2001 New Orleans Saints roster: 7-9

The New Orleans Saints went 7-9 in the 2001 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

2001 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points22.18th of 31
Passing Yards219.610th of 31
Passing Touchdowns1.74th of 31
Interceptions Thrown1.424th of 31
Rushing Yards107.018th of 31
Rushing Touchdowns0.526th of 31
Sacks3.32nd of 31
Tackles66.018th of 31
Touchdowns2.312th of 31
Total Yards347.38th of 31
Points Allowed25.627th of 31
3rd Down Conversion %39.210th of 31

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 31 clubs that season.

2001 Saints roster: passing

2001 New Orleans Saints passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Aaron BrooksQB163125583,832262276.4
Deuce McAllisterRB16121210108.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2001 Saints roster: rushing

2001 New Orleans Saints rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Ricky WilliamsRB163131,2454.06
Aaron BrooksQB16803584.51
Deuce McAllisterRB1616915.71
Terrelle SmithFB14581.60
Albert ConnellWR11166.00
Joe HornWR16144.00
Fred McAfeeRB16122.00
John CarneyPK151-1-1.00
Jeff BlakeQB11-1-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2001 Saints roster: receiving

2001 New Orleans Saints receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Joe HornWR168301,26515.29
Willie JacksonWR168101,04612.95
Ricky WilliamsRB166005118.51
Robert WilsonWR1521027713.20
Eddie WilliamsTE1120020210.13
Albert ConnellWR1112019115.92
Deuce McAllisterRB1615016611.11
Cameron CleelandTE913013810.64
Terrelle SmithFB1440307.52
Lamont HallTE1620157.50
Dave StachelskiTE51055.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2001 Saints roster: defense

2001 New Orleans Saints defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Sammy KnightDB1696781.06102
Jay BellamyDB1693712.0370
Charlie ClemonsLB16937513.5152
Keith MitchellLB1589612.0022
Kevin MathisDB1474601.0293
Fred ThomasCB1668550.01110
Darrin SmithLB1667501.5091
Joe JohnsonDE1664539.0002
Darren HowardDE1653356.0143
La'Roi GloverDT1647368.0003
Norman HandDT1336253.5000
Chris OldhamDB1627192.5130
Martin ChaseDT1622161.0000
Michael HawthorneFS1122190.0000
Sedrick HodgeLB1621180.0010
Willie WhiteheadDE1421182.0000
Fred WearyDB1420180.0020
Robert WilsonWR1512100.0000
Fred McAfeeRB1611100.0000
Phil ClarkeLB131090.0000
Richard NewsomeDB11870.0001
Kenny SmithDT6870.0000
Ricky WilliamsRB16770.0001
Curtis HoldenLB12770.0000
Steve IsraelDB9770.0000
Joe HornWR16660.0000
Deuce McAllisterRB16440.0000
Toby GowinP16440.0000
Michael L. LewisWR8440.0000
Jerry FontenotC16330.0000
Eddie WilliamsTE11220.0000
James FendersonRB4220.0000
Steve GleasonDB7220.0000
Roger KnightLB1220.0000
Wally WilliamsOG15110.0000
Kevin HouserLS16110.0000
Daryl TerrellOT16110.0000
Tim CarterCB2110.0000
Moran NorrisRB5110.0000
Albert ConnellWR11110.0000
Chris NaeoleOG16110.0000
Kyle TurleyOT16110.0000
Lamont HallTE16110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2001@ BUFW 24-6
  2. Sep 30, 2001@ NYGL 13-21
  3. Oct 7, 2001vs MINW 28-15
  4. Oct 14, 2001@ CARW 27-25
  5. Oct 21, 2001vs ATLL 13-20
  6. Oct 28, 2001@ LARW 34-31
  7. Nov 4, 2001vs NYJL 9-16
  8. Nov 11, 2001@ SFL 27-28
  9. Nov 18, 2001vs INDW 34-20
  10. Nov 25, 2001@ NEL 17-34
  11. Dec 2, 2001vs CARW 27-23
  12. Dec 9, 2001@ ATLW 28-10
  13. Dec 17, 2001vs LART 0-0
  14. Dec 23, 2001@ TBL 21-48
  15. Dec 30, 2001vs WSHL 10-40
  16. Jan 6, 2002vs SFL 0-38

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.