2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Washington CommandersWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -9.5 upsetO 50 ✓DomeSaints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Washington Commanders 40–32.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

24/52, 339 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

1.9 expected points added · -11.8% completion over expected

Passing · WAS

Robert GriffinQB

19/26, 320 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

17.2 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected

Rushing · WAS

Alfred MorrisRB

28 att, 96 yds, 2 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · WAS

Robert GriffinQB

9 att, 42 yds, 0 TD

-0.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Lance MooreWR

6/10 for 120 yds, 1 TD

20% of team targets · -0.1 expected points added

Receiving · WAS

Pierre GarconWR

4/4 for 109 yds, 1 TD

15% of team targets · 8.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Robert Griffin	19/26	320	2	0	2	17.2

Rushing

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

Receiving

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%	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

Defense (top contributors)

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	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

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	24/52	339	3	2	2	1.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Pierre Thomas	4	17	4.3	0	0.0
Mark Ingram	6	15	2.5	0	-0.5

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Cameron Jordan	5	6	0.0
Curtis Lofton	4	5	0.0
Roman Harper	7	2	0.0
Sedrick Ellis	2	5	0.0
Will Herring	4	2	0.0
David Hawthorne	2	3	0.0
Malcolm Jenkins	3	2	0.0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	3	0.5
Corey White	3	1	0.0
Scott Shanle	2	2	0.5

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -9.5
Closing total: 50
WAS moneyline: +334
NO moneyline: -385

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

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: David Scott
Rest: WAS 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Aaron Kromer