New Orleans
Saints
0-1-0 • 3rd in NFC South
HEAD COACH: Kellen Moore
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Doug Nussmeier
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Brandon Staley
VENUE: Caesars Superdome - 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112
CAPACITY: 73,208
| 2022 TEAM DEFENSE STATS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACKS | TDS | INTS | FUMBLES RECOVERED | FANTASY PTS (FANDUEL) |
| 48 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 112 |
| 2022 TEAM DEFENSE STATS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SACKS | TDS | INTS | FUMBLES RECOVERED | FANTASY PTS (FANDUEL) |
| 48 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 112 |
ROSTER
Alontae Taylor#1 | CB
Alvin Kamara#41 | RB
Asim Richards#72 | OL
Blake Grupe#19 | K
Brandin Cooks#10 | WR
Bryan Bresee#90 | DT
Cameron Jordan#94 | DE
Carl Granderson#96 | DE
Cesar Ruiz#51 | OL
Chase Young#99 | DE
Chris Olave#12 | WR
Chris Rumph II#58 | DE
Danny Stutsman#28 | LB
Davon Godchaux#92 | DT
Demario Davis#56 | LB
Devaughn Vele#14 | WR
Devin Neal#24 | RB
Dillon Radunz#77 | OL
Erik McCoy#78 | OL
Isaac Yiadom#27 | CB
Isaiah Stalbird#44 | LB
Jack Stoll#88 | TE
Jaylan Ford#53 | LB
Jonas Sanker#33 | SAF
Jonathan Bullard#98 | DE
Jordan Howden#31 | DB
Julian Blackmon#23 | SAF
Justin Reid#21 | SAF
Juwan Johnson#83 | TE
Kai Kroeger#32 | P
Kelvin Banks Jr.#71 | OT
Kendre Miller#5 | RB
Khristian Boyd#97 | DT
Kool-Aid McKinstry#4 | CB
Luke Fortner#79 | OL
Mason Tipton#15 | WR
Moliki Matavao#80 | TE
Nathan Shepherd#93 | DT
Pete Werner#20 | LB
Quincy Riley#29 | CB
Rashid Shaheed#22 | WR
Rejzohn Wright#25 | CB
Spencer Rattler#2 | QB
Taliese Fuaga#75 | OT
Torricelli Simpkins III#68 | OG
Trevor Penning#70 | OL
Trey Palmer#17 | WR
Tyler Shough#6 | QB
Ugo Amadi#0 | SAF
Velus Jones#13 | RB
Vernon Broughton#91 | DT
Xavier Truss#74 | OL
Zach Wood#49 | LS
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Latest Saints News
Derek Carr gets real on why he had to walk away from $30 million salary
Benedetto Vitale •Former NFL quarterback Derek Carr announced his retirement this offseason despite being in the mix for the New Orleans Saints’ starting job. It was a decision that led Carr away from a $30 million salary. On Thursday, he finally opened up about why he chose to retire from the league.
49ers vs. Saints bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season
RB Hayek • 
Saints most to blame for underwhelming Week 1 loss to Cardinals
Garrett Kerman • 
Saints starting safety suffered ‘significant’ injury vs. Cardinals
Douglas Fritz • 
Saints’ Chase Young ruled out for Week 1 with injury
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Latest Saints Tweets
Ian Rapoport
@RapSheetWith this timeline for #49ers QB Brock Purdy, he's likely to miss games against the #Saints and #AZCardinals, at least. Then, his availability will be determined by how his rehab goes.
Ian Hartitz
@IhartitzSubjectively ranking every Week 2 matchup from an entertainment perspective:
1. Chiefs-Eagles: Super Bowl rematch. Enough said.
2. Packers-Commanders: This Thursday night matchup is almost too good. I miss the days of Jaguars-Titans color rush. But yeah: This game should f*ck.
3. Bengals-Jaguars: Tied for the highest game total of the week (48.5) with GB-WSH. Here's to hoping both of these probably bad defenses bring out better performances from these probably good offenses.
4. Vikings-Falcons: A QB rematch from the 2023-2024 college football national championship game will have us waiting all day for Sunday night. Here's to hoping Michael Penix's receivers are healthy and that JJ McCarthy can start this game like he finished his last one.
5. Raiders-Chargers: The late Monday night game has the ingredients of a fun aerial shootout between Justin Herbert and Geno Smith, who both go about their business honorably by constantly testing defenses downfield–these are two of only five QBs to post a double-digit average target depth in Week 1.
6. Ravens-Browns: These AFC North rivals seemingly put together at least one classic per season. This is also Joe Flacco's first time starting IN Baltimore while not wearing purple. The outcome shouldn't ever be in doubt–the Ravens are a week-high 11.5-point favorites–but I'm still hoping for fun Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry fireworks combined with plenty of dropbacks for Mr. Elite.
7. Lions-Bears: Ben Johnson must have been saving all his razzle-dazzle bullshit for this one, right? RIGHT? This ranking honestly might be low–CHI-DET has the week's third-highest game total (47)--although neither offense exactly looked, what's the word, good in Week 1.
8. Jets-Bills: It's tough to ever rank Josh Allen too low here. I'm also optimistic about the future of the Jets following Justin Fields' VERY fun and good debut, but then again, we probably shouldn't assume the rest of the dual-threat maven's season will mirror those (again: GOOD) 60 minutes as opposed to the previous four years.
9. Dolphins-Patriots: Drake Maye combines an early-career Josh Allen-mindset with Justin Herbert's arm and mobility. It's accordingly a lot of fun to watch for better or worse. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are basically a car crash at the moment: I can't look away despite their horrific tragedy of an on-field product.
10. Cowboys-Giants: NFC East showdown that features plenty of fantasy star power at WR. Here's to hoping the G-Men look more competent on offense and can turn this one into a fun shootout.
11. Texans-Buccaneers: Worried that the Texans are simultaneously good enough on defense and bad enough on offense to turn every game into a low-scoring rock fight. My big question for this one: Could the Bucs line up Vita Vea as their only down lineman and hold the Texans to like 3.4 yards per carry? I feel like they could.
12. Colts-Broncos: Similar to the Texans: The Broncos' elite defense looks capable of slowing down pretty much anyone, while we also don't exactly have a ton of faith in their offense making things fun after seeing what went down in Week 1.
13. Titans-Rams: The Cam Ward film was a combination of fun and "oh my god why doesn't he have any help." Ideally we at least get multiple trick shot moments from both talented QBs, but I have my doubts with the Titans keeping this one overly competitive.
14. Steelers-Seahawks: At the risk of looking like a big, fat phony for (again) ranking the Steelers so low following their electric Week 1 matchup with the Jets: This combination of good defense and bad offensive lines unsurprisingly boasts the week's single-lowest game total (40 points).
15. Cardinals-Panthers: Must be the shortest combined QB matchup in NFL history, right?
16. Saints-49ers: We could see Mac Jones vs. Spencer Rattler in this one. The top storylines otherwise are uncs Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara continuing to put up fantasy points, and Chris Olave's never-ending battle with the Injury Gods. Not great!
Ian Hartitz
@IhartitzWeek 1 RB usage!
-ARI: Little more 60/40 than expected but still the James Conner show
-ATL: Bijan eating as a receiver but man they do love Allgeier -- remains a top-tier handcuff
-BAL: Keaton Mitchell handcuff era is over
-BUF: You paid James Cook, feature the man! (with all due respect to Ty/Ray)
-CAR: Was good to see Chuba still get so much work in bad game-script
-CHI: Swift workhorse
-CIN: Brown workhorse
-CLE: Hopefully just Sampson/Judkins in the future
-DAL: Javonte workhorse
-DEN: Tyler Badie??? Really??
-DET: Similar to last year
-GB: Jacobs workhorse
-HOU: Marks was involved as well. Maybe bump after Dare game-ending fumble?
-IND: JT workhorse, note that Goodson was out (elbow)
-JAX: ETN RB1 szn (and Tuten obvs a good bench stash)
-KC: Fuck
-LAC: Hampton workhorse BUT Harbaugh said Najee was on a snap count
-LAR: Kyren workhorse
-LV: Jeanty workhorse
-MIA: Achane workhorse
-MIN: Mason runs, A-aron catches. Middle-class man's Lions backfield
-NE: Mondre not going away
-NO: Kamara workhorse
-NYG: Tracy workhorse but still like stashing Skattebo
-NYJ: Hall getting fed thanks to extreme run volume but Fields/Braelon annoying around goal line
-PHI: Saquon workhorse. Likely committee if ever hurt
-PIT: Arthur Smith must be stopped
-SEA: Charb RB1 but man it's not exactly the world's most exciting role behind still bad o-line
-SF: CMC workhorse
-TB: Bucky workhorse
-TEN: Pollard workhorse
-WSH: 1A/1B with Ekeler/McNichols being primary pass down options and Bill leading team in carries
FOX Sports: NFL
@NFLonFOX#49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters QB Brock Purdy is a long shot to play Sunday vs the Saints.
Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefterAdditional scans today on Jauan Jennings’ shoulder came back clean, and the 49ers wide receiver avoided any significant injury, per source. Jennings now will be considered day to day, and has a chance to play Sunday at New Orleans.
Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefterSources: 49ers are placing Pro Bowl TE George Kittle on injured reserve, meaning he now will miss at least the next four games. Kittle injured his hamstring during Sunday’s win over Seattle and now will miss games at New Orleans, vs. Atlanta, Jacksonville and at the Rams.
Warren Sharp
@SharpFootballhighest rate of incompletions due to receiver error:
37.5% - Matthew Stafford
36.4% - Jayden Daniels
35.7% - Joe Flacco
33.3% - Tua Tagovailoa
30.8% - Dak Prescott
30.0% - Geno Smith
28.6% - Sam Darnold
28.6% - J.J. McCarthy
26.7% - Michael Penix Jr.
25.0% - Aaron Rodgers
25.0% - Jalen Hurts
25.0% - Trevor Lawrence
25.0% - C.J. Stroud
25.0% - Drake Maye
25.0% - Cam Ward
23.1% - Josh Allen
22.2% - Justin Herbert
22.2% - Joe Burrow
20.0% - Patrick Mahomes
20.0% - Lamar Jackson
17.6% - Bryce Young
16.7% - Jordan Love
14.3% - Daniel Jones
13.3% - Bo Nix
7.1% - Caleb Williams
6.7% - Baker Mayfield
5.3% - Spencer Rattler
5.0% - Russell Wilson
0% - Jared Goff
0% - Kyler Murray
0% - Justin Fields
0% - Brock Purdy
