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New Orleans Saints

3rd NFC South (5-7-0)

Founded: 1967

Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome

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Game Averages (2012)

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PTS
26.8
(6th)
YDS
386.4
(6th)
PASS YDS
294.2
(3rd)
RUSH YDS
92.2
(27th)
(league rank)

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Scoreboard more
Georgia Dome - Wk 13 1 2 3 4 T
New Orleans Saints 0 7 6 0 13
Atlanta Falcons 7 10 0 6 23
Schedule more
Wk Date Opponent Time
11 Sun, Nov 18 @ Oakland 38-17   W
12 Sun, Nov 25 San Francisco 21-31   L
13 Thu, Nov 29 @ Atlanta 13-23   L
14 Sun, Dec 09 @ New York 4:25 PM ET
15 Sun, Dec 16 Tampa Bay 1:00 PM ET
16 Sun, Dec 23 @ Dallas 1:00 PM ET
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Injuries more
Player (Pos) Injury
Isa Abdul-Quddus (S) Full Pract - --
Martez Wilson (DE) Did Not Pract - --
Tom Johnson (DT) Full Pract - --
Johnny Patrick (CB) Did Not Pract - --
Regular Season Leaders more
Passing Att Cmp Yds TDs
Drew Brees 492 304 3674 31
Chase Daniel 1 1 10 0
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Pierre Thomas 89 425 4.8 1
Mark Ingram 98 352 3.6 3
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Marques Colston 61 828 13.6 8
Lance Moore 52 822 15.8 4
Transactions more
Date Transaction
11/27 Ryan Lee (G) Practice Squad (practice squad).
11/27 Mike Higgins (TE) Free Agent Signing (free agent signing).
11/27 Bryce Harris (T) Reserve/Injured (reserve/injured).
11/27 Scott Winnewisser (G) Waived, No Recall (waived, no recall).
NFC South more
Team W L T Win %
Atlanta 11 1 0 .917
Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500
New Orleans 5 7 0 .417
Carolina 3 9 0 .250

Head Coach more

Sean Payton

Regular Season: 62-34

Postseason: 5-3

Experience: 6

Career record: 67-37

Payton is suspended for the entire 2012 season for his role in the Saints' bounty scandal.

Payton was hired as the 14th head coach in Saints history on Jan. 18, 2006 after being a member of the Dallas Cowboys staff since 2003. In 2009, he led the Saints to their first Super Bowl championship by defeating the Indianapolis Colts.

In 2010 Payton led the Saints to their second consecutive postseason appearance and third in five seasons with an 11-5 record, becoming the only the second coach in franchise history to post three double-digit win seasons. It was only the second time in club record books that the Saints had back-to-back 11-win campaigns. He followed that up with a 13-3 campaign in 2011.

Payton came to Dallas after four years with the New York Giants (1999-2002), the last three as offensive coordinator.

Payton wrapped two coaching stints at San Diego State University (1988-89 and 1992-93) around a stop at Indiana State (1990-91). During his second stretch with the Aztecs, Payton was running backs coach, working with Heisman Trophy runner-up Marshall Faulk before becoming quarterbacks coach.

Following the 1993 season, Payton moved to Miami of Ohio (1994-95) where he was quarterbacks coach and later co-offensive coordinator. He spent 1996 as quarterbacks coach at Illinois before entering the NFL with Philadelphia.

Payton earned a bachelor's degree in communications at Eastern Illinois, where as a quarterback he had 10,665 passing yards, then the third-highest total in NCAA Division I-AA history. He had professional stints with Chicago of the Arena Football League, Ottawa of the Canadian Football League and the Chicago Bears in 1987.

Payton was born Dec. 29, 1963 in San Mateo, Calif., and raised in Naperville, Ill.

 


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  1. Published: Nov. 30, 2012 at 03:09 a.m.

    (2:43) M.Johnson reported in as eligible. M.Turner left end to NO 28 for 6 yards (R.Bush). FUMBLES (R.Bush), RECOVERED by NO-R.Bush at NO 29. R.Bush for 71 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Assistant challenged the runner was down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. M.Johnson and M.Johnson reported in as eligible. M.Turner left end to NO 28 for 6 yards (R.Bush). FUMBLES (R.Bush), RECOVERED by NO-R.Bush at NO 29. R.Bush to NO 30 for 1 yard (M.Johnson).

  2. Published: Nov. 30, 2012 at 03:05 a.m.

    (12:26) D.Brees pass deep middle to J.Graham to ATL 41 for 25 yards (J.Abraham).

  3. Published: Nov. 30, 2012 at 03:02 a.m.

    (3:25) M.Ingram right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

  4. Published: Nov. 30, 2012 at 02:58 a.m.

    (10:17) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep middle to J.Morgan to ATL 40 for 38 yards (W.Moore).

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