2016 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2016 · MetLife Stadium
New Orleans Saints
13
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New York GiantsWinner
16
NYG -3.5 no coverU 54 ✓
New York Giants 16–13 — 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 · NYG
32/41, 368 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
6.0 expected points added · +10.7% completion over expected
Passing · NO
29/44, 263 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
8/8 for 117 yds, 0 TD
20% of team targets · 7.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/44 | 263 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 7 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 20% | 3.2 |
| Michael Thomas | 4 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 11% | 4.3 |
| Willie Snead | 5 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 18% | 3.2 |
| Coby Fleener | 2 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 18% | -3.7 |
| Mark Ingram | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Robertson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Mauti | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Crawley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| De'Vante Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kruger | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 32/41 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Rashad Jennings | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Eli Manning | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Shepard | 8 | 8 | 117 | 0 | 20% | 7.9 |
| Victor Cruz | 4 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 20% | -3.6 |
| Odell Beckham | 8 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 27% | 2.1 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7% | 2.0 |
| Larry Donnell | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 12% | -0.8 |
| Rashad Jennings | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Will Tye | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7% | 0.0 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janoris Jenkins | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eli Apple | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Hall | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Collins | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darian Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3.5
- Closing total
- 54
- NO moneyline
- +171
- NYG moneyline
- -190
Giants closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 54; the game landed 29 — under by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 80°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NO 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Ben McAdoo