2003 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2003 · Louisiana Superdome
Carolina PanthersWinner
23
at
New Orleans Saints
20
NO -3 upsetO 39.5 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 12/27 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 31 | 178 | 5.7 | 2 | 5.1 |
| DeShaun Foster | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Jake Delhomme | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp Rasmussen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Cousin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 20/33 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6.4 |
| Joe Horn | 1/1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 0 | -6.2 |
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tebucky Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Grant | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 39.5
- CAR moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 43 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.