2005 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2005 · Tiger Stadium (LSU)
Carolina PanthersWinner
27
at
New Orleans Saints
10
CAR -7 ✓U 40.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 27–10 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 13/21 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Nick Goings | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lucas | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Short | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Carstens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marlon McCree | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 17/34 | 193 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -15.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Antowain Smith | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Todd Bouman | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Grant | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Gleason | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -7
- Closing total
- 40.5
- CAR moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 37 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Tiger Stadium (LSU)
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NO 6 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.