xan

I submit for your approval:

Game #1 Season opener vs. Redskins: (LOSS)
12 series
5 x 3-outs, totalling -43 yards (no positive yards in those series)
1 x 1 play interception that resulted in a td (oob at saints 3)
2 other series ending in turnovers, one fumble, one interception

1 second half td

Game #2 @ Carolina (LOSS)
13 series
2 x 3-outs, totalling 12 yards
2 x 1 play interceptions, 1 pick6, the other EOG
1 turnover on downs

2 second half tds, both after down 15

Game #3 Kansas City (LOSS)
14 series
3 x 3-outs totalling -3 yards
2 x 4-outs totalling 7 yards
1 x 2 play ending in safety
1 x 5 play interception resulting in fg

2 second half tds starting in KC red zone
no 4th quarter points (-18 yards gained), no yards gained in OT

Game #4 @ Green Bay (LOSS)
13 series
1 3-out first series, 9 yards
3 punts, 1 missed fg
1st and goal from 3 FG

1 second half td, 2 fgs one missed fg (too much time left anyway)

Game # 5 San Diego (WIN)
11 series
2 x 3-out, -3 yards total
4 punts
1 3 play interception resulting in TD

17 points from last 3 drives to win game

Game #6 @Tampa Bay (WIN)
10 series

1st series int for 1 play score
3 x 3-out, 19 yards total

1 second half td

Game #7 @ Denver (LOSS)
11 series
5 x 3-out, 15 yards total
1 int resulting in TD

1 second half TD in garbage time (9 minutes of possession in 2nd half)

Game #8 vs Philadelphia (WIN)
8 series
3/4/5-out punts, 36 yards total
1 Brees fumble resulting in score

1 2nd half TD, no 4th quarter scoring

Game #9 vs Atlanta (WIN)
11 series
3 x 3-out, 8 total yards
4 second half punts
1 1play int in NO redzone held to fg

10 second half points, 3 points in last 4 drives

Game #10 @ Oakland (WIN)
10 series
3 x 3-outs, 17 total yards
4 punts

17 second half points, 3 4th quarter points

Game #11 vs San Francisco (LOSS)
11 series
3 x 3-outs, 18 yards total
4 punts
2 pick 6's
2 turnovers on downs

7 points in second half, 0 in 4th quarter 14 yards on meaningful 2nd half drives

Season takeaway:

124 series
29 x 3-outs 58 total yards
50 punts (we had 46 punts in all 16 games last season)
11 interceptions (3 pick6)
2 fumbles lost (1 touchback)
3 series ended in downs
1 safety
3 missed FGs
67 total non-scoring drives
308 points
133 second half points, 62 points in second half in losses, 49 points scored when down by >14, all losses.

Same offense as last year, as year before, and year before, minus one guard and one head coach, but same OC, OLC, RBC QBC.

I'm not saying, I'm just saying. 11 games into the season, it's not about Sean Payton.

Guess what? We're 20+ million over the cap next year. We're going to lose a LOT of key personnel. This is going to be as good as it gets for a while!

Calvin: "I wish I was a Tiger."
Hobbes: "Common lament."