2010 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 2010 · Paul Brown Stadium

New Orleans SaintsWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

NO -6.5 no coverO 45 ✓32°FSaints closed -6.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.

New Orleans Saints 34–30.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

24/29, 313 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

12.5 expected points added · +25.6% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

23/33, 249 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

8.3 expected points added · +6.8% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Chris IvoryRB

15 att, 117 yds, 2 TD

7.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

19 att, 49 yds, 2 TD

-4.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Robert MeachemWR

3/3 for 106 yds, 1 TD

10% of team targets · 9.0 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Chad JohnsonWR

5/10 for 96 yds, 0 TD

30% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	24/29	313	2	1	2	12.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Ivory	15	117	7.8	2	7.8
Reggie Bush	5	26	5.2	0	-1.2
Julius Jones	2	3	1.5	0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Robert Meachem	3	3	106	1	10%	9.0
Jimmy Graham	3	3	72	0	10%	4.4
Marques Colston	3	4	65	1	14%	4.8
Lance Moore	6	7	36	0	24%	0.1
Jeremy Shockey	2	3	28	0	10%	2.4
Julius Jones	3	4	6	0	14%	-1.8
Reggie Bush	3	3	0	0	10%	-1.4
Devery Henderson	1	1	0	0	3%	-0.4
David Thomas	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Roman Harper	6	4	1.0	0
Jonathan Vilma	3	5	1.0	0
Tracy Porter	5	2	0.0	1
Malcolm Jenkins	4	2	0.0	0
Jabari Greer	4	1	0.0	0
Darren Sharper	2	2	0.0	0
Scott Shanle	3	1	0.0	0
Anthony Hargrove	3	1	0.0	0
Jeff Charleston	3	0	0.0	0
Sedrick Ellis	2	1	1.0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	23/33	249	1	0	3	8.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cedric Benson	19	49	2.6	2	-4.7
Bernard Scott	6	43	7.2	0	1.8
Brian Leonard	1	4	4.0	0	1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Chad Johnson	5	10	96	0	30%	5.9
Terrell Owens	6	9	47	1	27%	-0.4
Jermaine Gresham	3	4	43	0	12%	4.8
Jordan Shipley	4	4	25	0	12%	-0.0
Brian Leonard	3	4	24	0	12%	0.7
Cedric Benson	2	2	14	0	6%	0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Dhani Jones	2	6	0	0
Chinedum Ndukwe	4	2	0	0
Johnathan Joseph	6	0	0	0
Jonathan Wade	3	2	0	0
Roy Williams	3	2	0	0
Domata Peko	2	2	0	0
Leon Hall	2	1	0	0
Reggie Nelson	2	1	1	1
Pat Sims	2	1	0	0
Dan Skuta	2	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -6.5
Closing total: 45
NO moneyline: -270
CIN moneyline: +239

Saints closed -6.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 45; the game landed 64 — over by 19.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 32°F, wind 12 mph
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Rest: NO 10 days · CIN 10 days
Coaches: Sean Payton vs Marvin Lewis