2011 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 7, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Detroit Lions
28
at
New Orleans SaintsWinner
45
NO -10.5 ✓O 59.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 45–28 — 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
33/43, 466 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
25.6 expected points added · +12.3% completion over expected
Passing · DET
28/43, 380 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
15.8 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
12/15 for 211 yds, 2 TD
35% of team targets · 16.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/43 | 380 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 12 | 15 | 211 | 2 | 35% | 16.2 |
| Nate Burleson | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 12% | -3.6 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 12% | 3.5 |
| Titus Young | 4 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 23% | -2.8 |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9% | 0.1 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2% | 2.0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louis Delmas | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Berry | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amari Spievey | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 33/43 | 466 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Darren Sproles | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Chris Ivory | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 7 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 16% | 6.1 |
| Robert Meachem | 4 | 8 | 111 | 1 | 19% | 8.3 |
| Devery Henderson | 2 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 5% | 4.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 14% | 4.3 |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 26% | 0.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 12% | 2.4 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Adrian Arrington | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Greer | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tracy Porter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -10.5
- Closing total
- 59.5
- DET moneyline
- +439
- NO moneyline
- -520
Saints closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 59.5; the game landed 73 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- DET 6 days · NO 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Sean Payton