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| All Games | 9-2 | +5.8 | 6-5 | 5-6 | 27.7 | 16.0 | 415.0 | (6.4) | 1.2 | 17.8 | 11.0 | 309.9 | (5.5) | 1.5 | | Road Games | 3-2 | -0.2 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 21.2 | 13.0 | 372.0 | (5.9) | 1.2 | 20.2 | 12.8 | 355.2 | (5.9) | 1.0 | | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 29.7 | 18.7 | 462.0 | (6.8) | 1.3 | 16.7 | 11.0 | 248.0 | (4.8) | 0.7 | | Turf Games | 0-2 | -3.3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 384.0 | (6.1) | 2.0 | 28.0 | 18.5 | 357.0 | (5.3) | 0.5 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 27.7 | 16.0 | 22.9 | 33:04 | 25-98 | (3.9) | 27-40 | 68.3% | 317 | (7.9) | 65-415 | (6.4) | (15) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 24 | 12.3 | 20.4 | 31:46 | 28-119 | (4.3) | 22-36 | 60.9% | 240 | (6.7) | 64-359 | (5.6) | (14.9) | | Offense Road Games | 21.2 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 30:30 | 22-83 | (3.7) | 25-40 | 62.2% | 289 | (7.2) | 63-372 | (5.9) | (17.5) | | Defense (All Games) | 17.8 | 11.0 | 17.3 | 26:56 | 23-112 | (4.8) | 19-33 | 58.8% | 198 | (6.1) | 56-310 | (5.5) | (17.4) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.7 | 11.9 | 19.4 | 30:52 | 26-105 | (4.1) | 22-36 | 61.7% | 231 | (6.5) | 61-337 | (5.5) | (14.8) | | Defense Road Games | 20.2 | 12.8 | 19.2 | 29:30 | 29-137 | (4.7) | 19-31 | 61.8% | 218 | (7) | 60-355 | (5.9) | (17.6) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13-6 | 45.3% | 1-0 | 40.0% | 1-35 | (24.2) | 2-14 | (6.3) | 6-46 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 14-6 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 49.2% | 2-50 | (22.4) | 22-2 | (9.7) | 6-56 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 14-5 | 38.2% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 2-39 | (19.5) | 1-5 | (4) | 6-45 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | | 12-4 | 34.3% | 1-0 | 16.7% | 2-50 | (25.2) | 1-9 | (6.9) | 6-47 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | | 13-5 | 36.5% | 1-0 | 41.8% | 2-51 | (23.9) | 18-2 | (9.1) | 6-53 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | | 13-5 | 37.5% | 1-0 | 25.0% | 2-53 | (26.7) | 1-7 | (5.1) | 6-56 |
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| All Games | 10-1 | +6.5 | 7-4 | 7-4 | 27.8 | 12.6 | 358.5 | (6.1) | 1.4 | 16.3 | 9.5 | 292.4 | (4.9) | 2.4 | | Home Games | 5-0 | +3 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 32.4 | 13.4 | 382.2 | (6.3) | 1.6 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 276.2 | (4.8) | 2.8 | | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 33.7 | 18.0 | 409.3 | (6.9) | 1.0 | 18.0 | 12.3 | 304.0 | (5) | 1.7 | | Turf Games | 5-0 | +3 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 32.4 | 13.4 | 382.2 | (6.3) | 1.6 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 276.2 | (4.8) | 2.8 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 27.8 | 12.6 | 20.0 | 30:39 | 33-148 | (4.5) | 17-26 | 64.3% | 211 | (8.1) | 59-358 | (6.1) | (12.9) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 23.4 | 11.9 | 19.7 | 30:21 | 27-112 | (4.1) | 22-34 | 62.9% | 233 | (6.8) | 61-345 | (5.6) | (14.8) | | Offense Home Games | 32.4 | 13.4 | 22.6 | 31:45 | 36-154 | (4.3) | 17-25 | 67.5% | 228 | (9.1) | 61-382 | (6.3) | (11.8) | | Defense (All Games) | 16.3 | 9.5 | 19.2 | 31:02 | 27-112 | (4.2) | 20-33 | 58.6% | 180 | (5.4) | 60-292 | (4.9) | (18) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 21.6 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 30:05 | 26-109 | (4.1) | 21-35 | 60.4% | 219 | (6.4) | 61-328 | (5.4) | (15.2) | | Defense Home Games | 15.4 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 29:37 | 27-111 | (4.1) | 17-31 | 54.5% | 165 | (5.4) | 58-276 | (4.8) | (17.9) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 13-5 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 2-41 | (20.6) | 3-36 | (12.7) | 8-75 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 13-5 | 38.7% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 2-51 | (23.5) | 20-2 | (8.8) | 6-55 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 12-5 | 41.9% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 3-64 | (22.9) | 3-38 | (13.4) | 7-67 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | | 13-5 | 37.8% | 1-0 | 44.4% | 3-68 | (24.9) | 1-2 | (1.9) | 5-53 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | 14-5 | 37.3% | 1-0 | 47.0% | 2-57 | (24.2) | 17-2 | (8.4) | 6-53 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | | 13-5 | 35.8% | 1-0 | 40.0% | 3-77 | (25.8) | 1-1 | (0.7) | 7-66 |
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| 10/6/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 26-18 | W | 1.5 | W | 50 | U | 28-66 | 29-35-281 | 0 | 18-94 | 24-33-340 | 1 | | 10/13/2013 | @ NEW ENGLAND | 27-30 | L | 2.5 | L | 51 | O | 26-131 | 17-36-230 | 2 | 35-141 | 25-43-235 | 1 | | 10/27/2013 | BUFFALO | 35-17 | W | -10 | W | 48 | O | 26-77 | 26-34-309 | 0 | 25-88 | 22-39-211 | 3 | | 11/3/2013 | @ NY JETS | 20-26 | L | -6 | L | 45.5 | O | 13-41 | 30-51-366 | 2 | 36-198 | 9-20-140 | 0 | | 11/10/2013 | DALLAS | 49-17 | W | -6.5 | W | 55 | O | 38-242 | 34-41-383 | 1 | 16-89 | 10-24-104 | 0 | | 11/17/2013 | SAN FRANCISCO | 23-20 | W | -3.5 | L | 49.5 | U | 23-92 | 30-43-295 | 3 | 22-81 | 17-31-115 | 1 | | 11/21/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 17-13 | W | -7.5 | L | 52.5 | U | 25-103 | 23-33-271 | 0 | 22-91 | 30-39-264 | 1 | | 12/2/2013 | @ SEATTLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2013 | CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2013 | @ ST LOUIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2013 | @ CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2013 | TAMPA BAY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/6/2013 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | 28-34 | L | -3 | L | 43.5 | O | 34-218 | 15-31-205 | 2 | 29-109 | 16-29-208 | 2 | | 10/13/2013 | TENNESSEE | 20-13 | W | -11.5 | L | 42 | U | 33-151 | 23-31-253 | 2 | 20-66 | 17-29-157 | 2 | | 10/17/2013 | @ ARIZONA | 34-22 | W | -5 | W | 41 | O | 32-135 | 18-29-209 | 2 | 18-30 | 30-45-204 | 2 | | 10/28/2013 | @ ST LOUIS | 14-9 | W | -13 | L | 43 | U | 15-44 | 10-18-91 | 0 | 37-200 | 15-31-139 | 2 | | 11/3/2013 | TAMPA BAY | 27-24 | W | -16 | L | 40 | O | 35-198 | 19-26-217 | 3 | 38-205 | 18-24-145 | 0 | | 11/10/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 33-10 | W | -3 | W | 47 | U | 42-211 | 19-26-279 | 0 | 16-64 | 23-36-162 | 1 | | 11/17/2013 | MINNESOTA | 41-20 | W | -13.5 | W | 45 | O | 28-93 | 14-21-230 | 0 | 33-132 | 18-35-204 | 4 | | 12/2/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2013 | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2013 | @ NY GIANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2013 | ARIZONA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2013 | ST LOUIS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | NEW ORLEANS: The Saints are a pass-heavy offense, but they feature one of the NFL's most versatile and unique running games. They have a series of looks they can run out of, the most common of which is Mark Ingram behind fullback Jed Collins. They use a series of zone and man blocking schemes borrowed from other systems. Darren Sproles is on the field a lot, but primarily in spread formations from which the Saints almost always throw. Most of his touches will come on receptions. Pierre Thomas is the team's most versatile back.
The return of head coach Sean Payton should be a nice boost for Drew Brees and the passing game. This is a spread passing attack, with a lot of West Coast routes. Brees is most comfortable with Marques Colston, who does a lot of his work facing the line of scrimmage. They'll also use TE Jimmy Graham as basically a receiver 1A, moving him around in formations and having him work underneath or up the seam when the matchup is right. Slot receiver Lance Moore also did more work up the seam last year, though he only plays about 60 percent of snaps. Joe Morgan will take Devery Henderson's field-stretching role on the outside. The Saints are very pass-heavy in the red zone, throwing on a league-high 71.2 percent of their goal-to-go plays in 2012.
The Saints gave up 908 more yards than any other NFL team, setting a league record for futility with 7,042 total yards allowed. They also surrendered the second-most points (28.4 PPG). New defensive coordinator Rob Ryan inherits a defense that recorded just six sacks in the final six games. There are still productive veterans in ILBs Curtis Lofton and Jonathan Vilma to lead the front seven, but two newcomers must have a huge impact right away, former Steelers CB Keenan Lewis, and versatile rookie FS Kenny Vaccaro. | | SEATTLE: The Seahawks were the most run-heavy team in the NFL last year, and they'll be up there again this season. They have big, physical linemen who operate a zone-blocking scheme with a lot of inside zone runs by Marshawn Lynch. Lynch remains the feature back, running behind fullback Michael Robinson. Rookie Christine Michael could push Robert Turbin for the No. 2 job. They don't have many designed running plays for Russell Wilson, but he does have the neon green light to scramble.
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell's West Coast passing game took off in the second half of last season, and they'll get even more creative with Percy Harvin, the league's most dangerous catch-and-run threat. Harvin will line up everywhere, including the backfield, and see a lot of screens and be targeted frequently on rollouts. Wilson's pocket moves around, and they'll use play-action to open things up deep for Sidney Rice and Golden Tate. Zach Miller is a popular play-action target but will see fewer targets with Harvin coming in. They rarely use their backs as receivers. Seattle gets more aggressive with the passing game inside the 20, with Rice being the primary target and both tight ends (Miller and Anthony McCoy) involved. Otherwise, it's a whole lot of Lynch.
The Seahawks led the NFL in scoring defense in 2012 (15.3 PPG allowed), and generated 15 forced turnovers and five touchdowns in their final six games. Their subpar pass rush should improve greatly under new defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who has several DE/OLB types to run his more aggressive scheme, including former Lions DE Cliff Avril (29 sacks since 2010). New CB Antoine Winfield (72 solo tackles) joins a stacked secondary that already includes CB Richard Sherman (8 INT) and FS Earl Thomas (3 INT). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (NEW ORLEANS-SEATTLE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(CORRECTS spelling of "fazed")
*Saints-Seahawks Preview* =========================
The timing probably couldn't be worse for the surging Seattle Seahawks to be without two defensive backs with the NFC's most prolific passer coming to town.
The numbers say that Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have plenty of incentive to end Seattle's franchise-record 13-game home win streak.
The conference's top teams are separated by one game as they meet in a Monday night showdown with major postseason implications.
Seattle (10-1) has won six straight and had last weekend off before returning to the news that cornerback Walter Thurmond was officially suspended Tuesday by the NFL for the next four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The suspension was first reported over the weekend.
The Seahawks' secondary is already missing starting cornerback Brandon Browner because of a groin injury.
"We're still trying to work through it. I'll say it again, I've always found myself looking for guys that maybe other people don't see something special in and we take a chance on a guy here or there that needs some extra consideration and care," coach Pete Carroll said. "And sometimes guys they have issues and things pop up but I've always been kind of hopeful and make guys find the best in them and bring it out. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't."
It's a major blow for Seattle, tied with Buffalo with a league-best 16 interceptions - four apiece by Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas. The Seahawks have forced an NFL-high 26 turnovers entering Week 13.
Brees is second in the NFL in passing yards (3,647) and touchdowns (28) to Peyton Manning. Nineteen of his touchdowns have come in six home games compared to nine in five on the road, and the star quarterback's three lowest games in terms of yardage have been away from home.
New Orleans (9-2) is in a tight race with Carolina to win the NFC South. A victory Monday would give the Saints the tiebreaker over Seattle and the inside track for the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage indoors as opposed to the possibility of having to return to the hostile surroundings of CenturyLink Field in the postseason.
The Saints have never won a road playoff game in five tries and are 0-3 in such contests under coach Sean Payton, with Brees posting the three lowest passer ratings of his postseason career in those games.
Payton insists his team isn't fazed by the road.
"I think it's a typical stereotype with a dome team," Payton said. "I don't know what else to tell someone than to do some research and bring back some numbers and I'll answer a question."
One of those road playoff defeats came the last time these teams met, a 41-36 loss to a 7-9 Seattle team in the 2010 season when the Saints went 11-5.
That one is best remembered for Marshawn Lynch's 131 yards on the ground, including a 67-yard score dubbed "The Beast Quake" that is considered one of the best runs in postseason history. The play has been viewed more than 1 million times on YouTube.
Lynch is fourth in the NFL with 84.1 yards per game and 75 yards shy of his fifth 1,000-yard season. He should be a concern for a Saints defense that is allowing opponents 4.8 yards per carry for the league's fourth-worst mark.
New Orleans has showed improvement in its last two games, limiting San Francisco's Frank Gore and Atlanta's Steven Jackson to a combined 111 rushing yards. The Saints won 23-20 over the 49ers on Nov. 17 and 17-13 four nights later against the Falcons.
This is New Orleans' first look at Russell Wilson, who is sixth in the league in passer rating at 105.1 - not far behind fourth-place Brees' 107.3 mark.
Wilson said he used to root for Brees and New Orleans before he entered the NFL and has studied the Saints' signal-caller extensively.
"I know everyone compares our heights and everything, but the thing that I admire about him is his leadership, attention to detail, his competitive nature," Wilson said. "He is very clutch. He is very poised in big situations."
Wilson will have to be wary of a Saints pass rush that is one of the NFL's best with 37 sacks, 9 1/2 by defensive end Cameron Jordan.
The Seahawks have won both of Wilson's appearances on Monday nights, while Brees has won nine straight starts on Mondays with a 123.6 passer rating.
Carroll unsurprisingly wouldn't reveal how he plans to defend against tight end Jimmy Graham, tied for the NFL lead with Detroit's Calvin Johnson with 11 TD receptions entering Week 13.
The Seahawks will be in position to clinch a playoff spot with a victory if Arizona or San Francisco lose Sunday.
"Every game that we play is a championship game," Carroll said. "You never know which one is going to be the one that you look back on and say, 'Boy, if we'd have got that one, we would've had this or that.' So we play every one of them like it's the biggest game in the world."
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