2011 Week 1 · Thu, Sep 8, 2011 · Lambeau Field
New Orleans Saints
34
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Green Bay PackersWinner
42
GB -4.5 ✓O 47.5 ✓
Green Bay Packers 42–34.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
32/49, 419 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
18.9 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Passing · GB
27/35, 312 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
20.5 expected points added · +17.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
6/9 for 100 yds, 1 TD
19% of team targets · 8.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 32/49 | 419 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 6 | 9 | 100 | 1 | 19% | 8.8 |
| Marques Colston | 6 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 19% | -0.6 |
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 19% | 2.3 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 8 | 70 | 1 | 17% | 4.2 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 15% | 5.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10% | -0.4 |
| David Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Charleston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 27/35 | 312 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Starks | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Ryan Grant | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 7 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 23% | 10.1 |
| Jordy Nelson | 6 | 8 | 77 | 1 | 23% | 6.0 |
| Jermichael Finley | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 11% | 4.1 |
| Donald Driver | 4 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 20% | 1.3 |
| Randall Cobb | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 6% | 3.0 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Ryan Grant | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Tom Crabtree | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| James Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| James Starks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bishop | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Burnett | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shields | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Pickett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Walden | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarius Wynn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Bush | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Hawk | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -4.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NO moneyline
- +222
- GB moneyline
- -250
Packers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 76 — over by 28.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- NO 7 days · GB 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Mike McCarthy