2011 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 4, 2011 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Detroit Lions
17
at
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
NO -9.5 ✓U 55 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
41/56, 521 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
6.3 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected
Passing · NO
31/41, 475 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
16.0 expected points added · +10.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 41/56 | 521 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Maurice Morris | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 0 | -6.3 |
| Keiland Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Stefan Logan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Burleson | 7 | 11 | 124 | 0 | 20% | 5.9 |
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 11 | 88 | 0 | 20% | 0.0 |
| Kevin Smith | 10 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 20% | 0.6 |
| Titus Young | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 5% | 3.7 |
| Maurice Morris | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 14% | -1.3 |
| Tony Scheffler | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2% | 1.9 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -4.3 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 1.0 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Spievey | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Berry | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammie Lee Hill | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fairley | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hogue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alphonso Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 31/41 | 475 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 2 | -4.6 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 8 | 224 | 2 | 20% | 5.0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 8 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 24% | 6.6 |
| Marques Colston | 9 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 27% | 1.8 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 12% | 2.9 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 10% | 2.5 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramon Humber | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Galette | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -9.5
- Closing total
- 55
- DET moneyline
- +301
- NO moneyline
- -345
Saints closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 55; the game landed 48 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- DET 10 days · NO 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Sean Payton