2012 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Carolina PanthersWinner
44
at
New Orleans Saints
38
NO -4 upsetO 53.5 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 44–38.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
29/43, 396 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
12.5 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
16/33, 248 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
2.9 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 16/33 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Derek Anderson | 1/1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 2 | 11.9 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 3 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 26% | 1.8 |
| Brandon LaFell | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 21% | 5.0 |
| Louis Murphy | 3 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 21% | 2.4 |
| Greg Olsen | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 15% | 4.7 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -7.8 |
| Richie Brockel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Dockery | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D.J. Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Alexander | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Kearse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/43 | 396 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Chris Ivory | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Joseph Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 4 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 14% | 5.1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 9 | 16 | 115 | 1 | 37% | 3.1 |
| Darren Sproles | 8 | 9 | 79 | 1 | 21% | 3.6 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 19% | 4.5 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Joseph Morgan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Harper | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Patrick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -4
- Closing total
- 53.5
- CAR moneyline
- +175
- NO moneyline
- -195
Saints closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 53.5; the game landed 82 — over by 28.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Joe Vitt
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.