2008 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome
Carolina PanthersWinner
33
at
New Orleans Saints
31
CAR -1 ✓O 51.5 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 33–31 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
30/49, 386 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
14.1 expected points added · +0.8% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
14/20, 250 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.5 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 14/20 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 25 | 178 | 7.1 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lucas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Brayton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Salley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Beason | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/49 | 386 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Mike Bell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Charleston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -1
- Closing total
- 51.5
- CAR moneyline
- -128
- NO moneyline
- +118
Panthers closed -1 and covered, winning by 2.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 64 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Sean Payton
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.