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2003 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2003 · Louisiana Superdome

New York Giants

7

New Orleans SaintsWinner

45

NO -7.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓Dome

New Orleans Saints 45–7 — 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

Passing · NO

Aaron BrooksQB

26/35, 296 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT

21.5 expected points added

Passing · NYG

Jesse PalmerQB

15/26, 140 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-3.7 expected points added

Rushing · NO

Deuce McAllisterRB

15 att, 80 yds, 0 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Lamar SmithRB

8 att, 40 yds, 0 TD

-0.7 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jesse Palmer15/26140103-3.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Tiki Barber11373.40-2.5
Dorsey Levens8374.601.7
Jesse Palmer22512.502.5
Delvin Joyce4215.30-2.0
David Tyree1-9-9.00-3.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Dhani Jones720.000
Micheal Barrow620.001
Brandon Short240.000
Johnnie Harris320.000
Omar Stoutmire130.000
Keith Hamilton300.000
Osi Umenyiora120.000
Ike Charlton110.001
Frank Walker200.000
Willie Ponder100.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Aaron Brooks26/3529650021.5
Todd Bouman2/419001-1.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Deuce McAllister15805.300.8
Lamar Smith8405.00-0.7
Aaron Brooks3113.70-4.0
Todd Bouman310.300.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Fred Thomas400.001
Darren Howard401.001
Sedrick Hodge401.000
Fakhir Brown130.002
Victor Green400.000
Derrick Rodgers300.000
Orlando Ruff210.000
Deveron Harper300.000
Charles Grant211.000
Jay Bellamy300.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -7.5
Closing total
40.5
NYG moneyline
NO moneyline

Saints closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 38.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 52 — over by 11.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface
dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Peter Morelli
Rest
NYG 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches
Jim Fassel vs Jim Haslett