2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -3.5 ✓U 54.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 41.

New Orleans Saints 41–0 — 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

Drew BreesQB

26/39, 307 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

12.5 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

26/47, 279 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT

-20.0 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Mark IngramRB

14 att, 90 yds, 1 TD

1.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Darren SprolesRB

5 att, 22 yds, 0 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Vincent JacksonWR

6/12 for 81 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · -3.8 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Jimmy GrahamTE

5/9 for 69 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 1.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Josh Freeman	26/47	279	0	4	2	-20.0
Dan Orlovsky	4/7	51	0	0	0	-0.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LeGarrette Blount	4	25	6.3	0.6
Keith Tandy	1	18	18.0	3.3
Doug Martin	9	16	1.8	-3.4
Josh Freeman	2	8	4.0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Vincent Jackson	6	12	81	23%	-3.8
Mike Williams	4	7	63	13%	2.1
Tiquan Underwood	3	6	46	12%	-0.7
Dallas Clark	8	12	42	23%	-6.8
D.J. Ware	2	4	32	8%	2.0
Chris Owusu	1	2	24	4%	-0.8
Luke Stocker	3	3	23	6%	-0.3
Doug Martin	3	5	19	10%	-0.6
Nate Byham	0	1	0	2%	-0.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Mark Barron	8	2	1
Mason Foster	4	3	0
Lavonte David	4	3	0
Ronde Barber	4	3	0
Adam Hayward	2	2	0
Danny Gorrer	4	0	0
Anthony Gaitor	3	0	1
Leonard Johnson	3	0	0
E.J. Biggers	1	2	0
Dallas Clark	2	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	26/39	307	4	0	1	12.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mark Ingram	14	90	6.4	1	1.6
Darren Sproles	5	22	4.4	0	-0.1
Pierre Thomas	4	13	3.3	0	-0.9
Devery Henderson	1	13	13.0	0	1.1
Drew Brees	1	11	11.0	0	1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jimmy Graham	5	9	69	0	24%	1.9
Joseph Morgan	2	3	61	1	8%	5.4
Marques Colston	3	3	60	0	8%	4.9
Lance Moore	4	5	42	1	13%	3.7
Pierre Thomas	3	4	26	0	11%	-0.7
Darren Sproles	5	8	21	1	21%	-1.7
David Thomas	2	2	21	1	5%	3.0
Jed Collins	1	1	4	0	3%	-0.1
Travaris Cadet	1	2	3	0	5%	-0.9
Devery Henderson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Roman Harper	9	2	0.0	0	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	5	2	0.0	1	1
Elbert Mack	5	0	0.0	0	1
Junior Galette	3	1	0.0	0	0
Jabari Greer	3	1	0.0	2	4
Curtis Lofton	2	1	0.0	0	1
Patrick Robinson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Cameron Jordan	2	1	1.0	0	0
Will Smith	3	0	1.0	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -3.5
Closing total: 54.5
TB moneyline: +173
NO moneyline: -192

Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 41.

Total closed 54.5; the game landed 41 — under by 13.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Mike Carey
Rest: TB 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Greg Schiano vs Joe Vitt

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