2013 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome

San Francisco 49ers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -3.5 no coverU 50 ✓DomeSaints closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

New Orleans Saints 23–20 — 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 · NO

Drew BreesQB

30/43, 305 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

0.0 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected

Passing · SF

Colin KaepernickQB

17/31, 127 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-0.9 expected points added · -2.9% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Pierre ThomasRB

11 att, 49 yds, 0 TD

0.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SF

Frank GoreRB

13 att, 48 yds, 0 TD

-3.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

5/7 for 80 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 4.7 expected points added

Receiving · SF

Anquan BoldinWR

6/9 for 56 yds, 1 TD

31% of team targets · 7.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Colin Kaepernick	17/31	127	2	1	3	-0.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Frank Gore	13	48	3.7	-3.3
Colin Kaepernick	3	25	8.3	-0.3
LaMichael James	2	7	3.5	-1.9
Kendall Hunter	4	1	0.3	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Anquan Boldin	6	9	56	1	31%	7.3
Vernon Davis	4	5	33	1	17%	1.7
Vance McDonald	1	2	10	0	7%	-0.7
Frank Gore	2	3	8	0	10%	-1.0
Bruce Miller	2	2	8	0	7%	-0.6
Mario Manningham	1	4	8	0	14%	-0.9
LaMichael James	1	1	4	0	3%	-0.0
Jon Baldwin	0	3	0	0	10%	-2.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
NaVorro Bowman	13	2	0
Eric Reid	6	0	1
Patrick Willis	4	2	0
Justin Smith	3	2	0
Eric Wright	4	0	0
Carlos Rogers	4	0	0
Glenn Dorsey	2	1	0
Dan Skuta	1	2	0
Donte Whitner	3	0	2
Tarell Brown	2	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	30/43	305	1	1	1	0.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Pierre Thomas	11	49	4.5	0	0.0
Mark Ingram	6	25	4.2	0	-0.5
Darren Sproles	3	16	5.3	0	0.2
Jed Collins	2	3	1.5	1	1.5
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marques Colston	5	7	80	0	17%	4.7
Robert Meachem	2	2	78	0	5%	5.7
Jimmy Graham	6	12	41	0	29%	-7.9
Pierre Thomas	5	5	35	0	12%	0.5
Lance Moore	3	4	23	0	10%	-0.7
Darren Sproles	4	4	19	0	10%	0.2
Kenny Stills	1	2	11	0	5%	0.2
Nick Toon	1	1	8	0	2%	0.4
Mark Ingram	1	2	4	0	5%	-0.9
Jed Collins	1	1	3	0	2%	-0.4
Josh Hill	1	2	3	1	5%	-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
David Hawthorne	6	2	0.0	0
Akiem Hicks	4	3	1.0	0
Curtis Lofton	3	3	0.0	0
Ramon Humber	3	2	0.0	0
Chris Carr	4	0	0.0	1
Keenan Lewis	3	0	0.0	1
Malcolm Jenkins	1	1	0.0	1
Rafael Bush	2	0	0.0	1
Junior Galette	1	1	1.0	0
Cameron Jordan	2	0	1.0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -3.5
Closing total: 50
SF moneyline: +159
NO moneyline: -177

Saints closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 50; the game landed 43 — under by 7.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Tony Corrente
Rest: SF 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Jim Harbaugh vs Sean Payton