2003 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2003 · Alltel Stadium
New Orleans Saints
19
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Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
20
JAX -3 no coverU 42 ✓
Jacksonville Jaguars 20–19 — 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
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 22/38 | 296 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 0 | -15.2 |
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bellamy | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenderick Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 9/17 | 131 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 34 | 194 | 5.7 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Byron Leftwich | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| LaBrandon Toefield | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Ayodele | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deke Cooper | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Stroud | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- JAX -3
- Closing total
- 42
- NO moneyline
- —
- JAX moneyline
- —
Jaguars closed -3, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42; the game landed 39 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Alltel Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- NO 7 days · JAX 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Jack Del Rio