2008 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 19, 2008 · Bank of America Stadium
New Orleans Saints
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Carolina PanthersWinner
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CAR -3 ✓U 44.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 30–7 — 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
21/39, 231 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.2 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
14/22, 195 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.2 expected points added · +7.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 21/39 | 231 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Deuce McAllister | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 14/22 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 1 | -0.1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gamble | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jon Beason | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Brayton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 44.5
- NO moneyline
- +136
- CAR moneyline
- -146
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 37 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- 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.