Renaldo Wynn
3. 4Roman Harper

Interceptions

1. 3Mike McKenzie
2. 3Jason David
3. 3Roman Harper

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1051	949
EPA per play	+0.01	+0.01
Pass EPA per play	+0.07	+0.11
Rush EPA per play	-0.08	-0.13
Success rate	47.9%	42.5%
Pass rate	63.7%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2007-09-06	1	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 10–41	0–1	RCA Dome
2007-09-16	2	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–31	0–2	Raymond James Stadium
2007-09-24	3	vs Tennessee Titans	L 14–31	0–3	Louisiana Superdome
2007-10-07	5	vs Carolina Panthers	L 13–16	0–4	Louisiana Superdome
2007-10-14	6	@ Seattle Seahawks	W 28–17	1–4	Qwest Field
2007-10-21	7	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 22–16	2–4	Louisiana Superdome
2007-10-28	8	@ San Francisco 49ers	W 31–10	3–4	Monster Park
2007-11-04	9	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	W 41–24	4–4	Louisiana Superdome
2007-11-11	10	vs St. Louis Rams	L 29–37	4–5	Louisiana Superdome
2007-11-18	11	@ Houston Texans	L 10–23	4–6	Reliant Stadium
2007-11-25	12	@ Carolina Panthers	W 31–6	5–6	Bank of America Stadium
2007-12-02	13	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–27	5–7	Louisiana Superdome
2007-12-10	14	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 34–14	6–7	Georgia Dome
2007-12-16	15	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 31–24	7–7	Louisiana Superdome
2007-12-23	16	vs Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–38	7–8	Louisiana Superdome
2007-12-30	17	@ Chicago Bears	L 25–33	7–9	Soldier Field

Roster (63)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
3	Tyler Palko	QB	6-1	215	Pittsburgh	0	ACT
9	Drew Brees	QB	6-0	209	Purdue	6	ACT
10	Jamie Martin	QB	6-2	205	Weber State	14	ACT
44	Mike Karney	FB	5-11	260	Arizona State	3	ACT
23	Pierre Thomas	RB	5-11	215	Illinois	0	ACT
24	Chris Barclay	RB	5-10	180	Wake Forest	1	ACT
25	Reggie Bush	RB	6-0	205	USC	1	ACT
26	Deuce McAllister	RB	6-1	232	Mississippi	6	RES
27	Aaron Stecker	RB	5-10	213	Western Illinois; Wisconsin	8	ACT
35	Jamaal Branch	RB	5-11	230	Colgate	2	RES
12	Marques Colston	WR	6-4	225	Hofstra	1	ACT
16	Lance Moore	WR	5-9	187	Toledo	2	ACT
17	Robert Meachem	WR	6-2	215	Tennessee	0	ACT
18	Terrance Copper	WR	6-0	207	East Carolina	3	ACT
19	Devery Henderson	WR	5-11	200	LSU	3	ACT
81	David Patten	WR	5-10	190	Western Carolina	10	ACT
80	Mark Campbell	TE	6-6	260	Michigan	8	RES
82	Eric Johnson	TE	6-3	252	Yale	6	ACT
83	Billy Miller	TE	6-3	252	USC	8	ACT
85	Ronnie Ghent	TE	6-2	253	Louisville	3	ACT
86	John Owens	TE	6-3	255	Notre Dame	5	ACT
52	Jeff Faine	C	6-3	291	Notre Dame	4	ACT
76	Jonathan Goodwin	C	6-3	318	Michigan; Ohio	5	ACT
21	Jason Craft	CB	5-10	187	Colorado State; Denver	8	ACT
22	Fred Thomas	CB	5-9	185	Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC	11	ACT
34	Mike McKenzie	CB	6-0	194	Memphis	8	RES
38	Usama Young	CB	5-11	195	Kent State	0	ACT
42	Jason David	CB	5-8	180	Washington State	3	ACT
39	Chris Reis	DB	6-1	215	Georgia Tech	1	ACT
91	Will Smith	DE	6-3	282	Ohio State	3	ACT
92	Orien Harris	DE	6-3	300	Miami	1	ACT
93	Josh Savage	DE	6-4	276	Utah	3	DEV
94	Charles Grant	DE	6-3	285	Georgia	5	ACT
97	Josh Cooper	DE	6-3	265	Mississippi	3	ACT
98	Renaldo Wynn	DE	6-3	280	Notre Dame	10	ACT
66	Brian Young	DT	6-2	298	Texas-El Paso	7	RES
69	McKinley Boykin	DT	6-1	289	Mississippi	1	RES
96	Antwan Lake	DT	6-4	308	West Virginia	5	ACT
29	Josh Bullocks	FS	6-0	207	Nebraska	2	ACT
43	Kevin Kaesviharn	FS	6-1	200	Augustana (SD)	6	ACT
65	Andy Alleman	G	6-4	310	Akron	0	ACT
67	Jamar Nesbit	G	6-4	328	South Carolina	8	ACT
73	Jahri Evans	G	6-4	318	Bloomsburg	1	ACT
1	Martin Gramatica	K	5-8	170	Kansas State	8	ACT
2	Olindo Mare	K	5-11	185	Syracuse; MacMurray College; Valencia Community College	11	RES
50	Marvin Mitchell	LB	6-3	249	Tennessee	0	ACT
47	Kevin Houser	LS	6-2	252	Ohio State	7	ACT
51	Brian Simmons	MLB	6-3	244	North Carolina	9	ACT
53	Mark Simoneau	MLB	6-0	245	Kansas State	7	ACT
71	Kendrick Clancy	NT	6-1	305	Mississippi; East Central JC	7	ACT
99	Hollis Thomas	NT	6-0	335	Northern Illinois	11	ACT
54	Troy Evans	OLB	6-3	238	Cincinnati	6	ACT
55	Scott Fujita	OLB	6-5	250	California	5	ACT
56	Alfred Fincher	OLB	6-1	238	Connecticut	2	CUT
58	Scott Shanle	OLB	6-2	245	Nebraska	4	ACT
59	Matt McCoy	OLB	6-0	232	San Diego State	2	ACT
7	Steve Weatherford	P	6-2	210	Illinois	1	ACT
20	Jay Bellamy	SS	5-11	200	Rutgers	13	ACT
41	Roman Harper	SS	6-1	205	Alabama	1	ACT
64	Zach Strief	T	6-7	320	Northwestern	1	ACT
70	Jammal Brown	T	6-6	317	Oklahoma	2	ACT
74	Jermon Bushrod	T	6-5	318	Towson State	0	ACT
78	Jonathan Stinchcomb	T	6-5	315	Georgia	4	ACT

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jeff Faine	Jonathan Goodwin
FB	Mike Karney
LG	Jamar Nesbit	Andy Alleman
LT	Jammal Brown	Zach Strief	Jermon Bushrod
QB	Drew Brees	Jamie Martin
RB	Aaron Stecker	Pierre Thomas	Reggie Bush
RG	Jahri Evans	Jonathan Goodwin
RT	Jonathan Stinchcomb	Zach Strief
TE	Eric Johnson	Billy Miller	Ronnie Ghent
WR	Marques Colston	Lance Moore	David Patten

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Antwan Lake	Renaldo Wynn	Orien Harris
FS	Josh Bullocks	Kevin Kaesviharn
LCB	Jason Craft	Usama Young
LE	Charles Grant	Renaldo Wynn
MLB	Mark Simoneau	Brian Simmons	Marvin Mitchell
NT	Hollis Thomas	Kendrick Clancy
RCB	Jason David	Fred Thomas
RE	Will Smith	Josh Cooper
SLB	Scott Fujita	Matt McCoy
SS	Roman Harper	Chris Reis	Jay Bellamy
WLB	Scott Shanle	Troy Evans

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Steve Weatherford	Jamie Martin
KO	Martin Gramatica	Steve Weatherford
KR	Lance Moore	Pierre Thomas
LS	Kevin Houser
P	Steve Weatherford
PR	Lance Moore	Reggie Bush

Biggest contracts on the books in 2007

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%
Lance Moore	WR	2007	2	$955,000	$477,500	$0	0.4%
Jahri Evans	RG	2006	3	$1.4M	$475,433	$346,300	0.5%
Jermon Bushrod	LT	2007	3	$1.4M	$475,287	$310,860	0.4%
Zach Strief	RT	2006	3	$1.1M	$375,310	$45,930	0.4%
Pierre Thomas	RB	2007	3	$1.1M	$373,333	$5,000	0.3%
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%

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

Trades in 2007 (3)

Date	Trade
2007-04-03	MIA → NOR: Olindo Mare NOR → MIA: 2007 round 6 pick 199, Drew Mormino
2007-04-28	DET → NOR: 2007 round 3 pick 66, 2007 round 5 pick 145 NOR → DET: 2007 round 2 pick 58
2007-04-29	HST → NOR: 2007 round 4 pick 107 NOR → HST: 2007 round 4 pick 123, 2007 round 5 pick 163