2014 Week 9 · Thu, Oct 30, 2014 · Bank of America Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
28
at
Carolina Panthers
10
NO -3 ✓U 48.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 28–10 — 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
24/34, 297 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.7 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
10/28, 151 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-17.6 expected points added · -20.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 24/34 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Edwin Baker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 21% | 9.5 |
| Kenny Stills | 5 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 24% | -1.6 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 9% | 4.4 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 9% | 3.2 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 15% | 0.8 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -0.6 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Josh Hill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.1 |
| Erik Lorig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Bush | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Todd Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 10/28 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -17.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 18% | -0.4 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 4% | 2.0 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14% | 0.3 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 36% | -3.7 |
| Jason Avant | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -2.5 |
| Brandon Williams | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
| Brenton Bersin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -4.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Davis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Klein | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Jones | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin White | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cole | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NO moneyline
- -162
- CAR moneyline
- +146
Saints closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 38 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- NO 4 days · CAR 4 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Ron Rivera
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.