2011 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Carolina Panthers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -7 ✓O 54.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -7 and covered, winning by 28.

New Orleans Saints 45–17 — 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

Drew BreesQB

28/35, 389 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT

21.9 expected points added · +15.6% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

15/25, 158 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-4.8 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Chris IvoryRB

19 att, 127 yds, 1 TD

5.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

Jonathan StewartRB

9 att, 79 yds, 1 TD

6.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

7/10 for 145 yds, 2 TD

26% of team targets · 13.5 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Jimmy GrahamTE

8/9 for 97 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 6.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	15/25	158	1	1	2	-4.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jonathan Stewart	9	79	8.8	1	6.1
DeAngelo Williams	7	53	7.6	0	3.8
Cam Newton	6	32	5.3	0	0.5
Steve Smith	1	1	1.0	0	-0.4
Derek Anderson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Steve Smith	6	7	86	1	30%	-4.5
Brandon LaFell	2	2	27	0	9%	2.5
DeAngelo Williams	2	4	20	0	17%	0.1
Jeremy Shockey	3	6	18	0	26%	-2.3
Jonathan Stewart	2	2	7	0	9%	-0.5
Seyi Ajirotutu	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5
Greg Olsen	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
James Anderson	9	6	0
Jordan Senn	6	5	0
Charles Godfrey	4	2	1
Dan Connor	1	4	0
DeMario Pressley	3	2	1
Sherrod Martin	4	1	0
Chris Gamble	4	1	0
Greg Hardy	3	1	0
Ogemdi Nwagbuo	1	1	0
Josh Vaughan	2	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	28/35	389	5	1	0	21.9
Chase Daniel	3/3	20	0	0	0	0.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Ivory	19	127	6.7	1	5.8
Darren Sproles	6	40	6.7	0	1.6
Pierre Thomas	5	30	6.0	0	1.0
Devery Henderson	1	9	9.0	0	1.1
Drew Brees	1	5	5.0	0	0.2
Chase Daniel	3	-3	-1.0	0	-4.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	7	10	145	2	26%	13.5
Jimmy Graham	8	9	97	1	24%	6.4
Devery Henderson	2	2	48	0	5%	2.9
Pierre Thomas	3	5	36	0	13%	0.5
Robert Meachem	2	2	30	0	5%	1.9
Darren Sproles	5	6	29	1	16%	-3.2
Adrian Arrington	1	1	17	0	3%	1.3
Mike Higgins	1	1	4	0	3%	-0.3
Jed Collins	2	2	3	1	5%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	4	2	0.0	0	0
Patrick Robinson	3	1	0.0	1	1
Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	0	0.0	0	0
Scott Shanle	2	2	0.0	0	0
Roman Harper	3	1	0.0	0	2
Tracy Porter	4	0	0.0	0	0
Ramon Humber	2	2	0.0	0	0
Cameron Jordan	3	0	1.0	0	0
Jabari Greer	1	2	0.0	0	0
Junior Galette	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -7
Closing total: 54.5
CAR moneyline: +264
NO moneyline: -300

Saints closed -7 and covered, winning by 28.

Total closed 54.5; the game landed 62 — over by 7.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: CAR 8 days · NO 6 days
Coaches: Ron Rivera vs Sean Payton

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.