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2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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Washington Commanders 40–32.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
24/52, 339 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
1.9 expected points added · -11.8% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
19/26, 320 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.2 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected
-0.5 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 19/26 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 28 | 96 | 3.4 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Robert Griffin | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Evan Royster | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Darrel Young | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Roy Helu | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Garcon | 4 | 4 | 109 | 1 | 15% | 8.3 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 4 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 23% | 4.7 |
| Santana Moss | 3 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 19% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Riley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJon Gomes | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Madieu Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Wilson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 24/52 | 339 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 50; the game landed 72 — over by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
| 0.9 |
| Fred Davis | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 15% | 1.8 |
| Roy Helu | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12% | 0.7 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4% | 1.0 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Brandon Banks | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 1.2 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Orakpo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0.0 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 6 | 10 | 120 | 1 | 20% | -0.1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 10 | 85 | 1 | 20% | 2.5 |
| Marques Colston | 4 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 22% | -3.2 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 16% | 4.6 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 1.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Jed Collins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
| Joseph Morgan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Jordan | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Herring | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
