2015 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2015 · University of Phoenix Stadium
New Orleans Saints
19
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
31
ARI -2 ✓O 48.5 ✓Dome
Arizona Cardinals 31–19.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
30/48, 355 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
1.8 expected points added · -8.6% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
19/32, 307 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.3 expected points added · -2.4% completion over expected
Receiving · ARI
6/8 for 87 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/48 | 355 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Khiry Robinson | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Austin Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 8 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 19% | 2.7 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 6% | 3.4 |
| Khiry Robinson | 5 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 17% | 0.0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 4 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 15% | -1.2 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 15% | -3.5 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Austin Johnson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Swann | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Jenkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Breaux | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephone Anthony | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 19/32 | 307 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Ellington | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 1 | -3.1 |
| Chris Johnson | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 6 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 25% | 5.7 |
| Darren Fells | 4 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 16% | 5.6 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 6% | 5.1 |
| John Brown | 4 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 22% | 2.3 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Andre Ellington | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -0.9 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Chris Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
| J.J. Nelson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrann Mathieu | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerraud Powers | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Bucannon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Minter | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Golden | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Weatherspoon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -2
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NO moneyline
- +118
- ARI moneyline
- -130
Cardinals closed -2 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 50 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- University of Phoenix Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- NO 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Bruce Arians