New Orleans Saints28–6Carolina Panthers
NO by 22 points
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- 216Total yards341
Total yards: New Orleans Saints 216, Carolina Panthers 341. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 119Passing yards137
Passing yards: New Orleans Saints 119, Carolina Panthers 137. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 97Rushing yards204
Rushing yards: New Orleans Saints 97, Carolina Panthers 204. Yards gained on the ground.
- 13First downs15
First downs: New Orleans Saints 13, Carolina Panthers 15. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 4.0Sacks1.0
Sacks: New Orleans Saints 4.0, Carolina Panthers 1.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 8QB hits6
QB hits: New Orleans Saints 8, Carolina Panthers 6. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 4Tackles for loss3
Tackles for loss: New Orleans Saints 4, Carolina Panthers 3. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 2Takeaways1
Takeaways: New Orleans Saints 2, Carolina Panthers 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 3Penalties4
Penalties: New Orleans Saints 3, Carolina Panthers 4. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 30Penalty yards27
Penalty yards: New Orleans Saints 30, Carolina Panthers 27. Yards conceded to penalties.
- -9.6Passing EPA-31.3
Passing EPA: New Orleans Saints -9.6, Carolina Panthers -31.3. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- 0.0Rushing EPA5.5
Rushing EPA: New Orleans Saints 0.0, Carolina Panthers 5.5. The same for the running game.