2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
27
at
New Orleans Saints
24
NO -9 upsetU 51.5 ✓Dome
Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
26/44, 248 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-4.5 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected
Passing · NO
20/36, 240 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
-3.5 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 26/44 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 33 | 233 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Shaun Draughn | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Peyton Hillis | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Dexter McCluster | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 7 | 16 | 79 | 0 | 37% | 3.4 |
| Jamaal Charles | 6 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 19% | 0.7 |
| Jon Baldwin | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 9% | 2.4 |
| Dexter McCluster | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9% | -3.7 |
| Shaun Draughn | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 7% | -0.8 |
| Tony Moeaki | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Steve Maneri | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7% | -7.7 |
| Peyton Hillis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stanford Routt | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jovan Belcher | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Javier Arenas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/36 | 240 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 4 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 19% | 5.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 17% | 1.6 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 19% | -3.2 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 11% | 2.9 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 22% | -4.3 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Darren Sproles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Robinson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Akiem Hicks | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -9
- Closing total
- 51.5
- KC moneyline
- +324
- NO moneyline
- -373
Saints closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 51 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Donald King
- Rest
- KC 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Aaron Kromer