2013 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 27, 2013 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Buffalo Bills
17
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
35
NO -10.5 ✓O 48 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 35–17 — 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
26/34, 332 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
12.4 expected points added · +14.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
22/39, 234 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.7 expected points added · -3.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Lewis | 22/39 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Tashard Choice | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Thad Lewis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Frank Summers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 7 | 11 | 72 | 1 | 28% | 3.2 |
| Scott Chandler | 7 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 28% | 0.4 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 3 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 13% | 0.7 |
| Trevor Graham | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Fred Jackson | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -0.9 |
| Frank Summers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko Alonso | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nickell Robey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Easley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 26/34 | 332 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 4 | 129 | 2 | 12% | 11.8 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 9% | 2.5 |
| Jimmy Graham | 3 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 9% | 5.4 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 12% | 2.7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 9% | 1.0 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 18% | -2.4 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 1.2 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hawthorne | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rafael Bush | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -10.5
- Closing total
- 48
- BUF moneyline
- +439
- NO moneyline
- -520
Saints closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 48; the game landed 52 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · NO 14 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Sean Payton