WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

Notes, Quotes

The Sports Xchange

December 27, 2018 at 1:43 am.

–The Saints are trying to win 14 regular-season games for the first time in franchise history. They have gone 13-3 twice — in 2009 and 2011. The 2009 team won the Super Bowl and the 2011 team won a wild-card playoff game against Detroit before losing a divisional round game against San Francisco.

–The Saints have won six consecutive home games and their average margin of victory in those games is 15.4 points.

–The Saints lead the NFL in fourth-quarter scoring with an average of 9.9 points per game.

–The Saints lead the NFL in time of possession with an average of 31 minutes, 59 seconds per game.

BY THE NUMBERS: 74.4 – That’s Drew Brees’ completion percentage this season, making it almost certain that he will break the NFL record of 72.0 percent that he set last season.