2006 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2006 · Giants Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
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New York Giants
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NYG -3 upsetU 47 ✓20 mph wind
New Orleans Saints 30–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
13/32, 132 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-3.0 expected points added · -23.2% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
9/25, 74 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-22.5 expected points added · -29.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 13/32 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 20 | 126 | 6.3 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Deuce McAllister | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Drew Brees | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | -4.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gleason | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 9/25 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -22.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jim Finn | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Demps | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Short | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gibril Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Robbins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tyree | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 47
- NO moneyline
- +146
- NYG moneyline
- -156
Giants closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 37 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 20 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- NO 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Tom Coughlin
Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.