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2010 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 27, 2010 · Georgia Dome
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New Orleans Saints 17–14 — decided on the final possessions.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
35/49, 302 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-3.4 expected points added · +8.1% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
15/29, 148 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-3.6 expected points added · -13.0% completion over expected
-9.9 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NO
10/13 for 101 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 35/49 | 302 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | -3.7 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Julius Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 10 | 13 | 101 | 0 | 28% | 3.9 |
| Lance Moore | 4 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 15% | -1.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 15% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 15/29 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Falcons closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 50; the game landed 31 — under by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| -0.5 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 9% | 1.8 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 11% | -0.1 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9% | 0.5 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Heath Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -9.9 |
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 3 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 17% | 2.8 |
| Michael Jenkins | 5 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 31% | 0.3 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10% | 2.2 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10% | -0.6 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -0.0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Michael Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.7 |
| Harry Douglas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dunta Robinson | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Grimes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
