2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Bank of America Stadium
New Orleans Saints
27
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Carolina PanthersWinner
35
NO -3 upsetO 53 ✓
Carolina Panthers 35–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
31/49, 325 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
2.0 expected points added · +0.9% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
14/20, 253 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
14.0 expected points added · +13.3% completion over expected
Receiving · NO
13/14 for 128 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 8.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 31/49 | 325 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Mark Ingram | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 13 | 14 | 128 | 0 | 30% | 8.4 |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 13 | 71 | 1 | 28% | -0.0 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 9% | 4.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 13% | 1.5 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 11% | -1.0 |
| Courtney Roby | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Joseph Morgan | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| David Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -5.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 14/20 | 253 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 1 | -3.1 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 3 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 21% | 6.9 |
| Brandon LaFell | 6 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 42% | 4.1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5% | 2.4 |
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16% | 0.7 |
| Kealoha Pilares | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Godfrey | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Beason | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Haruki Nakamura | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kuechly | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Keiser | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 53
- NO moneyline
- -152
- CAR moneyline
- +137
Saints closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 53; the game landed 62 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Gerald Wright
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Aaron Kromer vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.