2007 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2007 · Bank of America Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
at
Carolina Panthers
6
NO -3 ✓U 42 ✓
New Orleans Saints 31–6 — 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
24/36, 260 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
16.2 expected points added · +4.2% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
10/22, 95 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-8.2 expected points added · -13.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 24/36 | 260 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Reggie Bush | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jamie Martin | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Copper | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Reis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 10/22 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8.2 |
| Matt Moore | 8/14 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.1 |
| David Carr | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Brad Hoover | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
| DeShaun Foster | 9 | -5 | -0.6 | 0 | -10.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Marshall | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Beason | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Dendy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deke Cooper | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 42
- NO moneyline
- -169
- CAR moneyline
- +159
Saints closed -3 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 42; the game landed 37 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 46°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.