2006 New Orleans Saints roster: 10-6

The New Orleans Saints went 10-6 in the 2006 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the NFC South. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2006 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points25.85th of 32
Passing Yards281.41st of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.74th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.88th of 32
Rushing Yards110.119th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.25th of 32
Sacks2.412th of 32
Tackles64.327th of 32
Touchdowns3.14th of 32
Total Yards399.21st of 32
Points Allowed20.113th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %44.93rd of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2006 Saints roster: passing

2006 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.
Drew BreesQB163565544,418261196.2
Jamie MartinQB1616242081190.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2006 Saints roster: rushing

2006 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.
Deuce McAllisterRB152441,0574.310
Reggie BushRB161555653.66
Mike KarneyFB1511333.01
Drew BreesQB1642320.80
Jamaal BranchRB110292.90
Devery HendersonWR132147.01
Fred McAfeeRB43124.01
Aaron SteckerRB124112.80
Terrance CopperWR15188.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2006 Saints roster: receiving

2006 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.
Marques ColstonWR14701151,03814.88
Devery HendersonWR13325474523.35
Reggie BushRB16881197428.42
Joe HornWR10375967918.44
Terrance CopperWR15234238516.73
Deuce McAllisterRB1530361986.60
Aaron SteckerRB12192719010.00
Mark CampbellTE1418291649.10
Billy MillerTE1014231299.20
Jamal JonesWR1261110818.01
Mike KarneyFB151520966.42
Ernie ConwellTE7814577.11
John OwensTE5454411.00
Nate LawrieTE7121717.00
Jamaal BranchRB156142.81
Lance MooreWR4131010.00
Corey McIntyreFB4121010.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2006 Saints roster: defense

2006 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.
Scott ShanleLB1698744.0011
Scott FujitaLB1696643.5281
Josh BullocksS1672570.0271
Charles GrantDE1665506.0063
Mark SimoneauLB1661331.0110
Fred ThomasCB1357500.01112
Omar StoutmireDB1356440.0270
Will SmithDE14513310.5033
Jason CraftCB1647430.0150
Brian YoungDT1646365.5010
Hollis ThomasDT1243353.5020
Mike McKenzieCB1633280.02120
Danny ClarkLB1629230.0000
Roman HarperS527251.0031
Terrence MeltonLB1624170.0000
DeJuan GroceDB1217160.0001
Steve GleasonDB1516150.0000
Jay BellamyDB1116120.0010
Rodney LeisleDT141680.0000
Bryan ScottLB916130.0001
Willie WhiteheadDE121391.0000
Josh CooperDE51081.0010
Jamal JonesWR12970.0001
Alfred FincherLB6960.0000
Aaron SteckerRB12970.0000
Curtis DeloatchDB7980.0000
Antwan LakeDT15981.0020
Michael L. LewisWR10650.0000
Terrance CopperWR15540.0000
Fred McAfeeRB4440.0000
Rob NinkovichLB3420.0010
Trevor JohnsonDE1430.0000
Jonathan StinchcombOT16330.0000
Kevin HouserLS16330.0000
Corey McIntyreFB4330.0000
Jammal BrownOT15220.0000
Deuce McAllisterRB15220.0000
Steve WeatherfordP16220.0000
Reggie BushRB16220.0010
Keith JosephRB1220.0000
John OwensTE5110.0000
Zach StriefOT9110.0000
Joe HornWR10110.0000
Marques ColstonWR14110.0000
Mark CampbellTE14110.0000
Devery HendersonWR13110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 10, 2006@ CLEW 19-14
  2. Sep 17, 2006@ GBW 34-27
  3. Sep 25, 2006vs ATLW 23-3
  4. Oct 1, 2006@ CARL 18-21
  5. Oct 8, 2006vs TBW 24-21
  6. Oct 15, 2006vs PHIW 27-24
  7. Oct 29, 2006vs BALL 22-35
  8. Nov 5, 2006@ TBW 31-14
  9. Nov 12, 2006@ PITL 31-38
  10. Nov 19, 2006vs CINL 16-31
  11. Nov 26, 2006@ ATLW 31-13
  12. Dec 3, 2006vs SFW 34-10
  13. Dec 10, 2006@ DALW 42-17
  14. Dec 17, 2006vs WSHL 10-16
  15. Dec 24, 2006@ NYGW 30-7
  16. Dec 31, 2006vs CARL 21-31
  17. Jan 13, 2007vs PHIW 27-24playoffs
  18. Jan 21, 2007@ CHIL 14-39playoffs

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.