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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

2012 New Orleans SaintsW2012 New Orleans Saints↗

NFL · NFC South · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 461 · PA 454 · Coach Joe Vitt

◀ 2011 2013 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 5177Drew Brees
2. 10Chase Daniel

Rushing (yds)

1. 602Mark Ingram
2. 473Pierre Thomas
3. 244Darren Sproles

Receiving (yds)

1. 1154Marques Colston
2. 1041Lance Moore
3. 982Jimmy Graham

Sacks

1. 8Cameron Jordan
2. 6Will Smith
3. 5Junior Galette

Interceptions

1. 3Jabari Greer
2. 3Patrick Robinson
3. 2Roman Harper

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1052	1072
EPA per play	+0.09	+0.10
Pass EPA per play	+0.14	+0.15
Rush EPA per play	-0.01	+0.04
Success rate	47.0%	45.5%
Pass rate	66.0%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play +0.00, success rate 43.0%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2012-09-09	1	vs Washington Redskins	L 32–40	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-09-16	2	@ Carolina Panthers	L 27–35	0–2	Bank of America Stadium
2012-09-23	3	vs Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–27 OT	0–3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-09-30	4	@ Green Bay Packers	L 27–28	0–4	Lambeau Field
2012-10-07	5	vs San Diego Chargers	W 31–24	1–4	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-10-21	7	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35–28	2–4	Raymond James Stadium
2012-10-28	8	@ Denver Broncos	L 14–34	2–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2012-11-05	9	vs Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–13	3–5	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-11-11	10	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 31–27	4–5	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-11-18	11	@ Oakland Raiders	W 38–17	5–5	O.co Coliseum
2012-11-25	12	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 21–31	5–6	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-11-29	13	@ Atlanta Falcons	L 13–23	5–7	Georgia Dome
2012-12-09	14	@ New York Giants	L 27–52	5–8	MetLife Stadium
2012-12-16	15	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 41–0	6–8	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012-12-23	16	@ Dallas Cowboys	W 34–31 OT	7–8	Cowboys Stadium
2012-12-30	17	vs Carolina Panthers	L 38–44	7–9	Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Roster (62)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
9	Drew Brees	QB	6-0	209	Purdue	11	ACT
10	Chase Daniel	QB	6-0	229	Missouri	3	ACT
45	Jed Collins	FB	6-1	252	Washington State	4	ACT
23	Pierre Thomas	RB	5-11	215	Illinois	5	RES
28	Mark Ingram	RB	5-9	215	Alabama	1	ACT
29	Chris Ivory	RB	6-0	223	Tiffin; Washington State	2	ACT
39	Travaris Cadet	RB	6-1	210	Appalachian State; Pearl River	0	ACT
43	Darren Sproles	RB	5-6	190	Kansas State	7	ACT
12	Marques Colston	WR	6-4	225	Hofstra	6	ACT
13	Joseph Morgan	WR	6-1	184	Walsh; Illinois	1	ACT
15	Courtney Roby	WR	6-0	189	Indiana	7	ACT
16	Lance Moore	WR	5-9	187	Toledo	7	ACT
17	Greg Camarillo	WR	6-2	200	Stanford	7	CUT
18	Saalim Hakim	WR	5-11	188	Palomar College; Tarleton State	0	ACT
19	Devery Henderson	WR	5-11	200	LSU	8	ACT
80	Jimmy Graham	TE	6-7	265	Miami	2	ACT
81	Mike Higgins	TE	6-5	242	Nebraska-Omaha	1	ACT
85	David Thomas	TE	6-3	248	Texas	6	ACT
89	Daniel Graham	TE	6-3	257	Colorado	10	CUT
60	Brian De La Puente	C	6-3	306	California	4	ACT
21	Patrick Robinson	CB	5-11	191	Florida State	2	ACT
24	Corey White	CB	6-1	210	Samford	0	RES
31	Jerome Murphy	CB	6-0	200	University of South Florida	2	ACT
32	Johnny Patrick	CB	5-11	190	Louisville	1	ACT
33	Jabari Greer	CB	5-11	180	Tennessee	8	ACT
44	Elbert Mack	CB	5-10	175	Troy; Butler County JC	4	ACT
20	A.J. Davis	DB	6-0	183	Jacksonville State	0	ACT
37	Jerico Nelson	DB	5-10	216	Arkansas	0	ACT
90	Turk McBride	DE	6-2	278	Tennessee	5	ACT
91	Will Smith	DE	6-3	282	Ohio State	8	ACT
93	Junior Galette	DE	6-2	254	Stillman College; Temple	2	ACT
94	Cameron Jordan	DE	6-4	287	California	1	ACT
95	Martez Wilson	DE	6-4	252	Illinois	1	ACT
75	Tyrunn Walker	DT	6-3	310	Tulsa; Jones County JC	0	ACT
76	Akiem Hicks	DT	6-5	324	Regina; Sacramento City	0	ACT
77	Brodrick Bunkley	DT	6-2	306	Florida State	6	ACT
96	Tom Johnson	DT	6-3	288	Southern Mississippi; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	6	ACT
98	Sedrick Ellis	DT	6-1	307	USC	4	ACT
27	Malcolm Jenkins	FS	6-0	204	Ohio State	3	RES
42	Isa Abdul-Quddus	FS	6-1	196	Fordham	1	ACT
65	Ricky Henry	G	6-4	310	Nebraska; Wahpeton JC (ND)	1	ACT
66	Ben Grubbs	G	6-3	310	Auburn	5	ACT
69	Eric Olsen	G	6-3	305	Notre Dame	2	ACT
73	Jahri Evans	G	6-4	318	Bloomsburg	6	ACT
5	Garrett Hartley	K	5-8	195	Oklahoma	4	ACT
47	Justin Drescher	LS	6-1	235	Colorado	2	ACT
50	Curtis Lofton	MLB	6-0	245	Oklahoma	4	ACT
51	Jonathan Vilma	MLB	6-1	230	Miami	8	ACT
55	Barrett Ruud	MLB	6-2	241	Nebraska	7	ACT
52	Jonathan Casillas	OLB	6-1	226	Wisconsin	3	ACT
53	Ramon Humber	OLB	5-11	232	North Dakota State	3	ACT
54	Will Herring	OLB	6-3	241	Auburn	5	ACT
57	David Hawthorne	OLB	6-0	246	TCU	4	ACT
58	Scott Shanle	OLB	6-2	245	Nebraska	9	ACT
6	Thomas Morstead	P	6-4	225	SMU	3	ACT
25	Rafael Bush	SS	5-11	203	South Carolina State	2	ACT
41	Roman Harper	SS	6-1	205	Alabama	6	ACT
64	Zach Strief	T	6-7	320	Northwestern	6	ACT
68	Will Robinson	T	6-5	305	San Diego State	4	ACT
71	Charles Brown	T	6-5	300	USC	2	RES
74	Jermon Bushrod	T	6-5	318	Towson State	5	ACT
79	Bryce Harris	T	6-6	300	Fresno State	0	RES

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
RB	Darren Sproles	Mark Ingram	Travaris Cadet
C	Brian De La Puente	Eric Olsen
FB	Jed Collins
LG	Ben Grubbs	Eric Olsen	Ricky Henry
LT	Jermon Bushrod	Will Robinson
QB	Drew Brees	Chase Daniel
RG	Jahri Evans	Eric Olsen	Ricky Henry
RT	Zach Strief	Will Robinson
TE	Jimmy Graham	David Thomas	Mike Higgins
WR	Devery Henderson	Marques Colston	Courtney Roby

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Brodrick Bunkley	Sedrick Ellis	Akiem Hicks
FS	Isa Abdul-Quddus	Jerico Nelson
LCB	Jabari Greer	Elbert Mack	A.J. Davis
LE	Cameron Jordan	Junior Galette
MLB	Curtis Lofton	Ramon Humber
RCB	Patrick Robinson	Johnny Patrick
RE	Will Smith	Turk McBride	Martez Wilson
SLB	David Hawthorne	Scott Shanle	Will Herring
SS	Roman Harper	Rafael Bush
WLB	Jonathan Vilma	Jonathan Casillas

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chase Daniel	Thomas Morstead
K	Garrett Hartley
KO	Thomas Morstead
KR	Darren Sproles	Travaris Cadet
LS	Justin Drescher	Jed Collins
P	Thomas Morstead
PR	Darren Sproles	Travaris Cadet

Biggest contracts on the books in 2012

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Drew Brees	QB	2012	5	$100.0M	$20.0M	$60.5M	16.6%
Will Smith	ED	2008	6	$62.1M	$10.4M	$14.0M	8.9%
Jahri Evans	RG	2010	7	$56.7M	$8.1M	$19.0M	6.3%
Marques Colston	WR	2012	5	$36.3M	$7.3M	$17.7M	6.0%
Ben Grubbs	LG	2012	5	$36.0M	$7.2M	$16.0M	6.0%
Roman Harper	S	2011	4	$25.0M	$6.2M	$16.0M	5.2%
Jabari Greer	CB	2009	4	$22.0M	$5.5M	$10.0M	4.5%
Curtis Lofton	LB	2012	5	$27.5M	$5.5M	$15.0M	4.6%
Jabari Greer	CB	2012	3	$15.6M	$5.2M	$11.3M	4.3%
Jermon Bushrod	LT	2011	2	$9.5M	$4.8M	$3.5M	3.9%
Brodrick Bunkley	IDL	2012	5	$22.5M	$4.5M	$8.9M	3.7%
Lance Moore	WR	2011	5	$20.0M	$4.0M	$7.0M	3.3%
David Hawthorne	LB	2012	3	$19.0M	$3.8M	$8.5M	3.2%
Thomas Morstead	P	2012	6	$21.9M	$3.6M	$6.9M	3.0%
Darren Sproles	RB	2011	4	$10.5M	$3.5M	$6.0M	2.9%
Malcolm Jenkins	S	2009	5	$14.8M	$3.0M	$11.0M	2.4%
Cameron Jordan	ED	2011	4	$11.8M	$2.9M	$13.3M	2.4%
Pierre Thomas	RB	2011	4	$11.5M	$2.9M	$5.2M	2.4%
Zach Strief	RT	2011	3	$6.2M	$2.1M	$750,000	1.7%
Patrick Robinson	CB	2010	5	$9.4M	$1.9M	$6.6M	1.4%
Mark Ingram	RB	2011	4	$7.4M	$1.9M	$6.0M	1.5%
Jonathan Casillas	LB	2012	1	$1.3M	$1.3M	$0	1.0%
Chase Daniel	QB	2012	1	$1.0M	$1.0M	$300,000	0.8%
Daniel Graham	TE	2012	1	$990,000	$990,000	$65,000	0.8%
Jimmy Graham	TE	2010	4	$3.3M	$825,736	$665,140	0.6%

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

Trades in 2012 (1)

Date	Trade
2012-08-21	NOR → SEA: 2013 round 7 pick 220 SEA → NOR: Barrett Ruud

Injury reports (104)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Adrian Arrington	WR	Knee	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Curtis Lofton	LB	Ankle	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
1	David Hawthorne	LB	Knee	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Jabari Greer	CB	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
1	Marcel Jones	T	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Marques Colston	WR	Foot	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Devery Henderson	WR	Concussion	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Jabari Greer	CB	Groin	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Johnny Patrick	CB	Thigh	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Scott Shanle	LB	Knee	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
2	Turk McBride	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Devery Henderson	WR	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Drew Brees	QB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Johnny Patrick	CB	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Jonathan Casillas	LB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Marques Colston	WR	Foot	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Roman Harper	S	Wrist	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Turk McBride	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	David Hawthorne	LB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Jonathan Casillas	LB	Neck	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Turk McBride	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	David Hawthorne	LB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Joseph Morgan	WR	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Jonathan Casillas	LB	Neck	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Lance Moore	WR	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Roman Harper	S	Hip	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Travaris Cadet	RB	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Turk McBride	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Akiem Hicks	DT	Ankle		Full Participation in Practice
5	Brodrick Bunkley	DT	Illness		Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Malcolm Jenkins	S	Hamstring		Full Participation in Practice
7	David Hawthorne	LB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
7	Jabari Greer	CB	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Jahri Evans	G	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Jimmy Graham	TE	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Jonathan Casillas	LB	Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Lance Moore	WR	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Scott Shanle	LB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Travaris Cadet	RB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Turk McBride	DE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Daniel Graham	TE	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Darren Sproles	RB	Not Injury Related	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	David Hawthorne	LB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Jimmy Graham	TE	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Joseph Morgan	WR	Chest	Out	Limited Participation in Practice
9	Courtney Roby	WR	Shoulder	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
9	Darren Sproles	RB	Hand	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
9	David Hawthorne	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Joseph Morgan	WR	Chest	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Courtney Roby	WR	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Darren Sproles	RB	Hand	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Junior Galette	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Zach Strief	T	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
10	David Hawthorne	LB	Hamstring		Full Participation in Practice
11	Corey White	CB	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Courtney Roby	WR	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Darren Sproles	RB	Hand	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Junior Galette	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Zach Strief	T	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Charles Brown	T	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Corey White	CB	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Darren Sproles	RB	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Elbert Mack	CB	Concussion	Out	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Junior Galette	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Ramon Humber	LB	Illness	Probable	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Zach Strief	T	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Charles Brown	T	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Corey White	CB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Courtney Roby	WR	Shoulder / Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	David Thomas	TE	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Elbert Mack	CB	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Isa Abdul-Quddus	S	Concussion	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Junior Galette	DE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Tom Johnson	DT	Back	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Zach Strief	T	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Bryce Harris	T	Ankle		Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Charles Brown	T	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Corey White	CB	Knee	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
14	Courtney Roby	WR	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	David Thomas	TE	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Isa Abdul-Quddus	S	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Johnny Patrick	CB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Junior Galette	DE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Martez Wilson	DE	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Roman Harper	S	Rib	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Tom Johnson	DT	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Charles Brown	T	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Chris Ivory	RB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Corey White	CB	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Jed Collins	RB	Toe	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Malcolm Jenkins	S	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Zach Strief	T	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Chris Ivory	RB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Jed Collins	RB	Knee / Toe	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Jimmy Graham	TE	Wrist	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Patrick Robinson	CB	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Pierre Thomas	RB	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Zach Strief	T	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Akiem Hicks	DT	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Chris Ivory	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Jabari Greer	CB	Concussion	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Jed Collins	RB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Jimmy Graham	TE	Wrist / Finger	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Pierre Thomas	RB	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice