2002 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 1, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20
at
New Orleans SaintsWinner
23
TB -1.5 upsetO 40 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
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Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -1.5
- Closing total
- 40
- TB moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 43 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- TB 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.