2012 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2012 · Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
35
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28
NO -1 ✓O 49.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 35–28.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
24/42, 420 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
21.9 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected
Passing · NO
27/37, 377 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
22.9 expected points added · +14.3% completion over expected
Receiving · TB
7/14 for 216 yds, 1 TD
34% of team targets · 14.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/37 | 377 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Mark Ingram | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Moore | 9 | 10 | 121 | 0 | 29% | 9.6 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 9% | 5.5 |
| Marques Colston | 7 | 10 | 73 | 1 | 29% | -0.2 |
| Joseph Morgan | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 6% | 3.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 11% | 3.9 |
| David Thomas | 2 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 11% | 2.0 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Jenkins | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 24/42 | 420 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Josh Freeman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Arrelious Benn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | -3.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Jackson | 7 | 14 | 216 | 1 | 34% | 14.1 |
| Dallas Clark | 5 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 15% | 6.2 |
| Doug Martin | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 7% | 3.0 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 20% | -0.4 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 2 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 15% | 1.4 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2% | 1.9 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barron | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lavonte David | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon McDonald | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Biggers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Foster | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McCoy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Te'o-Nesheim | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -1
- Closing total
- 49.5
- NO moneyline
- -116
- TB moneyline
- +105
Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 63 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 77°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- NO 14 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Aaron Kromer vs Greg Schiano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.