New Orleans Saints at a glance
Coach: Sean Payton
Key Stats
3 Years since the Saints started 0-3. New Orleans lost its first four games in 2012 before finishing 7-9 and missing the playoffs.
82 Consecutive regular-season starts for QB Drew Brees, who is out for Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury. The last game Brees sat was the 2009 finale when the Saints were resting their starters for the playoffs.
380 Total yards per game allowed by the Saints, who rank 25th in the NFL in total defense. New Orleans has been depleted on defense, with three starters out the first two games.
Starting Lineup
Offense
WR | 10 Brandin Cooks |
LT | 72 Terron Armstead |
LG | 68 Tim Lelito |
C | 60 Max Unger |
RG | 65 Senio Kelemete |
RT | 64 Zach Strief |
TE | 82 Benjamin Watson |
WR | 12 Marques Colston |
QB | 7 Luke McCown |
FB | 35 Austin Johnson |
RB | 22 Mark Ingram |
Defense
LDE | 76 Akiem Hicks |
LDT | 92 John Jenkins |
RDT | 93 Kevin Williams |
RDE | 94 Cameron Jordan |
SLB | 44 Hau’oli Kikaha |
MLB | 50 Stephone Anthony |
WLB | 59 Dannell Ellerbe |
LCB | 21 Keenan Lewis |
RCB | 39 Brandon Browner |
SS | 32 Kenny Vaccaro |
FS | 38 Kenny Phillips |
Special Teams
K | 2 Zach Hocker |
P | 6 Thomas Morstead |
KO | 2 Zach Hocker |
H | 7 Luke McCown |
PR | 23 Marcus Murphy |
KOR | 23 Marcus Murphy |
LS | 47 Justin Drescher |
Injuries
OUT: QB Drew Brees (right shoulder), S Jairus Byrd (knee), G Jahri Evans (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Dannell Ellerbe (toe), CB Keenan Lewis (hip). PROBABLE: WR Brandin Cooks (ankle).
Schedule/Results
Opponent | Time/Result | TV | |
September | |||
13 | At Arizona | L 19-31 | |
20 | Tampa Bay | L 19-26 | |
27 | At Carolina | 1 p.m. | FOX |
October | |||
4 | Dallas | 8:30 p.m. | NBC |
11 | At Philadelphia | 1 p.m. | FOX |
15 | Atlanta | 8:25 p.m. | CBS/NFL |
25 | At Indianapolis | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
November | |||
1 | N.Y. Giants | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
8 | Tennessee | 1 p.m.* | CBS |
15 | At Washington | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
22 | Bye | ||
29 | At Houston | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
December | |||
6 | Carolina | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
13 | At Tampa Bay | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
21 | Detroit | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
27 | Jacksonville | 1 p.m.* | CBS |
January | |||
3 | At Atlanta | 1 p.m.* | FOX |
NOTE: * Time subject to change.
This story was originally published September 26, 2015 at 6:17 PM with the headline "New Orleans Saints at a glance."