2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · Alamo Dome
Detroit LionsWinner
13
at
New Orleans Saints
12
NO -3 upsetU 37.5 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 13–12 — 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
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 17/30 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artose Pinner | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Shawn Bryson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeVar Woods | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bracy Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 21/38 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Todd Bouman | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Aaron Stecker | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | -7.8 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Bockwoldt | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Melton | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaughter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 37.5
- DET moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 25 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Alamo Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- DET 6 days · NO 6 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Jim Haslett