2006 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 15, 2006 · Louisiana Superdome
Philadelphia Eagles
24
at
New Orleans SaintsWinner
27
PHI -3 upsetO 47 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 27–24 — 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
Passing · NO
27/37, 275 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
6.2 expected points added · +6.8% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
19/32, 247 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4.0 expected points added · +5.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 19/32 | 247 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Ryan Moats | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joselio Hanson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt McCoy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Gaither | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/37 | 275 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joe Horn | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Reggie Bush | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Shanle | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -3
- Closing total
- 47
- PHI moneyline
- -152
- NO moneyline
- +142
Eagles closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 51 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- PHI 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Sean Payton