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2012 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 7, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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New Orleans Saints 31–24.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
29/45, 370 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
14.3 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected
40% of team targets · 9.9 expected points added
Receiving · NO
8/10 for 123 yds, 1 TD
22% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/45 | 370 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 9 | 18 | 131 | 3 | 40% | 9.9 |
| Devery Henderson | 8 | 10 | 123 | 1 | 22% | 4.8 |
| Greg Camarillo | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 11% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Shanle |
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 53; the game landed 55 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| 4.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 4% | 2.8 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 16% | -1.9 |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
| Joseph Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramon Humber | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Patrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
