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2011 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium

New Orleans Saints

20

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

26

NO -6 upsetU 49.5 ✓

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26–20.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

29/45, 383 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

4.3 expected points added · +3.0% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

23/41, 303 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

7.9 expected points added · -8.8% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

Earnest GrahamRB

17 att, 109 yds, 0 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

9 att, 22 yds, 1 TD

-0.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Jimmy GrahamTE

7/11 for 124 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

7/11 for 118 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 2.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Brees29/453831304.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Mark Ingram9222.41-0.6
Drew Brees3217.000.3
Darren Sproles11616.001.6
Pierre Thomas7111.60-6.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jimmy Graham711124024%5.7
Marques Colston711118124%2.9
Darren Sproles81146024%-3.5
Lance Moore234607%3.4
Robert Meachem122304%-0.4
Devery Henderson121204%0.1
Mark Ingram11602%0.4
Pierre Thomas11502%-0.0
Jed Collins12304%-0.8
John Gilmore01002%-3.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Malcolm Jenkins510.002
Scott Shanle510.002
Roman Harper410.000
Cameron Jordan140.000
Patrick Robinson400.001
Jabari Greer400.002
Jonathan Vilma400.000
Tracy Porter300.000
Jo-Lonn Dunbar200.000
Jonathan Casillas200.000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh Freeman23/413032007.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Earnest Graham171096.40-1.0
Kregg Lumpkin2136.500.9
Josh Freeman430.80-1.0
Preston Parker1-3-3.00-0.9
Arrelious Benn1-5-5.00-1.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Arrelious Benn3683115%5.2
Mike Williams61359032%-0.5
Dezmon Briscoe224905%4.1
Kellen Winslow51040024%-1.3
Preston Parker2532112%-1.9
Earnest Graham222205%1.3
Zack Pianalto11902%1.0
Erik Lorig22905%0.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Geno Hayes420.000
Tanard Jackson500.011
E.J. Biggers310.014
Ronde Barber310.001
Elbert Mack120.000
Frank Okam210.000
Sean Jones300.000
Mason Foster120.000
Corey Lynch110.000
Michael Bennett200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -6
Closing total
49.5
NO moneyline
-257
TB moneyline
+228

Saints closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 49.5; the game landed 46 — under by 3.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Raymond James Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
84°F, wind 11 mph
Referee
Jerome Boger
Rest
NO 7 days · TB 7 days
Coaches
Sean Payton vs Raheem Morris

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