2017 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 3, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Carolina Panthers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -5.5 ✓O 48 ✓DomeSaints closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 10.

New Orleans Saints 31–21.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

25/34, 269 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

6.5 expected points added · +6.0% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

17/27, 183 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

-1.4 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

14 att, 85 yds, 1 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Alvin KamaraRB

9 att, 60 yds, 2 TD

6.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Michael ThomasWR

5/9 for 70 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · 2.4 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Alvin KamaraRB

5/6 for 66 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 3.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	17/27	183	2	0	2	-1.4
Michael Palardy	0/1	0	0	0	0	-3.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cam Newton	6	51	8.5	0	1.9
Jonathan Stewart	11	45	4.1	1	-0.3
Christian McCaffrey	6	16	2.7	0	-1.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Devin Funchess	4	7	60	1	25%	-0.6
Christian McCaffrey	5	6	33	1	21%	0.8
Russell Shepard	3	5	29	0	18%	0.8
Brenton Bersin	1	2	18	0	7%	-0.4
Ed Dickson	2	2	18	0	7%	2.2
Kaelin Clay	1	1	13	0	4%	2.1
Damiere Byrd	1	2	12	0	7%	-1.0
Jonathan Stewart	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.6
Chris Manhertz	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.4
Shaq Thompson	0	1	0	0	4%	-3.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Luke Kuechly	8	1	0.0	0
James Bradberry	3	3	0.0	0
Mike Adams	5	1	0.0	1
Kurt Coleman	4	2	0.0	0
Shaq Thompson	2	2	0.0	0
David Mayo	2	1	0.0	0
Daryl Worley	3	0	0.0	2
Kevon Seymour	3	0	0.0	0
Kyle Love	2	1	1.0	0
Kawann Short	1	1	0.0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	25/34	269	1	0	2	6.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mark Ingram	14	85	6.1	1	-1.7
Alvin Kamara	9	60	6.7	2	6.6
Ted Ginn	1	6	6.0	0	1.1
Drew Brees	4	-3	-0.8	0	-4.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Michael Thomas	5	9	70	1	27%	2.4
Alvin Kamara	5	6	66	0	18%	3.4
Mark Ingram	6	7	37	0	21%	1.3
Willie Snead	2	2	31	0	6%	2.4
Brandon Coleman	2	2	28	0	6%	1.9
Ted Ginn	2	3	27	0	9%	1.8
Josh Hill	1	2	8	0	6%	-4.9
Tommylee Lewis	1	1	2	0	3%	1.6
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	0	3%	-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Cameron Jordan	5	1	0.0	1
A.J. Klein	3	2	1.0	0
Tyeler Davison	3	1	0.0	0
P.J. Williams	4	0	0.0	0
David Onyemata	1	3	0.0	0
Kenny Vaccaro	3	0	1.0	0
Ken Crawley	3	0	0.0	2
Vonn Bell	2	1	0.0	0
Craig Robertson	2	1	0.0	1
John Hughes	2	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -5.5
Closing total: 48
CAR moneyline: +221
NO moneyline: -248

Saints closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 48; the game landed 52 — over by 4.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: John Hussey
Rest: CAR 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Ron Rivera vs Sean Payton

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.