2007 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 4, 2007 · Louisiana Superdome
Jacksonville Jaguars
24
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
41
NO -3.5 ✓O 40 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 41–24 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
35/49, 445 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.8 expected points added · +11.6% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
20/33, 354 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
5.9 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Gray | 20/33 | 354 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Quinn Gray | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Smith | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Starks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Iwuh | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Hayward | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 35/49 | 445 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason David | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Simmons | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3.5
- Closing total
- 40
- JAX moneyline
- +181
- NO moneyline
- -194
Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 40; the game landed 65 — over by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jack Del Rio vs Sean Payton