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Week 6 of the 2026 season

Saints are 1-4 after a loss over MIN

Week 6 is next, in 3 days, with 5 games measured so far.

Record
1-4
5 games played
Last game
L 13-23 vs MIN
Week 5
Next game
at NYG
Week 6 · Sunday, October 18 · 1:00 PM ET · in 3 days

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Week 6

Previous game

L 13-23

Week 5 vs MIN

Sunday, October 11 · 1:00 PM ET · Caesars Superdome

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Next game

Week 6 at NYG

Sunday, October 18 · 1:00 PM ET · Away · MetLife Stadium · in 3 days

Model win probability
34%
Market line
1.5

2026 through Week 5 — results to date are final; remaining games simulated on 2026 ratings

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2026 season through Week 5

  • W5 MINL13-23
  • W4 ATLL24-45
  • W3 LVL27-35
  • W2 BALW24-17
  • W1 DETL30-31
Offensive EPA per play across those games

Key metrics

Performance

EPA per play · Offense

-0.040

2026 seasonLeague rank: 23rd of 32

Performance

EPA per play allowed · Defense

+0.089

2026 seasonLeague rank: 27th of 32

Performance

Offensive success rate

43.5%

2026 seasonLeague rank: 15th of 32

Performance

Playoff odds

6%

2026 through Week 5 — results to date are final; remaining games simulated on 2026 ratingsProjection, not a measurement

What changed

Movement worth knowing about

From the weekly briefing · 2026 season through Week 5

Team

Trending up and down

  • Offensive EPA per play — +0.077 before the last 3 games, −0.160 across them — worse by 0.237 EPA.
  • Offensive success rate — 44.3% before the last 3 games, 41.7% across them — worse by 2.6 percentage points.
  • Defensive EPA per play allowed — +0.036 before the last 3 games, +0.152 across them — worse by 0.116 EPA.

Roster

Players to watch

  • Bryce Lance — EPA per play moved from +0.642 to −1.995 across the last 3 games.
  • Juwan Johnson — EPA per play moved from +0.947 to −0.014 across the last 3 games.
  • Devaughn Vele — EPA per play moved from +0.657 to +0.158 across the last 3 games.

Next game

The matchup

  • Week 6 at New York Giants — a 5.4-point Saints loss, 34.4% win probability, market line 1.5.
  • Edge — Saints red zone offence vs New York Giants defence — Saints touchdown rate inside the 20 77.8%, 4th of 32; Touchdown rate allowed inside the 20 71.4%, 23rd of 32.

Latest intelligence

Latest intelligence · Weekly Intelligence

Saints weekly intelligence — 2026, Week 6

Week 6 of the 2026 season. The Saints went 1-4 across 5 games, at a net efficiency of −3.2 points per game, on −0.040 EPA per play offensively, and +0.089 allowed. Next: Saints at New York Giants · Sunday, October 18 · 1:00 PM ET. The measured matchup favours the opponent at 34.4% win probability.

  • Offensive EPA per play: +0.077 before the last 3 games, −0.160 across them — worse by 0.237 EPA.
  • Offensive success rate: 44.3% before the last 3 games, 41.7% across them — worse by 2.6 percentage points.
  • Bryce Lance — EPA per play moved from +0.642 to −1.995 across the last 3 games.

2026 season through Week 5

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