2012 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 7, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

San Diego Chargers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -3.5 ✓O 53 ✓DomeSaints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.

New Orleans Saints 31–24.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

29/45, 370 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

14.3 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

9 att, 30 yds, 0 TD

-2.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

5 att, 16 yds, 0 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

9/18 for 131 yds, 3 TD

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	EPA
Pierre Thomas	9	30	3.3	-2.0
Mark Ingram	5	16	3.2	-0.1
Darren Sproles	5	9	1.8	-2.4
Drew Brees	2	-2	-1.0	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%	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

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	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

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.

Total closed 53; the game landed 55 — over by 2.0.

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