NY Times picks Saints #1 in South

SaintPauly · 08-08-2011, 01:37 PM

Sorry, I answered my own question. Which makes me wonder, once again what happened in Seattle last year....

Third down efficiency has been a stalwart of the New Orleans offense since Sean Payton arrived in
2006, as the Saints have successfully converted an NFL-best 46.6% of their attempts during that period to rank second in the NFL.

2010 NFL THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE LEADERS
Team: Made-Att, Pct.
1. NO: 106-217, 48.8
2. NE: 95-197, 48.2
3. Atl:. 112-240, 46.7

DEFENSIVE YARDAGE IMPROVEMENT: After finishing ranked 25rd in the NFL in yardage surrendered (357.8 yards per game) in 2009, the Saints defense improved its ranking to fourth (306.3 yards per game) in 2010.

2010 NFL TOTAL DEFENSE LEADERS
Team: Yards — Yds/Gm
1. SD: 4,345 — 271.6
2. Pit.: 4,429 — 276.8
3. NYJ: 4,664 — 291.5
4. NO: 4,900 — 306.3
5. GB: 4,945 — 309.1

08-08-2011, 01:37 PM	#30
SaintPauly Senior Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 1	Sorry, I answered my own question. Which makes me wonder, once again what happened in Seattle last year.... Third down efficiency has been a stalwart of the New Orleans offense since Sean Payton arrived in 2006, as the Saints have successfully converted an NFL-best 46.6% of their attempts during that period to rank second in the NFL. 2010 NFL THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE LEADERS Team: Made-Att, Pct. 1. NO: 106-217, 48.8 2. NE: 95-197, 48.2 3. Atl:. 112-240, 46.7 DEFENSIVE YARDAGE IMPROVEMENT: After finishing ranked 25rd in the NFL in yardage surrendered (357.8 yards per game) in 2009, the Saints defense improved its ranking to fourth (306.3 yards per game) in 2010. 2010 NFL TOTAL DEFENSE LEADERS Team: Yards — Yds/Gm 1. SD: 4,345 — 271.6 2. Pit.: 4,429 — 276.8 3. NYJ: 4,664 — 291.5 4. NO: 4,900 — 306.3 5. GB: 4,945 — 309.1
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