2007 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2007 · Louisiana Superdome
Final
Arizona Cardinals 24 at New Orleans Saints 31. Final.
New Orleans Saints 31–24.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Arizona Cardinals
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
New Orleans Saints
48 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/30, 315 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
18.1 expected points added · +20.0% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
19/30, 233 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
1.4 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 19/30 | 233 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Sean Morey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | +3.2 |
| J.J. Arrington | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Holt | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Hayes | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calvin Pace | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Francisco | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Bienemann | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Adams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Tafoya | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/30 | 315 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +18.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 2 | −4.7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +2.3 |
| David Patten | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | −4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Craft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Saints -4
- Closing total
- 49.5
- Cardinals moneyline
- +190
- Saints moneyline
- -210
Saints closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 55 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- Cardinals 7 days · Saints 6 days
- Coaches
- Ken Whisenhunt vs Sean Payton