2011 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2011 · Edward Jones Dome

New Orleans Saints

St. Louis RamsWinner

NO -13.5 upsetO 48.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

St. Louis Rams 31–21.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

30/44, 269 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-4.4 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

7 att, 23 yds, 1 TD

0.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

6 att, 18 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

7/9 for 74 yds, 1 TD

20% of team targets · 8.7 expected points added

Receiving · NO

6/7 for 60 yds, 0 TD

16% of team targets · 4.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	30/44	269	1	2	6	-4.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Pierre Thomas	7	23	3.3	1	0.5
Chris Ivory	6	18	3.0	0	-2.2
Darren Sproles	6	16	2.7	0	-1.3
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Lance Moore	7	9	74	1	20%	8.7
Darren Sproles	6	7	60	0	16%	4.2
Marques Colston	3	6	50	0	14%	2.5
Jimmy Graham	4	8	39	0	18%	-7.1
Jed Collins	3	3	15	0	7%	0.0
Robert Meachem	2	3	12	0	7%	-0.3
Pierre Thomas	4	4	11	0	9%	-0.6
Devery Henderson	1	4	8	0	9%	-2.9

Player	Solo	Sacks	PD
Malcolm Jenkins	6	1.0	1
Scott Shanle	6	0.0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	5	0.0	0
Tracy Porter	5	0.0	0
Will Smith	5	2.0	1
Roman Harper	5	1.0	0
Patrick Robinson	4	0.0	1
Jabari Greer	4	0.0	1
Shaun Rogers	3	0.0	0
Jonathan Vilma	3	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 48.5; the game landed 52 — over by 3.5.

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