2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Lambeau Field
Final
New Orleans Saints 34 at Green Bay Packers 27. Final.
New Orleans Saints 34–27.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
New Orleans Saints
48 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Green Bay Packers
43 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/41, 353 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
7.9 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Passing · GB
31/55, 340 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
6.1 expected points added · -4.7% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/41 | 353 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +7.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 2 | +0.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Craft | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 31/55 | 340 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 0 | −8.5 |
| Donald Driver | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Noah Herron | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Collins | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Woodson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Hawk | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquand Manuel | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kampman | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Lee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Pickett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Saints -1
- Closing total
- 40.5
- Saints moneyline
- —
- Packers moneyline
- —
Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 61 — over by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 78°F at kickoff; breezy at 11 mph out of the south; overcast.
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- Saints 7 days · Packers 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Mike McCarthy