2005 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 27, 2005 · Giants Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
21
at
New York Jets
19
NO -1 ✓O 37 ✓
New Orleans Saints 21–19 — 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 | 17/23 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedrick Hodge | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Smith | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Bollinger | 19/28 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Cedric Houston | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Rhodes | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Miller | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Washington | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Strait | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Myers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -1
- Closing total
- 37
- NO moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 2.
Total closed 37; the game landed 40 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 49°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- NO 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Herm Edwards