Team Analytics
PublishedSaints team analytics — 2026 season through Week 5
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.
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- 2026 season through Week 5
- Season
- 2026, Week 5
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- Confidence
- medium
- Generator
- v2
- Offensive EPA per play
- −0.040
- −0.237 EPA · 23rd of 32
- Defensive EPA per play allowed
- +0.089
- −0.116 EPA · 27th of 32
- Offensive success rate
- 43.6%
- −2.6 pts · 15th of 32
- Explosive play rate
- 9.7%
- 26th of 32
- Takeaway rate
- 1.2%
- 27th of 32
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Key takeaways
- Offence produced −0.040 EPA per play over 5 games — 23rd of 32 in the league.
- Defence allowed +0.089 EPA per play — 27th of 32.
- Over the last 3 games the offence fell off by −0.237 EPA per play against the sample before them.
- Biggest strength: Red-zone touchdown rate at 77.8% (4th of 32).
- Biggest weakness: Success rate allowed at 50.3% (31st of 32).
- Explosive plays came on 9.7% of snaps against a league average of 11.8%.
Strengths
- Red-zone touchdown rate — 77.8% · 4th of 32
- Third-down conversion — 45.8% · 6th of 32
Weaknesses
- Success rate allowed — 50.3% · 31st of 32
- EPA per carry allowed — −0.003 · 31st of 32
- Third-down conversion allowed — 50.0% · 29th of 32
- Giveaway rate — 2.9% · 28th of 32
Where the team stands
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.
Offensive efficiency
- Offensive EPA per play: −0.040 (23rd of 32)
- Offensive success rate: 43.6% (15th of 32)
- EPA per dropback: −0.034 (22nd of 32)
- EPA per carry: −0.104 (16th of 32)
- Explosive play rate: 9.7% (26th of 32)
- Giveaway rate: 2.9% (28th of 32)
- Third-down conversion: 45.8% (6th of 32)
- Red-zone touchdown rate: 77.8% (4th of 32)
- Scoring-drive rate: 37.3% (18th of 32)
- Sack or hit allowed: 16.1% (20th of 32)
Defensive efficiency
- Defensive EPA per play allowed: +0.089 (27th of 32)
- Success rate allowed: 50.3% (31st of 32)
- EPA per dropback allowed: +0.151 (26th of 32)
- EPA per carry allowed: −0.003 (31st of 32)
- Explosive rate allowed: 13.0% (21st of 32)
- Takeaway rate: 1.2% (27th of 32)
- Third-down conversion allowed: 50.0% (29th of 32)
- Red-zone touchdown allowed: 65.2% (21st of 32)
- Sack or hit rate: 13.1% (25th of 32)
Week-over-week movement
Last 3 games against everything before them.
- Offensive EPA per play: −0.160 recent vs +0.077 prior (−0.237 EPA)
- Offensive success rate: 41.7% recent vs 44.3% prior (−2.6 pts)
- Defensive EPA per play allowed: +0.152 recent vs +0.036 prior (−0.116 EPA)
- Success rate allowed: 49.6% recent vs 53.4% prior (+3.8 pts)
Recent form
0 of the last 3: Week 3 L 27-35 vs LV; Week 4 L 24-45 vs ATL; Week 5 L 13-23 vs MIN.
Strengths
- Red-zone touchdown rate: 77.8% (4th of 32)
- Third-down conversion: 45.8% (6th of 32)
Weaknesses
- Success rate allowed: 50.3% (31st of 32)
- EPA per carry allowed: −0.003 (31st of 32)
- Third-down conversion allowed: 50.0% (29th of 32)
- Giveaway rate: 2.9% (28th of 32)
How this was built
Every rate is measured from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 and ranked against all 32 teams from the same play-by-play. Nothing here is projected or estimated; a metric with no source is left out rather than filled in.