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1982 New Orleans Saints: 4-5-0
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Home record: 2-3-0 (89 points scored, 84 allowed) Road record: 2-2-0 (40 points scored, 76 allowed) Head Coach: Bum Phillips

129 points scored (26th of 28 teams), 160 points allowed (9th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   137   248   1,398   (25)   5.16    8   14    331   1,257   ( 6)    3.8    8    2,655    (20)      24
Defense:   149   245   1,633   ( 8)   5.92   11    9    255     974   (10)    3.8    8    2,607    ( 5)      22

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 7  Morten Andersen      K      8   6'2   190   22    R   Michigan State
 8  Archie Manning       QB     1   6'3   211   33   11   Mississippi
14  Russell Erxleben     P      9   6'4   219   25    4   Texas
15  Toni Fritsch         K      5   5'7   201   37   11   None
16  Ken Stabler          QB     8   6'3   210   36   13   Alabama
19  Guido Merkens        QB     9   6'1   195   27    5   Sam Houston State
20  Russell Gary         DB     9   5'11  195   23    2   Nebraska
21  John Krimm           DB     9   6'2   190   22    R   Notre Dame
24  Marvin Lewis         RB     1   6'3   208   22    R   Tulane
25  Johnnie Poe          DB     9   6'1   185   23    2   Missouri
28  Bill Hurley          DB     9   5'11  195   25    1   Syracuse
29  Rodney Lewis         DB     9   5'11  190   23    R   Nebraska
30  Wayne Wilson         RB     8   6'3   208   25    4   Shepherd
33  Kevin Gray           DB     8   5'11  179   25    1   Eastern Illinois
38  George Rogers        RB     6   6'2   229   23    2   South Carolina
41  Jimmy Rogers         RB     9   5'10  190   27    3   Oklahoma
42  Toussaint Tyler      RB     2   6'2   220   23    2   Washington
44  Dave Waymer          DB     9   6'1   195   24    3   Notre Dame
45  Jack Holmes          RB     5   5'11  210   29    5   Texas Southern
46  Hokie Gajan          RB     9   5'11  211   23    1   Louisiana State
49  Frank Wattelet       DB     9   6'0   185   24    2   Kansas
50  Ken Bordelon         LB     9   6'4   226   28    6   Louisiana State
51  Whitney Paul         LB     9   6'3   220   29    7   Colorado
52  Jim Kovach           LB     8   6'2   225   26    4   Kentucky
53  Scott Pelluer        LB     6   6'2   215   23    2   Washington State
54  Ed Simonini          LB     9   6'0   206   28    7   Texas A&M
55  Rob Nairne           LB     9   6'4   227   28    6   Oregon State
56  Dennis Winston       LB     9   6'0   228   27    6   Arkansas
57  Rickey Jackson       LB     9   6'2   230   24    2   Pittsburgh
62  John Hill            C      9   6'2   246   32   11   Lehigh
63  Brad Edelman         OG     9   6'6   255   22    R   Missouri
64  Dave Lafary          OT     9   6'7   275   27    6   Purdue
66  Louis Oubre          OG     9   6'4   262   24    1   Oklahoma
67  Stan Brock           OT     9   6'6   285   24    3   Colorado
72  Leon Gray            OT     7   6'3   258   30   10   Jackson State
73  Frank Warren         DE     9   6'4   275   23    2   Auburn
74  Derland Moore        DT     9   6'4   253   31   10   Oklahoma
75  Bruce Clark          DE     9   6'3   250   24    1   Penn State
76  Jim Pietrzak         C      9   6'5   260   29    8   Eastern Michigan
78  Kelvin Clark         OG     9   6'3   265   26    4   Nebraska
79  Chuck Slaughter      OT     1   6'5   260   23    R   South Carolina
80  Lindsay Scott        WR     1   6'1   190   21    R   Georgia
83  Kenny Duckett        WR     7   6'0   187   23    R   Wake Forest
84  Rich Mauti           WR     9   6'0   190   28    5   Penn State
85  Hoby Brenner         TE     8   6'4   240   23    2   Southern California
86  Jeff Groth           WR     9   5'10  172   25    4   Bowling Green
87  Larry Hardy          TE     9   6'3   230   26    5   Jackson State
88  Don Bass             TE     3   6'2   220   26    5   Houston
89  Aundra Thompson      WR     9   6'0   186   29    6   East Texas State
94  Jim Wilks            DE     8   6'5   252   24    2   San Diego State
98  Reggie Lewis         DE     9   6'2   248   28    1   San Diego State
99  Tony Elliott         DT     9   6'2   247   23    R   North Texas State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Ken Stabler          189  117   61.9  1,343   7.11  11.5   6   3.2   10   5.3    13   106    71.8
Guido Merkens         49   18   36.7    186   3.80  10.3   1   2.0    2   4.1     8    49    38.3
Archie Manning         7    1   14.3      3   0.43   3.0   0   0.0    2  28.6     2    18     0.0
Russell Erxleben       2    1   50.0     39  19.50  39.0   1  50.0    0   0.0     0     0   135.4
Jack Holmes            1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Jeff Groth             30    383   12.8    1
Wayne Wilson           25    175    7.0    2
Lindsay Scott          17    251   14.8    0
Hoby Brenner           16    171   10.7    0
Kenny Duckett          12    196   16.3    2
Aundra Thompson         8    138   17.2    1
Larry Hardy             8     67    8.4    1
Rich Mauti              4     70   17.5    0
Toussaint Tyler         4     31    7.8    0
George Rogers           4     21    5.2    0
Jimmy Rogers            4     17    4.2    0
Hokie Gajan             3     10    3.3    0
Bill Hurley             1     39   39.0    1
Jack Holmes             1      2    2.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
George Rogers         122    535    4.4    3
Wayne Wilson          103    413    4.0    3
Jimmy Rogers           60    178    3.0    2
Hokie Gajan            19     77    4.1    0
Guido Merkens           9     30    3.3    0
Toussaint Tyler        10     21    2.1    0
Jack Holmes             2      8    4.0    0
Aundra Thompson         1      2    2.0    0
Jeff Groth              1      1    1.0    0
Lindsay Scott           1     -4   -4.0    0
Ken Stabler             3     -4   -1.3    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Aundra Thompson        10    211   21.1    0
Wayne Wilson            7    192   27.4    0
Rich Mauti              5     93   18.6    0
Kenny Duckett           2     39   19.5    0
Jimmy Rogers            1     24   24.0    0
Hokie Gajan             1     18   18.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Jeff Groth             21    144    6.9   13    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Russell Erxleben 46 1,976 43.0 6 6 0 29 239 35.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Toni Fritsch 1/1 1/2 0/1 2/3 0/0 4/ 7 8/ 9 20 Morten Andersen 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/3 0/1 2/ 5 6/ 6 12 Russell Erxleben 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/ 1 1/ 1 1 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Don Bass 1.0 Bruce Clark 5.5 Russell Gary 3.0 2 25 0 Bill Hurley 1 26 0 Rickey Jackson 4.5 1 32 0 Jim Kovach 2.5 Reggie Lewis 3.0 Rodney Lewis 1 12 0 Derland Moore 4.0 Rob Nairne 1.0 1 1 0 Whitney Paul 3.0 1 14 0 Frank Warren 1.0 Jim Wilks 2.0 Dennis Winston 0.5 2 -2 0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 13 WR Lindsay Scott 49 Georgia [pick acquired from GB via SD] 2 30 C Brad Edelman 90 Missouri 3 58 DB Rodney Lewis 27 Nebraska 3 66 WR Eugene Goodlow 54 Kansas State [pick acquired from MIN] 3 68 WR Kenny Duckett 36 Wake Forest [pick acquired from WAS] 3 76 DB John Krimm 9 Notre Dame [pick acquired from SD] 4 86 K Morten Andersen 382 Michigan State 5 114 DE Tony Elliott 84 North Texas 6 142 RB Marvin Lewis 1 Tulane 8 198 OT Chuck Slaughter 1 South Carolina

Traded draft picks: #7 to MIA (Dan Johnson), #9 to WAS (Ken Coffey), #10 to WAS (Harold Smith), #11 to WAS (Dan Miller), #12 to WAS (Donald Laster)


Transactions:

04-27-1982traded San Francisco's #6 pick in the 1982 draft to Steelers for Dennis Winston
04-28-1982traded San Francisco's #8 pick and New Orleans' #9, #10, #11 and #12 picks in the 1982 draft to Redskins for Washington's #4 pick in the 1983 draft
06-10-1982traded New Orleans' #1 pick in the 1983 draft to Packers for Bruce Clark
07-31-1982traded New Orleans' #7 pick in the 1983 draft to Chiefs for Whitney Paul
08-02-1982traded Elois Grooms to Cardinals for Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1983 draft
08-21-1982traded New Orleans' #6 pick in the 1983 draft to Bengals for Don Bass
08-30-1982traded New Orleans' #4 pick in the 1984 draft to Broncos for Kelvin Clark
09-17-1982traded Archie Manning to Oilers for Leon Gray
12-21-1982Toni Fritsch retired


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 7-21 0-1-0 09/19/82 at Chicago Bears W 10-0 1-1-0 11/21/82 vs Kansas City Chiefs W 27-17 2-1-0 11/28/82 at San Francisco 49ers W 23-20 3-1-0 12/05/82 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10-13 3-2-0 12/12/82 at Atlanta Falcons L 0-35 3-3-0 12/19/82 at Dallas Cowboys L 7-21 3-4-0 12/26/82 vs Washington Redskins L 10-27 3-5-0 01/02/83 vs Atlanta Falcons W 35-6 4-5-0

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