2010 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2011 · Qwest Field

New Orleans Saints

Seattle SeahawksWinner

NO -9.5 upsetO 45.5 ✓Saints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Seattle Seahawks 41–36.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

39/60, 404 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

15.0 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected

Passing · SEA

Matt HasselbeckQB

22/35, 272 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

8.5 expected points added · -2.5% completion over expected

Rushing · SEA

Marshawn LynchRB

19 att, 131 yds, 1 TD

2.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Julius JonesRB

15 att, 59 yds, 2 TD

-3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Devery HendersonWR

7/8 for 77 yds, 1 TD

14% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added

Receiving · SEA

Brandon StokleyWR

4/4 for 73 yds, 1 TD

11% of team targets · 9.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	39/60	404	2	0	1	15.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Julius Jones	15	59	3.9	2	-3.0
Reggie Bush	5	12	2.4	0	-0.9
Drew Brees	2	6	3.0	0	0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Devery Henderson	7	8	77	1	14%	2.1
Marques Colston	4	8	66	0	14%	4.0
Julius Jones	6	9	61	0	16%	2.7
Lance Moore	4	9	49	0	16%	0.7
David Thomas	4	5	38	0	9%	1.9
Reggie Bush	5	6	37	0	11%	2.2
Robert Meachem	3	3	29	0	5%	2.2
Jeremy Shockey	2	4	24	0	7%	1.6
Heath Evans	4	5	23	1	9%	1.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Scott Shanle	2	3	1.0	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	4	1	0.0	0	0
Roman Harper	4	1	0.0	0	0
Tracy Porter	4	1	0.0	0	0
Darren Sharper	2	2	0.0	0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	1	3	0.0	0	0
Alex Brown	2	1	1.0	0	1
Jabari Greer	3	0	0.0	1	2
Sedrick Ellis	1	2	0.0	0	0
Will Smith	1	1	0.0	0	0

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Hasselbeck	22/35	272	4	1	1	8.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marshawn Lynch	19	131	6.9	1	2.3
Justin Forsett	4	20	5.0	0	1.2
Matt Hasselbeck	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Brandon Stokley	4	4	73	1	11%	9.3
Mike Williams	5	8	68	1	23%	3.2
Ben Obomanu	5	11	43	0	31%	-8.5
Cameron Morrah	1	2	39	0	6%	2.4
John Carlson	3	3	17	2	9%	3.0
Ruvell Martin	1	1	15	0	3%	1.8
Justin Forsett	2	4	12	0	11%	-1.2
Golden Tate	1	1	5	0	3%	0.1
Marshawn Lynch	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Earl Thomas	8	0	1
Marcus Trufant	6	1	0
Aaron Curry	5	2	0
David Hawthorne	4	3	1
Kelly Jennings	4	3	0
Jordan Babineaux	1	5	0
Will Herring	3	1	1
Ruvell Martin	3	0	0
Lofa Tatupu	2	1	1
Michael Robinson	2	1	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -9.5
Closing total: 45.5
NO moneyline: -500
SEA moneyline: +423

Saints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 77 — over by 31.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Qwest Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 40°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: NO 6 days · SEA 6 days
Coaches: Sean Payton vs Pete Carroll