2010 Week 1 · Thu, Sep 9, 2010 · Louisiana Superdome
Minnesota Vikings
9
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
14
NO -4.5 ✓U 48.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 14–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
27/36, 237 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.1 expected points added · +10.4% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
15/27, 171 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-4.7 expected points added · -5.8% completion over expected
Receiving · MIN
4/7 for 76 yds, 1 TD
26% of team targets · 3.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 15/27 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Albert Young | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 26% | 3.3 |
| Greg Camarillo | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7% | 1.4 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11% | 0.6 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 19% | -2.2 |
| Greg Lewis | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Albert Young | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Bernard Berrian | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Leber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Madieu Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jared Allen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/36 | 237 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | -2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 5 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 17% | 2.7 |
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 17% | -0.3 |
| Robert Meachem | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 11% | 0.4 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 1.4 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | -0.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -0.4 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| David Thomas | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11% | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall Gay | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Roby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- MIN moneyline
- +197
- NO moneyline
- -220
Saints closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 23 — under by 25.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Sean Payton