New Orleans Saints lead NFL in scoring, among other statistics

strato · 10-24-2011, 04:51 PM

With their 62-point outburst on Sunday night, the New Orleans Saintsnow rank first in the NFL with 34.1 points per game this year. They're second in the league at 467.1 yards per game - just a hair behind the New England Patriots (474.5).
The Saints remain No. 1 in third-down efficiency (57.9 percent), and quarterback Drew Brees is by far the highest-rated passer on third downs, with 677 yards, seven touchdowns, one interception and a rating of 133.7.
Brees leads the NFL 2,477 passing yards and ranks second with 18 touchdown passes (behind Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has 20). Brees ranks third in the NFL with a passer rating of 104.6 (behind Rodgers, 125.7, and Brady, 104.8). Both Rodgers and Brees are on pace to break Brees' NFL record for completion percentage in a season (70.62 percent). Rodgers is at 71.5 percent, and Brees is at 70.9 percent.

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strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	New Orleans Saints lead NFL in scoring, among other statistics With their 62-point outburst on Sunday night, the New Orleans Saintsnow rank first in the NFL with 34.1 points per game this year. They're second in the league at 467.1 yards per game - just a hair behind the New England Patriots (474.5). The Saints remain No. 1 in third-down efficiency (57.9 percent), and quarterback Drew Brees is by far the highest-rated passer on third downs, with 677 yards, seven touchdowns, one interception and a rating of 133.7. Brees leads the NFL 2,477 passing yards and ranks second with 18 touchdown passes (behind Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has 20). Brees ranks third in the NFL with a passer rating of 104.6 (behind Rodgers, 125.7, and Brady, 104.8). Both Rodgers and Brees are on pace to break Brees' NFL record for completion percentage in a season (70.62 percent). Rodgers is at 71.5 percent, and Brees is at 70.9 percent. Read the rest New Orleans Saints lead NFL in scoring, among other statistics - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com Attached Thumbnails