2004 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 2004 · Louisiana Superdome
Carolina PanthersWinner
32
at
New Orleans Saints
21
CAR -2 ✓O 46.5 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 32–21.
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 | 22/29 | 294 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Goings | 36 | 122 | 3.4 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Jake Delhomme | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gamble | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Manning | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brentson Buckner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Short | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Wesley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 20/40 | 251 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | -6.5 |
| Aaron Brooks | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Ruff | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Allen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -2
- Closing total
- 46.5
- CAR moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -2 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 53 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- 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.