2010 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2011 · Louisiana Superdome

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -7 upsetU 46.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–13.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

21/26, 255 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

12.2 expected points added · +16.1% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

22/38, 196 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

2.3 expected points added · -4.0% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Reggie BushRB

9 att, 70 yds, 0 TD

1.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

LeGarrette BlountRB

19 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

-3.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Adrian ArringtonWR

7/9 for 79 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added

Receiving · TB

Dezmon BriscoeWR

4/5 for 65 yds, 1 TD

19% of team targets · 3.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Josh Freeman	21/26	255	2	0	3	12.2
Micheal Spurlock	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LeGarrette Blount	19	66	3.5	-3.9
Josh Freeman	4	11	2.8	0.1
Cadillac Williams	1	7	7.0	0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Dezmon Briscoe	4	5	65	1	19%	3.5
Maurice Stovall	2	2	45	0	7%	2.7
Mike Williams	4	5	40	1	19%	4.1
Preston Parker	2	3	33	0	11%	1.6
Kellen Winslow	3	3	28	0	11%	1.2
Kregg Lumpkin	1	1	12	0	4%	1.1
Ryan Purvis	1	1	11	0	4%	1.1
Erik Lorig	1	1	10	0	4%	0.7
John Gilmore	1	3	9	0	11%	-0.4
LeGarrette Blount	2	2	2	0	7%	-5.3
Josh Johnson	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Geno Hayes	6	1	1.0	0
E.J. Biggers	6	0	0.0	0
Barrett Ruud	4	2	0.0	0
Dekoda Watson	5	0	0.0	0
Ronde Barber	3	0	0.0	3
Tyrone McKenzie	3	0	0.0	0
Myron Lewis	3	0	0.0	1
Corey Lynch	1	2	0.0	1
Sean Jones	2	1	0.0	0
Adam Hayward	2	1	0.0	1

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	22/38	196	1	1	3	2.3
Chase Daniel	2/3	16	0	0	0	-0.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Reggie Bush	9	70	7.8	1.4
Chris Ivory	7	33	4.7	-0.2
Julius Jones	4	6	1.5	-5.8
Chase Daniel	1	0	0.0	-3.4
Robert Meachem	1	-3	-3.0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Adrian Arrington	7	9	79	0	23%	4.9
Reggie Bush	5	9	55	0	23%	3.2
Lance Moore	6	9	53	0	23%	1.3
Jimmy Graham	2	2	15	1	5%	4.1
Robert Meachem	1	2	5	0	5%	-0.8
Julius Jones	2	3	3	0	8%	-0.6
Heath Evans	1	1	2	0	3%	-0.7
Devery Henderson	0	4	0	0	10%	-2.5
Tory Humphrey	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Roman Harper	5	1	0.0	0
Tracy Porter	5	1	0.0	1
Scott Shanle	4	2	0.0	2
Sedrick Ellis	3	0	0.0	0
Danny Clark	3	0	0.0	0
Alex Brown	3	0	1.0	0
Jabari Greer	2	1	0.0	0
Remi Ayodele	2	0	0.0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	2	0	0.0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -7
Closing total: 46.5
TB moneyline: +248
NO moneyline: -280

Saints closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 36 — under by 10.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Gene Steratore
Rest: TB 7 days · NO 6 days
Coaches: Raheem Morris vs Sean Payton

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.