2007 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2007 · Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans Saints
14
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
31
NO -5 upsetO 41.5 ✓
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/44, 260 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.4 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected
Passing · TB
10/16, 243 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.8 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/44 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | -5.6 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Mike Karney | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 100% | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bullocks | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 10/16 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 24 | 61 | 2.5 | 2 | -2.7 |
| Michael Pittman | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Earnest Graham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ruud | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Brooks | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Spires | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stylez G. White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- NO moneyline
- -238
- TB moneyline
- +218
Saints closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 45 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- NO 10 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Jon Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.