2008 Week 12 · Mon, Nov 24, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome
Green Bay Packers
29
at
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
20/26, 323 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
20.2 expected points added · +13.2% completion over expected
Passing · GB
23/41, 248 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-5.8 expected points added · -4.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 23/41 | 248 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grant | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Brandon Jackson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.6 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Matt Flynn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Chillar | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Harrell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady Poppinga | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hawk | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Blackmon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rouse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/26 | 323 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20.2 |
| Lance Moore | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Mike Bell | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usama Young | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Charleston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randall Gay | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Fujita | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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