The Saints' carries with Travis Etienne and since Travis Etienne’s last game
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, the Saints were 0.3 carries over with Travis Etienne and 3.6 carries under since Travis Etienne’s last game in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 26.7 and 22.8, a difference of 3.9. All 3 first-half games were with Travis Etienne. All 4 second-half games were since Travis Etienne’s last game.
Travis Etienne, running back: 128 rushing yards, 30 carries and 11 receptions in 3 games this season, 38% of NO’s carries in those games.
3 games with Travis Etienne is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
carries a game over expected
A +3.9 difference in carries over expected with Travis Etienne vs since Travis Etienne’s last game is about what you’d expect.
A +3.9 difference in carries with Travis Etienne vs since Travis Etienne’s last game is about what you’d expect.
The games
| Side | Date | Game | Result | carries | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | @ DET | L | 25 | 25.6 | |
| Sep 20, 2026 | @ BAL | W | 27 | 26.7 | |
| Sep 27, 2026 | vs LV | L | 28 | 26.8 | |
| Oct 5, 2026 | vs ATL | L | 19 | 27.0 | |
| Oct 11, 2026 | vs MIN | L | 17 | 26.4 | |
| Oct 18, 2026 | @ NYG | W | 38 | 26.1 | |
| Oct 25, 2026 | vs PIT (neutral) | L | 17 | 25.8 |
Method
- Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 0.2 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
- Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 21% of the difference the model predicts.
- The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
- Who played is read from the snap counts, which name every player who took a snap on offense, defense or special teams.