2016 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 27, 2016 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Los Angeles Rams
21
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
49
NO -7.5 ✓O 46 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 49–21 — 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
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
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 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
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% | -1.6 |
| Tavon Austin | 4 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 13% | 3.9 |
| Todd Gurley | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 13% | 0.9 |
| Bradley Marquez | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Benny Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Brian Quick | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10% | -3.2 |
| Tyler Higbee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
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 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. McDonald | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Donald | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Alexander | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Littleton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Easley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 14 | 146 | 10.4 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Tim Hightower | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 9 | 10 | 108 | 2 | 29% | 7.8 |
| Josh Hill | 6 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 17% | 4.2 |
| Coby Fleener | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 11% | 4.4 |
| Tim Hightower | 2 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 6% | 4.7 |
| Willie Snead | 5 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 20% | -0.3 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 6% | 3.1 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Brandon Coleman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 2.1 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Robertson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fairley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Tapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiloh Keo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -7.5
- Closing total
- 46
- LA moneyline
- +289
- NO 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
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- LA 7 days · NO 10 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Sean Payton