2016 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 27, 2016 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Final
Los Angeles Rams 21 at New Orleans Saints 49. Final.
New Orleans Saints 49–21 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Los Angeles Rams
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 69Cody WichmannOG · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 79Rob HavensteinOT · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 68Jamon BrownOG · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 61Tim BarnesC · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 16Jared GoffQB · Every snap100%53 snaps
- 18Kenny BrittWR · Full-time89%47 snaps
- 83Brian QuickWR · Heavy rotation77%41 snaps
- 11Tavon AustinWR · Heavy rotation75%40 snaps
- 88Lance KendricksTE · Heavy rotation68%36 snaps
- 30Todd GurleyRB · Heavy rotation64%34 snaps
- 64Andrew DonnalOT · Heavy rotation58%31 snaps
- 89Tyler HigbeeTE · Rotational43%23 snaps
- 76Rodger SaffoldG · Rotational42%22 snaps
- 23Benny CunninghamRB · Rotational26%14 snaps
- 10Pharoh CooperWR · Rotational26%14 snaps
- 13Mike ThomasWR · Situational11%6 snaps
- 39Malcolm BrownRB · Situational9%5 snaps
- 15Bradley MarquezWR · Situational6%3 snaps
- 46Cory HarkeyTE · Situational4%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
New Orleans Saints
55 dressed · 10 never used
- 73Jahri EvansOG · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 64Zach StriefT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 75Andrus PeatOT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 60Max UngerC · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 9Drew BreesQB · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 89Josh HillTE · Heavy rotation78%58 snaps
- 13Michael ThomasWR · Heavy rotation68%50 snaps
- 72Terron ArmsteadT · Heavy rotation66%49 snaps
- 10Brandin CooksWR · Heavy rotation61%45 snaps
- 22Mark IngramRB · Heavy rotation57%42 snaps
- 83Willie SneadWR · Heavy rotation54%40 snaps
- 86John PhillipsTE · Rotational41%30 snaps
- 16Brandon ColemanWR · Rotational36%27 snaps
- 65Senio KelemeteG · Rotational34%25 snaps
- 34Tim HightowerRB · Rotational34%25 snaps
- 29John KuhnFB · Rotational28%21 snaps
- 82Coby FleenerTE · Situational24%18 snaps
- 68Tim LelitoOG · Situational12%9 snaps
- 87Tommylee LewisWR · Situational4%3 snaps
- 38Travaris CadetRB · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
28/36, 310 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
8.8 expected points added · +14.2% completion over expected
Passing · LA
20/32, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
-9.3 expected points added · -4.0% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Los Angeles Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 20/32 | 214 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gurley | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Tavon Austin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Malcolm Brown |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Britt | 5 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 32% | +0.7 |
| Lance Kendricks | 4 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 23% |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barron | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Ogletree | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| E.J. Gaines |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 28/36 | 310 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +8.8 |
| Willie Snead | 1/1 | 50 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Saints -7.5
- Closing total
- 46
- Rams moneyline
- +289
- Saints moneyline
- -330
Saints closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 46; the game landed 70 — over by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- Rams 7 days · Saints 10 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Sean Payton
