2003 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 19, 2003 · Georgia Dome
New Orleans SaintsWinner
45
at
Atlanta Falcons
17
NO -3 ✓O 42 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 45–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 23/30 | 352 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24.7 |
| Todd Bouman | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Todd Bouman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McAfee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kenny Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cie Grant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Fenderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Kittner | 9/29 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 3.7 |
| T.J. Duckett | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kurt Kittner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Ulmer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Scott | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Jasper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 42
- NO moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Saints closed -3 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 42; the game landed 62 — over by 20.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- NO 7 days · ATL 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Dan Reeves
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.