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2008 Week 12 · Mon, Nov 24, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome

Green Bay Packers

29

New Orleans SaintsWinner

51

NO -1 ✓O 51.5 ✓Dome

New Orleans Saints 51–29 — 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

Drew BreesQB

20/26, 323 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

20.2 expected points added · +13.2% completion over expected

Passing · GB

Aaron RodgersQB

23/41, 248 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

-5.8 expected points added · -4.4% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

15 att, 87 yds, 2 TD

7.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · GB

Ryan GrantRB

18 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

0.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Green Bay Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Aaron Rodgers23/41248232-5.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ryan Grant18673.700.6
Aaron Rodgers8364.513.9
Brandon Jackson252.502.6
John Kuhn210.510.7
Matt Flynn100.00-0.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Brandon Chillar801.000
Charles Woodson600.000
Justin Harrell220.000
Nick Collins300.001
Brady Poppinga120.000
A.J. Hawk300.000
Ryan Pickett210.000
Will Blackmon200.000
Aaron Rouse200.011
Mike Montgomery200.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees20/2632340120.2
Lance Moore0/10010-6.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Pierre Thomas15875.827.8
Mike Bell661.00-3.0
Deuce McAllister551.01-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Usama Young720.002
Scott Shanle420.000
Jonathan Vilma500.000
Bobby McCray500.000
Will Smith320.000
Kevin Kaesviharn140.011
Jeff Charleston500.000
Roman Harper400.002
Randall Gay301.003
Scott Fujita120.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -1
Closing total
51.5
GB moneyline
-106
NO moneyline
-104

Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 22.

Total closed 51.5; the game landed 80 — over by 28.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface
dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Walt Coleman
Rest
GB 8 days · NO 8 days
Coaches
Mike McCarthy vs Sean Payton