2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
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Cleveland Browns
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CLE -3 upsetU 36 ✓
New Orleans Saints 19–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
17/31, 176 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.7 expected points added · -2.3% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
16/27, 132 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-10.7 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/31 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 0 | -5.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McKenzie | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 16/27 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Reuben Droughns | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Jerome Harrison | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andra Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Baxter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alvin McKinley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CLE -3
- Closing total
- 36
- NO moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Browns closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 33 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Romeo Crennel