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2013 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 8, 2013 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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New Orleans Saints 31–13 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
30/42, 313 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
13.5 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
22/34, 160 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-7.1 expected points added · -3.0% completion over expected
5.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NO
9/13 for 125 yds, 2 TD
31% of team targets · 9.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 22/34 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -7.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Cam Newton | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 24% | 5.2 |
| Greg Olsen | 8 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 35% | -3.4 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 12% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Mikell | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/42 | 313 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 47; the game landed 44 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 0.9 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15% | -2.7 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Melvin White | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Addison | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Jansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 9 | 13 | 125 | 2 | 31% | 9.5 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 26% | 2.8 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 10% | 2.7 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Kenny Stills | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 2.0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2% | 1.3 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 10% | -1.9 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -1.0 |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parys Haralson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
