2011 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 6, 2011 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -9 ✓U 50.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -9 and covered, winning by 11.

New Orleans Saints 27–16.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

27/37, 281 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

6.5 expected points added · +6.9% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

27/36, 258 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

8.6 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

LeGarrette BlountRB

13 att, 72 yds, 0 TD

-4.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Chris IvoryRB

15 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

-0.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Jimmy GrahamTE

6/8 for 78 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 2.9 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Darren SprolesRB

5/6 for 57 yds, 1 TD

17% of team targets · 0.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Josh Freeman	27/37	281	1	0	1	6.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LeGarrette Blount	13	72	5.5	-4.9
Josh Freeman	3	8	2.7	-1.2
Kregg Lumpkin	2	7	3.5	-0.1
Josh Johnson	1	1	1.0	-0.9
Arrelious Benn	1	-4	-4.0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Preston Parker	3	4	56	0	11%	1.6
Dezmon Briscoe	1	2	46	0	5%	1.0
Mike Williams	6	8	46	0	22%	4.7
Kregg Lumpkin	4	6	31	0	16%	-1.4
Kellen Winslow	4	6	29	1	16%	1.3
Zack Pianalto	2	2	24	0	5%	0.8
Arrelious Benn	2	2	22	0	5%	0.8
Erik Lorig	2	3	12	0	8%	-0.7
LeGarrette Blount	2	3	8	0	8%	-0.7
Micheal Spurlock	1	1	7	0	3%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Mason Foster	7	2	0	0
Quincy Black	7	2	0	0
Aqib Talib	6	0	0	0
Ronde Barber	3	3	1	1
Tanard Jackson	4	1	0	0
Sean Jones	3	1	0	0
Elbert Mack	3	1	0	0
E.J. Biggers	3	0	0	0
Adam Hayward	1	2	0	0
Michael Bennett	1	1	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	27/36	258	2	1	0	8.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Ivory	15	67	4.5	0	-0.0
Pierre Thomas	8	66	8.3	1	3.6
Darren Sproles	4	42	10.5	0	-1.1
Drew Brees	1	20	20.0	0	1.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jimmy Graham	6	8	78	0	23%	2.9
Darren Sproles	5	6	57	1	17%	0.7
Marques Colston	5	5	52	0	14%	3.2
Pierre Thomas	4	5	25	0	14%	1.1
Lance Moore	3	3	20	1	9%	2.6
Devery Henderson	2	3	13	0	9%	-1.0
John Gilmore	1	2	9	0	6%	0.2
David Thomas	1	1	4	0	3%	-0.2
Robert Meachem	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5
Jed Collins	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jonathan Casillas	4	6	0.0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	6	2	0.0	0
Roman Harper	7	1	1.0	0
Jabari Greer	5	1	0.0	1
Leigh Torrence	3	2	0.0	0
Patrick Robinson	2	2	0.0	0
Scott Shanle	2	2	0.0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	2	1	0.0	0
Aubrayo Franklin	2	1	0.0	0
Tom Johnson	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -9
Closing total: 50.5
TB moneyline: +389
NO moneyline: -455

Saints closed -9 and covered, winning by 11.

Total closed 50.5; the game landed 43 — under by 7.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Rest: TB 14 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Raheem Morris vs Sean Payton

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