2013 Week 4 · Mon, Sep 30, 2013 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Miami Dolphins
17
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
38
NO -7 ✓O 48.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 38–17 — 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
30/39, 413 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
24.7 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
22/35, 249 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-6.2 expected points added · -0.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 22/35 | 249 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Daniel Thomas | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Gibson | 6 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 24% | 2.9 |
| Marcus Thigpen | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 6% | 3.8 |
| Charles Clay | 6 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 18% | 4.6 |
| Brian Hartline | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 12% | -3.2 |
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 21% | -4.8 |
| Rishard Matthews | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | -2.4 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Dion Sims | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dannell Ellerbe | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clemons | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Odrick | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Shelby | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/39 | 413 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khiry Robinson | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 8 | 114 | 1 | 21% | 11.5 |
| Jimmy Graham | 4 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 11% | 8.9 |
| Marques Colston | 7 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 21% | 6.8 |
| Kenny Stills | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 16% | 0.5 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 16% | -1.1 |
| Nick Toon | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 2.1 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5% | 0.9 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Hawthorne | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Carr | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrunn Walker | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ramon Humber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -7
- Closing total
- 48.5
- MIA moneyline
- +282
- NO moneyline
- -321
Saints closed -7 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 55 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- MIA 8 days · NO 8 days
- Coaches
- Joe Philbin vs Sean Payton