2005 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 8, 2006 · Giants Stadium

Carolina PanthersWinner

New York Giants

NYG -3 upsetU 43.5 ✓Giants closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 23–0 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · CAR

15/22, 140 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

3.9 expected points added

Passing · NYG

10/18, 113 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-15.1 expected points added

Rushing · CAR

27 att, 151 yds, 0 TD

4.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

12 att, 63 yds, 0 TD

1.1 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Delhomme	15/22	140	1	0	3	3.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeShaun Foster	27	151	5.6	0	4.8
Nick Goings	12	63	5.3	0	1.1
Steve Smith	1	12	12.0	1	2.2
Brad Hoover	2	0	0.0	0	-1.0
Chris Weinke	3	-3	-1.0	0	-1.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Marlon McCree	4	1	0.0	2	2
Will Witherspoon	3	1	1.0	0	0
Chris Gamble	3	1	0.0	0	0
Ricky Manning	4	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Minter	1	2	0.0	0	0
Kemp Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	0	0
Brandon Short	1	1	0.0	0	0
Julius Peppers	2	0	1.0	0	1
Ken Lucas	1	1	0.0	1	1
Mike Rucker	0	1	0.0	0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Eli Manning	10/18	113	0	3	4	-15.1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tiki Barber	13	41	3.2	0	-3.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Gibril Wilson	6	4	0.0	1
Michael Strahan	4	2	2.0	1
Kevin Lewis	2	4	0.0	0
Nick Greisen	3	3	0.0	0
Alonzo Jackson	2	4	1.0	0
Brent Alexander	3	3	0.0	0
Terrell Buckley	2	1	0.0	0
Will Allen	2	1	0.0	0
Osi Umenyiora	3	0	1.0	0
William Joseph	1	2	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Giants closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 23 — under by 20.5.

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