2021 New Orleans Saints roster: 9-8

The New Orleans Saints went 9-8 in the 2021 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC South. They missed the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2021 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points21.419th of 32
Passing Yards187.432nd of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.711th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.811th of 32
Rushing Yards117.115th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.724th of 32
Sacks2.78th of 32
Tackles70.322nd of 32
Touchdowns2.517th of 32
Total Yards319.329th of 32
Points Allowed19.74th of 32
Takeaways1.510th of 32
Giveaways1.16th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %35.530th of 32

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

2021 Saints roster: passing

2021 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.
Jameis WinstonQB7951611,170143102.8
Trevor SiemianQB61081881,15411388.4
Taysom HillQB12781349784575.4

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2021 Saints roster: rushing

2021 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.
Alvin KamaraRB132408983.74
Taysom HillQB12703745.35
Jameis WinstonQB7321665.21
Trevor SiemianQB69202.21
Adam PrenticeFB7351.70
Kenny StillsWR13111.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2021 Saints roster: receiving

2021 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.
Alvin KamaraRB261347674399.35
Adam TrautmanTE241327432639.72
Lil'Jordan HumphreyWR2310131824919.22
Juwan JohnsonTE2514132215912.24
Nick VannettTE28791513314.81
Kenny StillsWR136236811.31
Taysom HillQB12465213.00
Chris HoganWR5484110.31
Adam PrenticeFB24733165.30

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2021 Saints roster: defense

2021 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.
Demario DavisLB3216105703.0070
Malcolm JenkinsS1679531.0151
Marcus WilliamsS1674520.0281
Marshon LattimoreCB1668550.03190
Paulson AdeboCB221766550.0380
Pete WernerLB221562360.0000
Cameron JordanDE3216593812.5062
Kwon AlexanderLB1250393.5121
Shy TuttleDT261748170.0031
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonS241246322.0370
David OnyemataDT291134122.0000
Zack BaunLB251730220.0000
Carl GrandersonDE251525113.0000
Bradley RobyCB1423191.0150
Tanoh KpassagnonDE27818144.0021
Kaden EllissLB26131791.0000
Jalyn HolmesDE2581470.0010
Payton TurnerDE2251291.0000
Jeff HeathS1612101.0000
Malcolm RoachDT2371040.0110
Ken CrawleyCB6330.0000
Taysom HillQB12210.0000
Blake GillikinP2317110.0000
Lil'Jordan HumphreyWR2310110.0000
Adam PrenticeFB247110.0000
Terron ArmsteadOT8110.0000
Alvin KamaraRB2613110.0000
Jameis WinstonQB277110.0000
Juwan JohnsonTE2514100.0000
Chris HoganWR5110.0000
Ethan WestbrooksDT1110.0000
Adam TrautmanTE2413110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 12, 2021vs GBW 38-3
  2. Sep 19, 2021@ CARL 7-26
  3. Sep 26, 2021@ NEW 28-13
  4. Oct 3, 2021vs NYGL 21-27
  5. Oct 10, 2021@ WSHW 33-22
  6. Oct 25, 2021@ SEAW 13-10
  7. Oct 31, 2021vs TBW 36-27
  8. Nov 7, 2021vs ATLL 25-27
  9. Nov 14, 2021@ TENL 21-23
  10. Nov 21, 2021@ PHIL 29-40
  11. Nov 25, 2021vs BUFL 6-31
  12. Dec 2, 2021vs DALL 17-27
  13. Dec 12, 2021@ NYJW 30-9
  14. Dec 19, 2021@ TBW 9-0
  15. Dec 27, 2021vs MIAL 3-20
  16. Jan 2, 2022vs CARW 18-10
  17. Jan 9, 2022@ ATLW 30-20

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.