2012 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 9, 2012 · MetLife Stadium
New Orleans Saints
27
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New York GiantsWinner
52
NYG -4 ✓O 52.5 ✓
New York Giants 52–27 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/43, 354 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
0.6 expected points added · +0.3% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
22/35, 259 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
-0.6 expected points added · +9.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/43 | 354 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Morgan | 2 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 5% | 8.2 |
| Marques Colston | 4 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 20% | 2.6 |
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 24% | -10.5 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 17% | 0.8 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10% | -1.2 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Jed Collins | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -5.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Hawthorne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Morstead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 22/35 | 259 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wilson | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Henry Hynoski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Cruz | 8 | 9 | 121 | 1 | 27% | 10.4 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 4 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 18% | 5.1 |
| Martellus Bennett | 5 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 24% | -3.1 |
| Domenik Hixon | 3 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 12% | 2.2 |
| Henry Hynoski | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9% | -1.1 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Ramses Barden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Jerrel Jernigan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -10.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Hill | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Blackburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevie Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jacquian Williams | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antrel Rolle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Tuck | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -4
- Closing total
- 52.5
- NO moneyline
- +184
- NYG moneyline
- -205
Giants closed -4 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 79 — over by 26.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NO 10 days · NYG 6 days
- Coaches
- Joe Vitt vs Tom Coughlin