2013 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 15, 2013 · Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
16
at
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14
NO -3 no coverU 48.5 ✓93°F
New Orleans Saints 16–14 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
26/46, 322 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-0.9 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected
Passing · TB
9/22, 125 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-10.0 expected points added · -16.4% completion over expected
Receiving · TB
5/11 for 77 yds, 0 TD
50% of team targets · -2.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/46 | 322 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Mark Ingram | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | -4.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 10 | 16 | 179 | 1 | 36% | 3.1 |
| Marques Colston | 4 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 16% | 2.0 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 18% | 1.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -3.4 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Jed Collins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hawthorne | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior Galette | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 9/22 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 29 | 144 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Josh Freeman | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Brian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Jackson | 5 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 50% | -2.8 |
| Nate Byham | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 5% | 2.5 |
| Mike Williams | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 27% | -4.7 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14% | 0.7 |
| Doug Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barron | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mason Foster | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dashon Goldson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmad Black | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrelle Revis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dekoda Watson | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NO moneyline
- -158
- TB moneyline
- +143
Saints closed -3, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 30 — under by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 93°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- NO 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Greg Schiano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.