2014 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 7, 2014 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Carolina PanthersWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -8.5 upsetO 50.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 41–10 — 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

Drew BreesQB

29/49, 235 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-14.7 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

21/33, 226 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

10.4 expected points added · +3.5% completion over expected

Rushing · CAR

Jonathan StewartRB

20 att, 155 yds, 1 TD

2.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

12 att, 83 yds, 1 TD

9.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CAR

Greg OlsenTE

10/11 for 72 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

5/7 for 72 yds, 0 TD

15% of team targets · 1.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	21/33	226	3	0	0	10.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jonathan Stewart	20	155	7.8	1	2.9
Cam Newton	12	83	6.9	1	9.2
Mike Tolbert	5	28	5.6	0	0.1
Fozzy Whittaker	3	5	1.7	0	-2.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Greg Olsen	10	11	72	1	35%	4.0
Corey Brown	3	5	42	0	16%	1.4
Mike Tolbert	2	3	34	0	10%	1.5
Fozzy Whittaker	1	1	26	1	3%	2.7
Kelvin Benjamin	2	5	24	1	16%	0.1
Ed Dickson	1	2	10	0	6%	0.9
Brenton Bersin	1	1	9	0	3%	1.1
Jerricho Cotchery	1	2	9	0	6%	-0.6
Jonathan Stewart	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Bene' Benwikere	6	2	0.0	1	2
Luke Kuechly	6	1	0.0	0	2
Melvin White	5	0	0.0	0	0
Kawann Short	4	1	1.0	0	0
Thomas Davis	4	1	0.0	0	1
Colin Jones	4	1	0.0	0	0
Josh Norman	4	0	0.0	0	0
Tre Boston	1	2	0.0	0	2
Ben Jacobs	1	2	0.0	0	0
Roman Harper	1	2	0.0	0	3

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	29/49	235	1	1	2	-14.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Mark Ingram	10	43	4.3	-0.2
Pierre Thomas	5	38	7.6	1.8
Drew Brees	1	6	6.0	0.3
Travaris Cadet	1	5	5.0	0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	5	7	72	0	15%	1.1
Nick Toon	4	4	45	0	8%	3.3
Jimmy Graham	3	11	25	0	23%	-5.7
Joseph Morgan	2	5	23	0	10%	-4.3
Kenny Stills	3	4	23	0	8%	-0.5
Pierre Thomas	4	6	14	0	13%	-2.1
Mark Ingram	2	2	13	0	4%	-4.5
Travaris Cadet	2	2	13	0	4%	0.9
Benjamin Watson	2	4	8	1	8%	0.9
Josh Hill	0	1	0	0	2%	-1.6
Erik Lorig	2	2	-1	0	4%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Curtis Lofton	11	6	0
Pierre Warren	6	2	2
Kenny Vaccaro	1	4	1
David Hawthorne	3	2	1
Patrick Robinson	4	1	0
Cameron Jordan	2	3	0
Parys Haralson	2	2	0
Tyrunn Walker	2	1	0
Akiem Hicks	2	1	0
John Jenkins	1	2	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -8.5
Closing total: 50.5
CAR moneyline: +346
NO moneyline: -400

Saints closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 50.5; the game landed 51 — over by 0.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: CAR 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Ron Rivera vs Sean Payton

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