Chargers
24–31
SD @ NO
Saints
Final · Sun, Oct 7, 2012 · 2012 Week 5 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Ground Share
Neither team controlled the field
LAC 51%49% NO
51.6%GROUND49.6%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric | LAC | NO |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | +0.11 | +0.15 |
| EPA / Dropback | +0.07 | +0.30 |
| EPA / Rush | +0.11 | -0.29 |
| Success Rate | 52.2% | 42.0% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 24.6% | 24.6% |
| Yards / Play | 6.19 | 5.88 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | +0.22 | +0.08 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 33.3% | 56.3% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 8.8 | 6.1 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 4.54 | 2.69 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 61.1% | 36.8% |
| Stuff Rate | 11.1% | 10.5% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 10.1% | 13.0% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 24.7 | 25.6 |
| Plays | 69 | 69 |
| Total Yards | 427 | 406 |
| Total EPA | +7.8 | +10.5 |
| Giveaways | 2 | 1 |
Special Teams
Saints dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
SD 0%100% NO
0.0 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS6.8 pts won
Biggest swing · N.Novak 55 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left — NO +3.2
Kickoffs · NO +0.8Punts · SD +0.6Kicks · NO +3.2
Player Stats
SD
NO
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew BreesQB | 48 | 29/45 | 351 | 7.3 | +14.3 | +0.30 | +2.6 | 50% | +0.55 | 4 | 1 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark IngramRB | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -0.02 | 40% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Pierre ThomasRB | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | -2.0 | -0.22 | 22% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Darren SprolesRB | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | -2.4 | -0.48 | 0% | -0.10 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques ColstonWR | 18 | 9 | 131 | 7.3 | +9.9 | +0.55 | 44% | +0.31 | 3 |
| Devery HendersonWR | 10 | 8 | 123 | 12.3 | +4.8 | +0.48 | 70% | +0.23 | 1 |
| Greg CamarilloWR | 5 | 4 | 44 | 8.8 | +4.3 | +0.85 | 80% | +0.07 | 0 |
| Pierre ThomasRB | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | +2.8 | +1.39 | 100% | +0.11 | 0 |
| Joseph MorganWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.64 | 0% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Jimmy GrahamTE | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | -0.9 | -0.46 | 0% | -0.03 | 0 |
| Darren SprolesRB | 7 | 5 | 28 | 4.0 | -1.9 | -0.28 | 43% | -0.02 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett HartleyK | 1/1(26) | 26 | 4/4 | — | — | 7 |
| Thomas MorsteadP | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas MorsteadP | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 47.8 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren SprolesRB | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren SprolesRB | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |