2008 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 9, 2008 · Georgia Dome
New Orleans Saints
20
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
34
ATL -1 ✓O 51 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 34–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
31/58, 422 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-4.7 expected points added · -5.6% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
16/23, 248 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.5 expected points added · +8.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 31/58 | 422 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Deuce McAllister | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 16/23 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 27 | 96 | 3.6 | 1 | -3.1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Roddy White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Boley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -1
- Closing total
- 51
- NO moneyline
- +111
- ATL moneyline
- -121
Falcons closed -1 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 51; the game landed 54 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NO 14 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Mike Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.