2013 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 27, 2013 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Final
Buffalo Bills 17 at New Orleans Saints 35. Final.
New Orleans Saints 35–17 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Buffalo Bills
49 dressed · 7 never used
- 60Kraig UrbikG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 79Erik PearsT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 77Cordy GlennT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 9Thaddeus LewisQB · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 59Doug LegurskyG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 70Eric WoodC · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 10Robert WoodsWR · Full-time94%67 snaps
- 84Scott ChandlerTE · Heavy rotation75%53 snaps
- 22Fred JacksonRB · Heavy rotation72%51 snaps
- 11T.J. GrahamWR · Heavy rotation70%50 snaps
- —Stevie JohnsonWR · Heavy rotation66%47 snaps
- 88Marquise GoodwinWR · Rotational46%33 snaps
- 20Tashard ChoiceRB · Rotational27%19 snaps
- 38Frank SummersFB · Situational18%13 snaps
- 85Lee SmithTE · Situational15%11 snaps
- 89Chris GraggTE · Situational7%5 snaps
- 15Chris HoganWR · Situational6%4 snaps
- 81Marcus EasleyWR · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
New Orleans Saints
47 dressed · 7 never used
- 71Charles BrownT · Every snap100%70 snaps
- 64Zach StriefT · Every snap100%70 snaps
- 66Ben GrubbsG · Every snap100%70 snaps
- 9Drew BreesQB · Every snap100%70 snaps
- 60Brian De La PuenteC · Every snap100%70 snaps
- 73Jahri EvansG · Full-time91%64 snaps
- 82Benjamin WatsonTE · Heavy rotation66%46 snaps
- 23Pierre ThomasRB · Heavy rotation64%45 snaps
- 12Marques ColstonWR · Heavy rotation63%44 snaps
- 84Kenny StillsWR · Heavy rotation56%39 snaps
- 45Jed CollinsFB · Rotational46%32 snaps
- 17Robert MeachemWR · Rotational41%29 snaps
- 16Lance MooreWR · Rotational39%27 snaps
- 89Josh HillTE · Rotational34%24 snaps
- 80Jimmy GrahamTE · Rotational26%18 snaps
- 88Nick ToonWR · Situational24%17 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Situational23%16 snaps
- 29Khiry RobinsonRB · Situational19%13 snaps
- 68Tim LelitoG · Situational9%6 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2013_08_BUF_NO
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Saints -10.5
- Closing total
- 48
- Bills moneyline
- +439
- Saints 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
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Bills 7 days · Saints 14 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Sean Payton