2008 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 16, 2008 · Arrowhead Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
30
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Kansas City Chiefs
20
NO -6 ✓U 51 ✓
New Orleans Saints 30–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
25/36, 266 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
10.6 expected points added · +8.0% completion over expected
Passing · KC
19/38, 235 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.3 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 25/36 | 266 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Deuce McAllister | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Usama Young | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jason David | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Bullocks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Ortega | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Charleston | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 19/38 | 235 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Jamaal Charles | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk McBride | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Leggett | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Boiman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrad Page | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donnie Edwards | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McGraw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaJuan Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -6
- Closing total
- 51
- NO moneyline
- -254
- KC moneyline
- +234
Saints closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 51; the game landed 50 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NO 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Herm Edwards