New Orleans Saints
2026 Season · Through Week 2 · Updated Sep 18, 2026New Orleans Saints
NFC South
0-1 · 1st NFC South
Off EPA 17th · Def EPA 16th · TO Diff -2
Schedule & Results0-1
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 17th in EPA/play (-0.001) through Week 2.
T.Shough1 GP · 62 DB
EPA/DB
+0.00
CPOE
-1.21
Success%
50.9%
Passer Rtg
89.2
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | C.Olave | 13 | 10 | 182 | 0 | 25.0% | +1.05 | — |
| WR | D.Vele | 9 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 17.3% | +0.54 | — |
| RB | T.Etienne | 9 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 17.3% | -0.11 | — |
| TE | N.Fant | 8 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 15.4% | -1.07 | — |
| TE | J.Johnson | 7 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 13.5% | +0.14 | — |
| WR | B.Lance | 4 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 7.7% | +1.03 | — |
| RB | C.Donaldson | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3.8% | -0.64 | — |
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 21st in EPA (-0.066) through Week 2.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Etienne | 9 | 5.1 | -0.20 | 33.3% |
| K.Miller | 9 | 3.3 | +0.08 | 22.2% |
| C.Donaldson | 2 | 2.0 | +0.46 | 100.0% |
| T.Shough | 1 | 4.0 | -0.05 | 0.0% |
| B.Brown | 1 | 3.0 | -0.30 | 0.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | — | — | -0.69 1 car | -0.23 12 car(NFL: -0.04) | — |
| 2nd | -0.51 1 car | -0.48 1 car | -0.07 1 car | 0.61 3 car | — |
| 3rd | 0.70 3 car | -1.18 1 car | — | — | — |
| 4th | — | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
18th
85 plays
-0.02
EPA/Play
SR: 42%
Pass%: 71%
Run
-0.07
Pass
-0.00
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
17th
66 plays
-0.02
EPA/Play
SR: 39%
Pass%: 70%
Run
-0.15
Pass
+0.03
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
16th
32 plays
+0.06
EPA/Play
SR: 50%
Pass%: 91%
Run
+0.61
Pass
+0.00
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
14th
5 plays
+0.14
EPA/Play
SR: 80%
Pass%: 20%
Run
+0.65
Pass
-1.90
Red Zone
Inside the 20
10th
12 plays
+0.46
EPA/Play
SR: 58%
Pass%: 67%
Run
+0.30
Pass
+0.54
Goal Line
Inside the 5
12th
1 plays
+0.53
EPA/Play
SR: 100%
Pass%: 100%
Run
—
Pass
+0.53
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
7th
13 plays
+0.01
EPA/Play
SR: 54%
Pass%: 62%
Run
-0.46
Pass
+0.31
Defense
Def EPA/Play
+0.000
16thDef Pass EPA
+0.018
17thDef Rush EPA
-0.021
17thDef Success Rate
45.2%
19thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (12 carries).
LE
1 car+1.04
LT
4 car-0.37
LG
3 car+0.35
M
12 car-0.06
RG
4 car+0.16
RT
4 car+0.12
RE
3 car-0.08
