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2013 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2013 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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New Orleans Saints 31–7 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
29/46, 342 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
11.0 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
18/35, 187 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-17.0 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected
-4.9 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 18/35 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -17.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Alfonso Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Andre Ellington | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 5 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 19% | 2.6 |
| Michael Floyd | 4 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 19% | 1.2 |
| Andre Ellington | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 19% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerraud Powers |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/46 | 342 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khiry Robinson | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -8 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 38 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
| -1.0 |
| Rob Housler | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -5.7 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Alfonso Smith | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13% | -1.5 |
| Stepfan Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
| Jaron Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6% | -2.9 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 |
| Pierre Thomas | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Drew Brees | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 9 | 15 | 134 | 2 | 33% | 10.9 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 18% | 2.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 13% | 1.7 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 4% | 3.9 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -4.2 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.0 |
| Kenny Stills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Galette | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
