2013 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 22, 2013 · Bank of America Stadium

New Orleans Saints

Carolina PanthersWinner

CAR -3.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓18 mph windPanthers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 4.

Carolina Panthers 17–13. Played in 18 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

30/44, 281 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-5.4 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

13/22, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-6.1 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

13 att, 83 yds, 0 TD

0.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

DeAngelo WilliamsRB

12 att, 67 yds, 1 TD

3.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Jimmy GrahamTE

5/11 for 73 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 0.1 expected points added

Receiving · CAR

Ted GinnWR

2/4 for 66 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 0.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	30/44	281	1	2	6	-5.4
Luke McCown	0/1	0	0	0	0	-2.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Mark Ingram	13	83	6.4	0.6
Khiry Robinson	6	18	3.0	-0.5
Drew Brees	1	9	9.0	0.0
Pierre Thomas	4	8	2.0	-0.7
Jed Collins	3	8	2.7	1.0
Kenny Stills	1	3	3.0	-0.3
Darren Sproles	1	2	2.0	-0.5
Robert Meachem	1	-5	-5.0	-1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jimmy Graham	5	11	73	1	24%	0.1
Marques Colston	5	10	63	0	22%	3.7
Lance Moore	3	3	47	0	7%	1.8
Benjamin Watson	2	2	26	0	4%	2.5
Kenny Stills	2	4	23	0	9%	-1.8
Darren Sproles	3	5	18	0	11%	-1.6
Robert Meachem	2	2	14	0	4%	1.2
Mark Ingram	1	1	7	0	2%	-0.5
Pierre Thomas	5	5	7	0	11%	-2.9
Jed Collins	2	2	3	0	4%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Cameron Jordan	1	4	1.0	0	0
Akiem Hicks	2	3	1.0	0	0
David Hawthorne	3	1	0.0	0	0
Curtis Lofton	3	1	1.0	0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	2	1	0.0	1	1
Roman Harper	3	0	0.0	0	0
Keenan Lewis	2	1	0.0	0	0
Junior Galette	2	0	1.0	0	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	1	1	0.0	0	0
Corey White	2	0	0.0	0	0

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	13/22	181	1	1	4	-6.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	12	67	5.6	1	3.2
Ted Ginn	1	7	7.0	0	0.4
Cam Newton	4	6	1.5	0	-2.2
Mike Tolbert	1	1	1.0	0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Ted Ginn	2	4	66	0	19%	0.6
Steve Smith	1	2	44	0	10%	1.2
Greg Olsen	4	7	35	0	33%	-0.9
Domenik Hixon	2	3	18	1	14%	2.0
Brandon LaFell	1	2	13	0	10%	-0.2
Mike Tolbert	2	2	5	0	10%	-0.7
DeAngelo Williams	1	1	0	0	5%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Luke Kuechly	9	15	0.0	1	1
Thomas Davis	9	5	0.0	1	1
Captain Munnerlyn	3	6	1.5	0	1
Quintin Mikell	3	4	1.0	0	1
Melvin White	5	1	0.0	0	1
Chase Blackburn	3	3	0.0	0	0
Mike Mitchell	2	3	0.0	0	1
Greg Hardy	2	2	3.0	0	0
Kawann Short	1	3	0.0	0	0
Mario Addison	0	2	0.5	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CAR -3.5
Closing total: 44.5
NO moneyline: +156
CAR moneyline: -173

Panthers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 4.

Total closed 44.5; the game landed 30 — under by 14.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 72°F, wind 18 mph
Referee: Gene Steratore
Rest: NO 7 days · CAR 7 days
Coaches: Sean Payton vs Ron Rivera

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.