QB RATINGS vs SAINTS STATS!

A common theme on ESPN these days is "How are the SAINTS 25th Ranked D going to stop the Colts!?"

If you look at overall defense, the Saints are indeed ranked 25th but then the Giants are tied for 13th?

These numbers can be deceiving, especially in the SAINTS' case where teams are playing catch-up and racking up garbage yards and pts. The real indicator is how QBs perform against the SAINTS:

AVG QB RATING vs. SAINTS: 67.36
AVG QB RATING of SAINTS opponents: 80.08
AVG QB RATING vs. SAINTS w/ Porter and Greer Healthy: 56.8
AVG QB RATING vs. SAINTS without Porter and Greer Healthy: 94.74

AVG QB RATING vs. SAINTS against COMMON OPPONENTS WITH COLTS: 51.36
AVG QB RATING vs. COLTS against COMMON OPPONENTS WITH SAINTS: 81.6

AVG QB RATING vs. COLTS: 78.44
AVG QB RATING of COLTS' opponents: 81.7

And the best rated defense in the NFL?

AVG QB RATING vs. JETS: 68.37
AVG QB RATING of JETS' opponents: 81.65

Worst performance of the year came against the SAINTS:

Stafford - 27.4
Kolb - 73.2
Ryan - 46.6
Freeman - 33.1
Favre - 70 (avg. 107.2)

Second worst performance of the year against the SAINTS:

Sanchez - 27 (rating against Colts: 78.25)
Brady - 55 (rating against Colts: 110.7)

Notice that with Porter and Greer healthy, the SAINTS on average are holding QBs to 11.57 pts less than the league leading JETS.

Also notice the COLTS D allows QBs to perform at about their average level.

Who dat says da SAINTS D can't stop them COLTS!?

One final note: Saints are 15-0 when Shockey is in the starting line-up.

**source is ESPN.com