2008 New Orleans Saints roster: 8-8

The New Orleans Saints went 8-8 in the 2008 NFL regular season, 4th of 4 in the NFC South.

Team stats and league rank

2008 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points28.91st of 32
Passing Yards311.11st of 32
Passing Touchdowns2.11st of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.124th of 32
Rushing Yards99.628th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.35th of 32
Sacks1.822nd of 32
Tackles65.618th of 32
Touchdowns3.61st of 32
Total Yards416.41st of 32
Points Allowed24.626th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %48.52nd of 32

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

2008 Saints roster: passing

2008 New Orleans Saints passing
PlayerPosGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Drew BreesQB164136355,069341796.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2008 Saints roster: rushing

2008 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.
Pierre ThomasRB151296254.89
Deuce McAllisterRB131074183.95
Reggie BushRB101064043.82
Aaron SteckerRB68435.40
Mike BellRB413423.21
Devery HendersonWR164338.30
Robert MeachemWR1412020.01
Mike KarneyFB128101.32
Drew BreesQB1622-10.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2008 Saints roster: receiving

2008 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.
Lance MooreWR167912192811.710
Devery HendersonWR16325679324.83
Marques ColstonWR11478976016.25
Billy MillerTE15456357912.91
Jeremy ShockeyTE1250724839.70
Reggie BushRB1052724408.54
Robert MeachemWR14122028924.13
Pierre ThomasRB1531412849.23
David PattenWR5112016214.71
Deuce McAllisterRB1318231287.11
Mark CampbellTE9121612110.12
Aaron SteckerRB6912525.81
Mike KarneyFB12912182.00
Mike BellRB4121414.00
Olaniyi SobomehinFB12384.00
Buck OrtegaTE111333.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2008 Saints roster: defense

2008 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.
Jonathan VilmaLB16132981.0162
Roman HarperS1589820.0091
Scott ShanleLB1687602.0051
Scott FujitaLB1481630.0231
Kevin KaesviharnS1164490.0240
Will SmithDE1661433.0011
Randall GayCB1452481.00150
Usama YoungSS1550420.0280
Josh BullocksS1641340.0162
Kendrick ClancyDT1434262.0030
Charles GrantDE833273.0020
Sedrick EllisDT1330204.0050
Bobby McCrayDE1629256.0001
Tracy PorterDB525231.0150
Jason DavidCB1423210.05100
Mike McKenzieCB722210.0130
Jo-Lonn DunbarLB1520170.0020
Jeff CharlestonDE1018153.0000
Chris ReisS1514121.0002
Brian YoungDT813111.0001
Troy EvansLB1513120.0000
Marvin MitchellLB151080.0000
Aaron GlennCB4870.0010
Hollis ThomasDT8760.0010
Buck OrtegaTE11650.0000
Josh SavageDE3520.0000
Pierre ThomasRB15540.0000
Antwan LakeDT11540.0000
Aaron SteckerRB6330.0000
Lance MooreWR16330.0000
Remi AyodeleDT6320.0000
Jonathan GoodwinC13220.0000
Drew BreesQB16220.0000
Billy MillerTE15220.0000
Devery HendersonWR16220.0000
Carl NicksOG16110.0000
Jammal BrownOT15110.0000
Glenn PakulakP8110.0000
Matt LehrOG13110.0000
Marques ColstonWR11110.0000
Jeremy ShockeyTE12110.0000
Robert MeachemWR14110.0000
Garrett HartleyPK8110.0000
Mark CampbellTE9110.0000
Darian BarnesRB4110.0000
Jahri EvansG16110.0000
Terrence HoltS2100.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 7, 2008vs TBW 24-20
  2. Sep 14, 2008@ WSHL 24-29
  3. Sep 21, 2008@ DENL 32-34
  4. Sep 28, 2008vs SFW 31-17
  5. Oct 6, 2008vs MINL 27-30
  6. Oct 12, 2008vs LVW 34-3
  7. Oct 19, 2008@ CARL 7-30
  8. Oct 26, 2008vs LACW 37-32
  9. Nov 9, 2008@ ATLL 20-34
  10. Nov 16, 2008@ KCW 30-20
  11. Nov 24, 2008vs GBW 51-29
  12. Nov 30, 2008@ TBL 20-23
  13. Dec 7, 2008vs ATLW 29-25
  14. Dec 11, 2008@ CHIL 24-27
  15. Dec 21, 2008@ DETW 42-7
  16. Dec 28, 2008vs CARL 31-33

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.