2012 New Orleans Saints roster: 7-9

The New Orleans Saints went 7-9 in the 2012 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC South.

Team stats and league rank

2012 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points28.83rd of 32
Passing Yards312.31st of 32
Passing Touchdowns2.71st of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.228th of 32
Rushing Yards98.625th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.621st of 32
Sacks1.925th of 32
Tackles67.310th of 32
Touchdowns3.62nd of 32
Total Yards422.82nd of 32
Points Allowed28.431st of 32
3rd Down Conversion %44.04th of 32

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

2012 Saints roster: passing

2012 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 BreesQB164226705,177431996.3
Chase DanielQB16111000108.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2012 Saints roster: rushing

2012 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.
Mark Ingram IIRB161566023.95
Pierre ThomasRB151054734.51
Darren SprolesRB13482445.11
Chris IvoryRB6402175.42
Chase DanielQB163175.70
Devery HendersonWR1511313.00
Drew BreesQB161550.31
Travaris CadetRB13155.00
Joe MorganWR14111.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2012 Saints roster: receiving

2012 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 ColstonWR16831321,15413.910
Lance MooreWR15651051,04116.06
Jimmy GrahamTE158513598211.69
Darren SprolesRB13751046678.97
Joe MorganWR14102137937.93
Pierre ThomasRB1539533549.11
Devery HendersonWR15224731614.41
David ThomasTE151117867.84
Jed CollinsFB151416705.02
Travaris CadetRB1358448.80
Greg CamarilloWR5454411.00
Mark Ingram IIRB16610294.80
Chris IvoryRB623157.50
Courtney RobyWR131299.00
Michael HigginsTE211-3-3.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2012 Saints roster: defense

2012 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.
Curtis LoftonLB16123821.0072
Roman HarperS16115880.02110
Malcolm JenkinsS1394650.0170
Cameron JordanDE1667418.0033
Patrick RobinsonCB1664531.03181
Will SmithDE1658336.0020
Jabari GreerCB1451360.03130
Isa Abdul-QuddusS1545330.0270
David HawthorneLB1138220.0010
Jonathan VilmaLB1137201.0120
Sedrick EllisDT1636130.0010
Corey WhiteCB1031250.0130
Jonathan CasillasLB1431210.0010
Tom JohnsonDT1528182.0000
Johnny PatrickCB1524210.0020
Brodrick BunkleyDT1523102.5020
Scott ShanleLB721120.5010
Akiem HicksDE1420100.0011
Junior GaletteLB1220175.0001
Martez WilsonDE1619143.0021
Rafael BushS1618140.0111
Elbert MackDB71490.0160
Will HerringLB1613100.0002
Ramon HumberLB131190.0000
Courtney RobyWR131080.0000
Turk McBrideDE7660.0010
Travaris CadetRB13440.0000
Joe MorganWR14330.0000
Thomas MorsteadP16330.0000
Brian de la PuenteC16220.0000
Devery HendersonWR15220.0000
Jed CollinsFB15220.0000
Jahri EvansG16220.0000
Drew BreesQB16110.0000
Marques ColstonWR16110.0000
Lance MooreWR15110.0000
Chris IvoryRB6110.0000
Jermon BushrodOT16110.0000
Ben GrubbsOL16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2012vs WSHL 32-40
  2. Sep 16, 2012@ CARL 27-35
  3. Sep 23, 2012vs KCL 24-27
  4. Sep 30, 2012@ GBL 27-28
  5. Oct 7, 2012vs LACW 31-24
  6. Oct 21, 2012@ TBW 35-28
  7. Oct 28, 2012@ DENL 14-34
  8. Nov 5, 2012vs PHIW 28-13
  9. Nov 11, 2012vs ATLW 31-27
  10. Nov 18, 2012@ LVW 38-17
  11. Nov 25, 2012vs SFL 21-31
  12. Nov 29, 2012@ ATLL 13-23
  13. Dec 9, 2012@ NYGL 27-52
  14. Dec 16, 2012vs TBW 41-0
  15. Dec 23, 2012@ DALW 34-31
  16. Dec 30, 2012vs CARL 38-44

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.