The table below details the average fantasy points allowed by New Orleans's 2011 opponents by position. Averages are calculated with data from 2012 Week 1 through Week 17
| Pos | Week | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ATL |
2 TB |
3 ARI |
4 MIA |
5 CHI |
6 NE |
7 BYE |
8 BUF |
9 NYJ |
10 DAL |
11 SF |
12 ATL |
13 SEA |
14 CAR |
15 STL |
16 CAR |
17 TB |
|
| QB | 19.1 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 15.0 | 19.8 | 15.1 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 15.9 |
| RB | 16.6 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 13.8 | 19.9 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 19.6 |
| WR | 27.1 | 18.9 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 0.0 | 27.4 | 17.9 | 24.9 | 18.8 | 23.4 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 22.7 | 18.9 |
| TE | 10.4 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 8.3 |
| K | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| DEF | 3.9 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 6.5 |
| DL | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| LB | 20.9 | 19.7 | 24.4 | 19.7 | 25.1 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 27.6 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 19.7 |
| DB | 11.6 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 10.1 |
| PR | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| KR | 7.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 4.6 |