2007 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 14, 2007 · Qwest Field
New Orleans SaintsWinner
28
at
Seattle Seahawks
17
SEA -5.5 upsetO 42.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 28–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SEA
26/43, 362 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
3.1 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected
Passing · NO
25/36, 246 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.6 expected points added · +11.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/36 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Aaron Stecker | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bullocks | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roman Harper | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 26/43 | 362 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Weaver | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Shaun Alexander | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Plackemeier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -6.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Russell | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lofa Tatupu | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Trufant | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Hill | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Jennings | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Mebane | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chartric Darby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -5.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- NO moneyline
- +200
- SEA moneyline
- -220
Seahawks closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 45 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qwest Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NO 7 days · SEA 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Mike Holmgren