2011 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2011 · Bank of America Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
30
at
Carolina Panthers
27
NO -6.5 no coverO 51 ✓
New Orleans Saints 30–27 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
32/45, 359 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
19.7 expected points added · +8.1% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
16/31, 224 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
1.7 expected points added · -5.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 32/45 | 359 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 8 | 12 | 129 | 0 | 27% | 6.7 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 14% | 7.4 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 16% | 0.7 |
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 11% | 2.2 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 14% | 0.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 7% | 2.6 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | 0.9 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2% | 1.5 |
| John Gilmore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aubrayo Franklin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Courtney Roby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 16/31 | 224 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 3 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 23% | -4.0 |
| Legedu Naanee | 4 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 26% | 3.5 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 16% | 1.9 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 23% | -1.5 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 2.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrod Martin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Connor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sione Fua | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -6.5
- Closing total
- 51
- NO moneyline
- -285
- CAR moneyline
- +252
Saints closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 51; the game landed 57 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.