2007 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2007 · Monster Park

New Orleans SaintsWinner

San Francisco 49ers

NO -1 ✓O 40 ✓Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 21.

New Orleans Saints 31–10 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

31/39, 336 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

22.2 expected points added · +18.7% completion over expected

Passing · SF

22/43, 190 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-3.2 expected points added · -6.8% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

10 att, 64 yds, 0 TD

2.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SF

12 att, 41 yds, 0 TD

-3.0 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	31/39	336	4	0	0	22.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Reggie Bush	10	64	6.4	2.6
Aaron Stecker	12	35	2.9	-4.9
Pierre Thomas	3	9	3.0	-0.7
Mike Karney	1	0	0.0	-0.5
David Patten	1	-6	-6.0	-1.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Roman Harper	4	3	0.0	2
Scott Fujita	6	0	0.0	1
Jason Craft	4	1	0.0	1
Kevin Kaesviharn	4	0	0.0	0
Josh Bullocks	4	0	0.0	1
Mike McKenzie	4	0	0.0	1
Scott Shanle	2	1	0.0	0
Josh Cooper	2	1	0.0	0
Will Smith	1	1	0.5	0
Alfred Fincher	1	1	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Alex Smith	22/43	190	1	0	2	-3.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Frank Gore	12	41	3.4	-3.0
Maurice Hicks	2	19	9.5	-4.3
Alex Smith	4	16	4.0	0.0
Michael Robinson	2	6	3.0	0.3
Moran Norris	1	1	1.0	0.3

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Patrick Willis	6	4	0
Derek M. Smith	9	0	0
Michael Lewis	5	3	0
Walt Harris	6	0	1
Donald Strickland	3	2	1
Nate Clements	3	2	1
Mark Roman	4	0	0
Shawntae Spencer	2	1	0
Parys Haralson	2	1	0
Marques Douglas	2	0	0

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 21.

Total closed 40; the game landed 41 — over by 1.0.

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