3rd in NFC South
12th in National Football Conference
| W | L | T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | |||
| 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Defensive End | Akiem Hicks | Kenyon Coleman | Jay Richardson | - |
| Right Defensive End | Cameron Jordan | Tom Johnson | Glenn Foster | - |
| Nose Tackle | John Jenkins | Tyrunn Walker | Brodrick Bunkley | Isaako Aaitui |
| Left Outside Linebacker | Victor Butler | Martez Wilson | Rufus Johnson | Baraka Atkins |
| Left Inside Linebacker | David Hawthorne | Jonathan Vilma | Will Herring | - |
| Right Inside Linebacker | Curtis Lofton | Ramon Humber | Chris Chamberlain | Kevin Reddick |
| Right Outside Linebacker | Will Smith | Junior Galette | Chase Thomas | Rayford Shipman |
| Left Cornerbacks | Jabari Greer | Corey White | Ryan Steed | Rod Sweeting |
| Strong Safety | Kenny Vaccaro | Roman Harper | Isa Abdul-Quddus | - |
| Free safety | Malcolm Jenkins | Rafael Bush | Jim Leonhard | Jerico Nelson |
| Right Cornerback | Keenan Lewis | Patrick Robinson | A.J. Davis | Korey Lindsey |
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Drew Brees | Luke McCown | Seneca Wallace | Ryan Griffin |
| Running Back | Darren Sproles | Pierre Thomas | Mark Ingram | Travaris Cadet |
| Wide Receiver 1 | Marques Colston | Chris Givens | Kenny Stills | Saalim Hakim |
| Wide Receiver 2 | Lance Moore | Courtney Roby | Joseph Morgan | Andy Tanner |
| Tight End | Jimmy Graham | Michael Higgins | - | - |
| Left Tackle | Charles Brown | Terron Armstead | Marcel Jones | - |
| Left Guard | Ben Grubbs | Eric Olsen | Jeremiah Warren | Tim Lelito |
| Center | Brian de la Puente | Elliott Mealer | - | - |
| Right Guard | Jahri Evans | Ricky Henry | Andrew Tiller | - |
| Right Tackle | Zach Strief | Jason Smith | Bryce Harris | - |
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kicker (Field goals) | Garrett Hartley | - | - | - |
| Punter | Thomas Morstead | - | - | - |
| Kicker (Kick offs) | Thomas Morstead | - | - | - |
| Kicker returner | Darren Sproles | - | - | - |
| Punt returners | Darren Sproles | - | - | - |
| Long snappers | Justin Drescher | - | - | - |
| Holder | Thomas Morstead | - | - | - |
Data provided by STATS LLC.
| Passing | Att | Com | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 670 | 422 | 5,177 | 43 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | YPC | TD |
| Mark Ingram | 156 | 602 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | YPR | TD |
| Marques Colston | 83 | 1,154 | 13.9 | 10 |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| z- Atlanta | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 |
| e- Carolina | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- New Orleans | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- Tampa Bay | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| z- Atlanta | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 |
| y- San Francisco | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0.719 |
| y- Green Bay | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 |
| y- Washington | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| x- Seattle | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 |
| x- Minnesota | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| e- Chicago | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| e- New York | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 |
| e- Dallas | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 |
| e- St. Louis | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.469 |
| e- Carolina | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- New Orleans | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- Tampa Bay | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- Arizona | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 |
| e- Detroit | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.25 |
| e- Philadelphia | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.25 |