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New Orleans Saints: Week 14 NFL Power Rankings (#16)

Found December 06, 2012 on The Football Fan Spot: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Pierre Thomas,  Jabari Greer,  Drew Brees,  Zach Strief,  Devery Henderson,  Roman Harper,  Jonathan Vilma
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints
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Last week: 16 (+0) Record: 5-7 Net points per drive: 0.05 (15th) DVOA: -3.1% (17th) Weighted DVOA: -1.1% (16th) Studs RB Pierre Thomas: Rushed for 84 yards (34 after contact) on 14 attempts, 3 broken tackles, caught 1 pass for 5 yards on 1 attempt LG Ben Grubbs: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 21 yards on 5 attempts WR Lance Moore: Caught 7 passes for 123 yards on 10 attempts on 42 pass snaps, 0.8 YAC per catch, 1 drop MLB Curtis Lofton: 6 solo tackles, 3 assists, 3 stops, allowed 4 catches for 18 yards and a touchdown on 5 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 1 quarterback hit and 1 quarterback hurry on 7 blitzes CB Patrick Robinson: Allowed 2 catches for 15 yards on 5 attempts, 2 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop CB Jabari Greer: Allowed 1 catch for 20 yards on 4 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 2 solo tackles, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle, 1 quarterback hurry on 1 blitz DT Sedrick Ellis: 2 quarterback hits and 3 quarterback hurries on 27 pass rush snaps, no solo ...
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