2011 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2011 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Chicago Bears
13
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
30
NO -4.5 ✓U 46.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 30–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/37, 270 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
9.3 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
19/45, 244 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-14.6 expected points added · -18.1% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
3/3 for 103 yds, 1 TD
8% of team targets · 10.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 19/45 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -14.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kahlil Bell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 10 | 14 | 117 | 0 | 32% | 3.4 |
| Johnny Knox | 2 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 14% | -1.0 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 3 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 16% | 0.3 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 20% | -2.3 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 0.1 |
| Tyler Clutts | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.9 |
| Earl Bennett | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Matt Spaeth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Kellen Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Kahlil Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Major Wright | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Steltz | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bowman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/37 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | -8.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 8% | 10.3 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 19% | 5.4 |
| Darren Sproles | 8 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 27% | -1.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11% | -0.6 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 11% | 1.1 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11% | -2.3 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Torrence | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk McBride | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitch King | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- CHI moneyline
- +204
- NO moneyline
- -228
Saints closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 43 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · NO 10 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Sean Payton