2016 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2016 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Oakland RaidersWinner
35
at
New Orleans Saints
34
NO -2.5 upsetO 50 ✓Dome
Oakland Raiders 35–34 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
28/42, 423 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
15.4 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/42 | 423 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tim Hightower | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Snead | 9 | 9 | 172 | 1 | 23% | 15.4 |
| Brandin Cooks | 6 | 9 | 143 | 2 | 23% | 6.7 |
| Michael Thomas | 6 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 15% | 2.0 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 5% | 2.3 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 18% | -1.7 |
| Coby Fleener | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
| Tim Hightower | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| John Kuhn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Robertson | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Laurinaitis | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P.J. Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Crawley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vante Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fairley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mauti | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lasco | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -2.5
- Closing total
- 50
- OAK moneyline
- +133
- NO moneyline
- -147
Saints closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 50; the game landed 69 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jack Del Rio vs Sean Payton