2003 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2003 · Seahawks Stadium

New Orleans Saints

Seattle SeahawksWinner

SEA -3 ✓U 48.5 ✓Seahawks closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.

Seattle Seahawks 27–10 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

29/47, 274 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-3.5 expected points added

Passing · SEA

12/23, 137 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

-2.4 expected points added

Rushing · SEA

24 att, 108 yds, 1 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

22 att, 99 yds, 0 TD

3.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Aaron Brooks	29/47	274	1	1	3	-3.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Deuce McAllister	22	99	4.5	3.6
Aaron Brooks	2	2	1.0	-5.9
Michael L. Lewis	1	2	2.0	-4.4

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Sedrick Hodge	5	2	0.0	1
Jay Bellamy	6	1	0.0	0
James Allen	4	1	0.0	0
Tebucky Jones	2	2	0.0	0
Charles Grant	4	0	2.0	1
Ashley Ambrose	2	1	0.0	0
Johnathan Sullivan	1	2	0.0	0
Fred Thomas	2	0	0.0	0
Willie Whitehead	2	0	1.0	0
Fakhir Brown	1	1	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Hasselbeck	12/23	137	2	0	3	-2.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Shaun Alexander	24	108	4.5	1	1.3
Mack Strong	5	32	6.4	0	0.5
Matt Hasselbeck	4	11	2.8	0	-0.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Ken Lucas	7	0	0.0	1
Anthony Simmons	5	1	0.0	0
Reggie Tongue	6	0	1.0	1
Ken Hamlin	6	0	0.0	2
D.D. Lewis	4	1	0.0	1
Marcus Trufant	4	1	0.0	2
Chad Brown	3	1	1.0	0
Randall Godfrey	3	1	0.0	0
Willie Williams	2	1	0.0	0
Norman Hand	1	2	0.0	1

Closing number vs result

Seahawks closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 48.5; the game landed 37 — under by 11.5.

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