2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Bank of America Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
21
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Carolina Panthers
18
CAR -7 upsetU 46 ✓
New Orleans Saints 21–18 — 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 | 14/24 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Mike Karney | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Watson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Grant | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fakhir Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 24/50 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Goings | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | -7.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fields | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gamble | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Short | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Branch | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -7
- Closing total
- 46
- NO moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 39 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.