NEW ORLEANS SAINTS CALENDAR AND RESULTS
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2011 OVERALL NFL RANKINGS
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| 2012 Preseason Schedule | ||||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME (ET) | RESOURCES | ||
| 0 | Sun, Aug 5 |
| 8:00 PM NFL | Tickets | ||
| 1 | Thu, Aug 9 | 7:30 PM | Tickets | |||
| 2 | Fri, Aug 17 | 8:00 PM | Tickets | |||
| 3 | Sat, Aug 25 |
| 8:00 PM CBS | Tickets | ||
| 4 | Thu, Aug 30 | 7:00 PM | Tickets | |||
| 2012 Regular Season Schedule | ||||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME (ET) | RESOURCES | ||
| 1 | Sun, Sep 9 | 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 2 | Sun, Sep 16 | 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 3 | Sun, Sep 23 | 1:00 PM CBS | Tickets | |||
| 4 | Sun, Sep 30 | 4:15 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 7 | 8:20 PM NBC | Tickets | |||
| 6 | BYE WEEK | |||||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 21 | 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 28 | 8:20 PM NBC | Tickets | |||
| 9 | Mon, Nov 5 | 8:30 PM | Tickets | |||
| 10 | Sun, Nov 11 |
| 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | ||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 18 | 4:05 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 12 | Sun, Nov 25 | 4:15 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 29 | 8:20 PM NFL | Tickets | |||
| 14 | Sun, Dec 9 | 4:15 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 15 | Sun, Dec 16 | 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 16 | Sun, Dec 23 | 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | |||
| 17 | Sun, Dec 30 |
| 1:00 PM FOX | Tickets | ||
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2012 DRAFT PICKS
2011 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 657 | 468 | 5476 | 46 |
| Chase Daniel | 5 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD |
| Darren Sproles | 87 | 603 | 6.9 | 2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 110 | 562 | 5.1 | 5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| Jimmy Graham | 99 | 1310 | 13.2 | 11 |
| Marques Colston | 80 | 1143 | 14.3 | 8 |
2011 NFC South STANDINGS
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 547 | 339 |
| Atlanta | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 402 | 350 |
| Carolina | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 406 | 429 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 287 | 494 |
FREE AGENTS
| PLAYER | POS | FA TYPE | 2012 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Brees | QB | Franchised | |
| J. Casillas | LB | RFA | Saints |
| J. Charleston | DE | UFA | |
| P. Cobbs | RB | Released | |
| J. Dunbar | LB | UFA | Rams |
| A. Franklin | DT | UFA | |
| J. Gilmore | TE | UFA | |
| R. Humber | LB | Released | |
| T. Humphrey | TE | UFA | |
| J. Kasay | PK | UFA | Saints |
| T. McBride | DE | UFA | Saints |
| P. McQuistan | OT | UFA | |
| R. Meachem | WR | UFA | Chargers |
| C. Nicks | OG | UFA | Buccaneers |
| T. Porter | CB | UFA | Broncos |
| C. Roby | WR | UFA | Saints |
| S. Rogers | DT | UFA | NY Giants |
| L. Torrence | CB | UFA | Redskins |



