2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Louisiana Superdome
Carolina PanthersWinner
31
at
New Orleans Saints
21
CAR -3 ✓O 38 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 31–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
16/24, 208 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-10.8 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
23/27, 207 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.4 expected points added · +18.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 23/27 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jake Delhomme | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Na'il Diggs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Strait | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Lucas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Martin | 16/24 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -10.8 |
| Drew Brees | 4/5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Branch | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Melton | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJuan Groce | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Fincher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Deloatch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 38
- CAR moneyline
- -154
- NO moneyline
- +144
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 38; the game landed 52 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Sean Payton
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.