2007 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 10, 2007 · Georgia Dome
New Orleans SaintsWinner
34
at
Atlanta Falcons
14
NO -4 ✓O 44 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 34–14 — 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
28/41, 328 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
18.7 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
23/40, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-11.2 expected points added · -5.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/41 | 328 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -4.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Smith | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Reis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Craft | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason David | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Redman | 23/40 | 298 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -11.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Chris Redman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Warrick Dunn | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | -4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demorrio Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montavious Stanley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4
- Closing total
- 44
- NO moneyline
- -201
- ATL moneyline
- +183
Saints closed -4 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 44; the game landed 48 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NO 8 days · ATL 8 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Emmitt Thomas
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.