2010 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 25, 2010 · Cowboys Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
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Dallas Cowboys
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NO -4.5 no coverO 48 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 30–27 — 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
23/39, 352 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
7.8 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
30/42, 313 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
9.6 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/39 | 352 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Chris Ivory | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 6 | 9 | 105 | 0 | 23% | 7.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 13% | 6.9 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 3% | 4.0 |
| Lance Moore | 5 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 18% | 0.4 |
| Jimmy Graham | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 18% | -3.7 |
| Julius Jones | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8% | 1.5 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
| David Thomas | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 30/42 | 313 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Felix Jones | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Jon Kitna | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Marion Barber | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 1 | -3.5 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Mat McBriar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 10 | 10 | 99 | 0 | 24% | 6.2 |
| Roy Williams | 5 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 19% | 0.9 |
| Felix Jones | 7 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 17% | 3.0 |
| Miles Austin | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 12% | 1.3 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 1.9 |
| Marion Barber | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Dez Bryant | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14% | -9.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Ball | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4.5
- Closing total
- 48
- NO moneyline
- -206
- DAL moneyline
- +185
Saints closed -4.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48; the game landed 57 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- NO 4 days · DAL 4 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Jason Garrett