2013 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 13, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
New Orleans Saints
27
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New England PatriotsWinner
30
NE -2.5 ✓O 51.5 ✓
New England Patriots 30–27 — 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 · NE
25/43, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
4.2 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
Passing · NO
17/36, 236 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
6.6 expected points added · -10.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/36 | 236 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khiry Robinson | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 8% | 8.6 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 11% | 3.4 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 33% | 0.1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3% | 2.9 |
| Marques Colston | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | 0.3 |
| Nick Toon | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11% | -2.5 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 2.5 |
| Jimmy Graham | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17% | -6.2 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Akiem Hicks | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| David Hawthorne | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramon Humber | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/43 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Dobson | 6 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 24% | -0.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 5 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 26% | 0.3 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 4 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 10% | 6.0 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 3 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 14% | 7.2 |
| Austin Collie | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2% | 1.6 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -1.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Vellano | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dane Fletcher | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -2.5
- Closing total
- 51.5
- NO moneyline
- +130
- NE moneyline
- -144
Patriots closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 57 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 59°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NO 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Bill Belichick