New Orleans Saints18–10Carolina Panthers
NO by 8 points
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- 295Total yards220
Total yards: New Orleans Saints 295, Carolina Panthers 220. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 222Passing yards132
Passing yards: New Orleans Saints 222, Carolina Panthers 132. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 73Rushing yards88
Rushing yards: New Orleans Saints 73, Carolina Panthers 88. Yards gained on the ground.
- 14First downs15
First downs: New Orleans Saints 14, Carolina Panthers 15. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 7.0Sacks2.0
Sacks: New Orleans Saints 7.0, Carolina Panthers 2.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 8QB hits6
QB hits: New Orleans Saints 8, Carolina Panthers 6. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 7Tackles for loss6
Tackles for loss: New Orleans Saints 7, Carolina Panthers 6. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 2Takeaways0
Takeaways: New Orleans Saints 2, Carolina Panthers 0. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 5Penalties1
Penalties: New Orleans Saints 5, Carolina Panthers 1. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 33Penalty yards5
Penalty yards: New Orleans Saints 33, Carolina Panthers 5. Yards conceded to penalties.
- 0.9Passing EPA-16.2
Passing EPA: New Orleans Saints 0.9, Carolina Panthers -16.2. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- -11.6Rushing EPA-1.7
Rushing EPA: New Orleans Saints -11.6, Carolina Panthers -1.7. The same for the running game.