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NO

NFC SOUTH · 3RD

New Orleans Saints

1-3 · home 0-2 · away 1-1 · division 0-1

1-3 · home 0-2 · away 1-1

NEXT · WEEK 6 at NYG Giants Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET · Fox Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 PM · Fox NO 45% by 1, NYG Open →
OUR RATING −1.9 23rd of 32 · points better than an average team on a neutral field 23rd of 32
PROJECTED WINS PROJ WINS - Not published yet.
PLAYOFFS - Not published yet.
WINS VS EXPECTATION WINS VS EXPECTED −1.0 1-3 where our numbers expected 2.0 wins. Positive is running hot; it tends to come back. 1-3, expected 2.0

OUR RATING, WEEK BY WEEK

WeekRating
Preseason−1.8
After week 1−1.7
After week 2−1.4
After week 3−1.5
After week 4−1.9

Points better than an average team on a neutral field. The preseason prior comes from last season and the offseason; the line starts moving after Week 1.

Points better than average, neutral field. Moves after each week.

PLAYOFF ODDS, WEEK BY WEEK

Not published yet.

SCHEDULE

Preseason games are never forecast
P2 vs JAX Jaguars Sat Aug 15 not forecast L 20-24 P3 at LA Rams Sat Aug 22 not forecast L 0-34 P4 at DAL Cowboys Fri Aug 28 not forecast W 27-24 1 at DET Lions Sun Sep 13 NO 43% · by 3, DET L 30-31 Hit 2 at BAL Ravens Sun Sep 20 NO 37% · by 7, BAL W 24-17 Miss 3 vs LV Raiders Sun Sep 27 NO 63% · by 6 L 27-35 Miss 4 vs ATL Falcons Mon Oct 5 NO 62% · by 4 L 24-45 Miss 5 vs MIN Vikings Sun Oct 11 NO 49% · by 1, MIN L 13-23 Hit 6 at NYG Giants Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 NO 45% · by 1, NYG · Next → 7 vs PIT Steelers Sun Oct 25 · 9:30 NO 55% · by 2 ·
Week 8, bye
9 vs CLE Browns Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 NO 59% · by 3 · 10 vs CAR Panthers Sun Nov 15 · 1:00 NO 56% · by 2 · 11 at CHI Bears Sun Nov 22 · 1:00 NO 36% · by 5, CHI · 12 at CIN Bengals Sun Nov 29 · 1:00 NO 35% · by 8, CIN · 13 vs GB Packers Sun Dec 6 · 1:00 NO 48% · by 1, GB · 14 at CAR Panthers Sun Dec 13 · 1:00 NO 43% · by 2, CAR · 15 at TB Buccaneers Sun Dec 20 · 1:00 NO 45% · by 2, TB · 16 vs ARI Cardinals Sun Dec 27 · 1:00 NO 52% · by 1 · 17 at ATL Falcons Sun Jan 3 · 1:00 NO 43% · by 2, ATL · 18 vs TB Buccaneers Sun Jan 10 · 1:00 NO 54% · by 1 ·

SCHEDULE

P2 vs JAX Jaguars Sat Aug 15 not forecast L 20-24 P3 at LA Rams Sat Aug 22 not forecast L 0-34 P4 at DAL Cowboys Fri Aug 28 not forecast W 27-24 1 at DET Lions Sun Sep 13 NO 43% L 30-31 Hit 2 at BAL Ravens Sun Sep 20 NO 37% W 24-17 Miss 3 vs LV Raiders Sun Sep 27 NO 63% L 27-35 Miss 4 vs ATL Falcons Mon Oct 5 NO 62% L 24-45 Miss 5 vs MIN Vikings Sun Oct 11 NO 49% L 13-23 Hit 6 at NYG Giants Sun 1:00 PM NO 45% · 7 vs PIT Steelers Sun Oct 25 NO 55% ·
Week 8, bye
9 vs CLE Browns Sun Nov 8 NO 59% · 10 vs CAR Panthers Sun Nov 15 NO 56% · 11 at CHI Bears Sun Nov 22 NO 36% · 12 at CIN Bengals Sun Nov 29 NO 35% · 13 vs GB Packers Sun Dec 6 NO 48% · 14 at CAR Panthers Sun Dec 13 NO 43% · 15 at TB Buccaneers Sun Dec 20 NO 45% · 16 vs ARI Cardinals Sun Dec 27 NO 52% · 17 at ATL Falcons Sun Jan 3 NO 43% · 18 vs TB Buccaneers Sun Jan 10 NO 54% ·

SEASON, IF WE RAN IT 100 TIMES

Not published yet.

REMAINING SCHEDULE, HOW HARD

REMAINING SCHEDULE · 32ND HARDEST

32nd hardest of 32 avg opponent rating −1.8
6 NYG −4.6 · 45% 45%
7 PIT 0.0 · 55% 55%
9 CLE −4.2 · 59% 59%
10 CAR −6.4 · 56% 56%
11 CHI +0.6 · 36% 36%
12 CIN −0.1 · 35% 35%
13 GB +2.6 · 48% 48%
14 CAR −6.4 · 43% 43%
15 TB +1.0 · 45% 45%
16 ARI −3.0 · 52% 52%
17 ATL −2.7 · 43% 43%
18 TB +1.0 · 54% 54%

Each tile: week, opponent, their rating, our number for NO. Red border: games we currently lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

Week, opponent, our number for NO. Red border: we lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

NFC SOUTH

ATL Falcons 2-2 −2.7 - 2-2 · −2.7 CAR Panthers 2-2 −6.4 - 2-2 · −6.4 NO Saints 1-3 −1.9 - 1-3 · −1.9 TB Buccaneers 0-4 +1.0 - 0-4 · +1.0 Whole conference →

INJURIES, AND WHAT THEY COST US

Kaden Elliss LB LB OUT OUT
Anfernee Jennings LB LB OUT OUT
Jeremiah Wright G G OUT OUT
Alvin Kamara RB RB Q · back Q
Julian Blackmon S S Q · shoulder Q
Jaylan Ford LB LB Q · ankle Q
Lorenzo Styles Jr. CB CB Q · calf Q
Barion Brown WR WR Q · thigh Q
Christen Miller DT DT Q · illness Q

Impact, the rating change with that player out, is not published yet.

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5 PROJECTIONS

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5

T.Shough QB 17.7 QB4
A.Kamara RB 5.5 RB36
C.Olave WR 13.6 WR2
D.Vele WR 8.2 WR24
J.Johnson TE 7.8 TE10
Depth chart, 55 on the roster →

SEASON SO FAR

Points for / against per game 26.2 / 32.0
Point diff per game −5.8
Home · Away · Division 0-2 · 1-1 · 0-1
Strength of schedule, remaining 32nd

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · 5:36 PM ET · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6